The Queen's 2011 trip to the Republic of Ireland is often seen as a turning point in Anglo-Irish relations - will King Charles continue those steps in reconciliation? 🤝 Coronation
The IRA detonated a bomb on a fishing boat at Mullaghmore, killing Lord Mountbatten, his 14-year-old grandson, Nicholas Knatchbull, and 15-year-old Paul Maxwell."We know that he was a formative influence on the prince in his in his early years, so that must have been quite a significant emotional blow to him," said Prof Coleman.
The visit was a significant milestone - the then prince was the first senior member of the Royal Family to visit the scene of the attack.Speaking at the time, he said: "At the time I could not imagine how we could come to terms with the anguish of such a deep loss, since for me Lord Mountbatten represented the grandfather I never had.had "more than its fair share of turbulence and troubles" and "those directly affected don't easily forget the pain".
"It's even an advance on Sinn Féin's position last September, at the time of the death of the Queen, where they drew a distinction between attending events which marked the passing of the Queen, and not attending events which mark the accession of the new King," said Prof Coleman.However, the academic said that much of the progress made in Anglo-Irish relations has been affected by Brexit.It also raised questions of sovereignty, identity and borders.
Has the drawn-out departure and protracted negotiations over the Irish border and trade put extra strain on relations between the two governments? Prof Coleman said the process had "damaged those good relations which the Queen had done so much to forge particularly during that visit in 2011".
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