The Queen is due to visit the Guinness storehouse in Dublin this morning on the second day of her historic four-day visit to the Republic of Ireland. Read more >>
This cartoon by Dave Brown from The Independent represents a map of the British Isles. The Queen is Great Britain, drinking a glass of Guinness (Ireland) through a straw. She is dressed in green (the colour most associated with Ireland, the Emerald Isle), and wearing a leprechaun's hat.
COMMENTARY
This is one of those cartoons which is open to intrepretation. The Queen's sour expression suggests she is not enjoying the Guinness. Could this be a metaphor for her distaste at finally having to visit a country which has a history of troubled relations with Britain? Or does she just not like the taste of Guinness?
ALSO SEE
• One small step for a monarch... (The Independent)
• Queen Elizabeth's historic visit to Republic continues (Irish Times)
• How the Queen opened a new era after a century of bloodshed, distrust and uneasy coexistence (Mail Online)
