Irish President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Michael+D.+Higgins&family=editorial&specificpeople=7493414 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Michael D. Higgins</a> (2nd-R) stands with his wife Sabina Higgins (3rd-R) watching a horse in a equine bathing pool at the Kingsclere, Park House Stables on April 10, 2014 in Newbury, England. Ireland's <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Michael+D.+Higgins&family=editorial&specificpeople=7493414 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Michael D. Higgins</a> is making the first state visit by a president of the republic since it gained independence from neighbouring Britain. The visit comes three years after Queen Elizabeth II made a groundbreaking trip to the republic, which helped to heal deep-rooted unease and put British-Irish relations on a new footing.
{"Image ImageDescription": "LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: Irish President Michael D. Higgins (2nd-R) stands with his wife Sabina Higgins (3rd-R) watching a horse in a equine bathing pool at the Kingsclere, Park House Stables on April 10, 2014 in Newbury, England. Ireland's Michael D. Higgins is making the first state visit by a president of the republic since it gained independence from neighbouring Britain. The visit comes three years after Queen Elizabeth II made a groundbreaking trip to the republic, which helped to heal deep-rooted unease and put British-Irish relations on a new footing. (Photo by Dan Dennison/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2014 Dan Dennison"}