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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Red faces in Ireland over coronation quips by Leo Varadkar’s partner

Leo Varadkar chats to King Charles at a Buckingham Palace reception before the coronation
Leo Varadkar chats to King Charles at a Buckingham Palace reception before the coronation. Photograph: Ian Jones/PA

When Ireland’s leaders attended the coronation of King Charles III, it was hailed as a milestone in relations between Dublin and London.

The Irish president, Michael D Higgins, the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, and Sinn Féin’s deputy leader, Michelle O’Neill, set the precedent – their predecessors had shunned previous coronations – to show respect to their neighbour.

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