Northern Ireland 's Queen Elizabeth visiting Britain on jubilee tour . During the trip she will meet -- and shake hands with -- former IRA figure Martin McGuinness . Meeting a symbolic moment of peace between two sides of sectarian divide . It was the first visit by a British head of state since Ireland 's independence , and at the time , British Prime Minister David Cameron described it as a game-changer . Queen Elizabeth 's cousin , Lord Queen Elizabeth , was assassinated by the IRA in almost every year .
Northern Ireland 's Queen Elizabeth visiting Britain on jubilee tour . During the trip she will meet -- and shake hands with -- former IRA figure Martin McGuinness . Meeting a symbolic moment of peace between two sides of sectarian divide . Queen Elizabeth 's cousin , Lord Queen Elizabeth , was assassinated by the IRA in almost every year .