Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness will meet the Queen next week and shake hands in a historic first for the Northern Ireland peace process.
The Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister will attend a cross-border event in Belfast on Wednesday, which will also be attended by Irish President Michael D Higgins.
The initial meeting and handshake between the Queen and the senior Sinn Fein representative is expected to take place in a private room at the beginning of the engagement, sources close to the planning have said.
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