‘The late queen did a lot for Anglo-Irish relations’ – Penrose

19 September 2022

penrose_queen — Willie Penrose has spoken fondly of Queen Elizabeth II (inset) pictured laying a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin while on the first day of a State Visit to Ireland in 2011. Photo: Maxwells

By Claire Corrigan

Queen Elizabeth II and the late Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, visited Ireland in May 2011, when local politician Willie Pensose was an Irish government minister.

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‘The late queen did a lot for Anglo-Irish relations’ – Penrose

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