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| Prince Charles to meet Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams | |
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| Prince Charles is to meet Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams at the start of a royal visit to Ireland on Tuesday. | Prince Charles is to meet Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams at the start of a royal visit to Ireland on Tuesday. |
| Mr Adams will be among a number of politicians to greet the prince as he begins his four-day visit. | Mr Adams will be among a number of politicians to greet the prince as he begins his four-day visit. |
| The meeting in Galway will be the first in the Republic of Ireland between the Sinn Féin leadership and a member of the British Royal Family. | The meeting in Galway will be the first in the Republic of Ireland between the Sinn Féin leadership and a member of the British Royal Family. |
| Party chairman Declan Kearney said it was to promote "reconciliation and healing". | Party chairman Declan Kearney said it was to promote "reconciliation and healing". |
| Mr Kearney said both Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness would be meeting the prince. | Mr Kearney said both Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness would be meeting the prince. |
| "This was agreed to promote the process of resolving past injustices and promoting reconciliation and healing," he said. | "This was agreed to promote the process of resolving past injustices and promoting reconciliation and healing," he said. |
| In 2012, Mr McGuinness met the Queen in Belfast in his role as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister. | In 2012, Mr McGuinness met the Queen in Belfast in his role as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister. |
| The handshake between Queen Elizabeth and the former IRA commander, at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, was considered historic. | The handshake between Queen Elizabeth and the former IRA commander, at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, was considered historic. |
| During his own trip Charles, joined by the Duchess of Cornwall, will visit the village of Mullaghmore in County Sligo - where his great-uncle, Earl Mountbatten, was killed by an IRA bomb in 1979. | During his own trip Charles, joined by the Duchess of Cornwall, will visit the village of Mullaghmore in County Sligo - where his great-uncle, Earl Mountbatten, was killed by an IRA bomb in 1979. |
| Speaking when the visit was announced, Mr Adams said it would be "an opportunity to promote reconciliation and build on the good work done by Martin McGuinness and the English Queen". | Speaking when the visit was announced, Mr Adams said it would be "an opportunity to promote reconciliation and build on the good work done by Martin McGuinness and the English Queen". |
| He said: "Prince Charles is the colonel-in-chief of the Parachute Regiment - a regiment of the British army that has been responsible for the killing of many Irish citizens including in Derry, Ballymurphy, Springhill and other communities across the north. | He said: "Prince Charles is the colonel-in-chief of the Parachute Regiment - a regiment of the British army that has been responsible for the killing of many Irish citizens including in Derry, Ballymurphy, Springhill and other communities across the north. |
| "But he also has been bereaved by the actions of republicans. | "But he also has been bereaved by the actions of republicans. |
| "Thankfully the conflict is over, but there remain unresolved injustices. These must be rectified and a healing process developed. | "Thankfully the conflict is over, but there remain unresolved injustices. These must be rectified and a healing process developed. |
| "There is a responsibility on us all to promote reconciliation and seek to promote healing." | "There is a responsibility on us all to promote reconciliation and seek to promote healing." |
| Analysis: Peter Hunt, royal correspondent | Analysis: Peter Hunt, royal correspondent |
| When the Queen shook hands with Martin McGuinness it was a historic moment for the relationship between Britain and Ireland. | When the Queen shook hands with Martin McGuinness it was a historic moment for the relationship between Britain and Ireland. |
| The two countries' deep, once troubled history, will pass another striking milestone when the Queen's eldest son - who is colonel-in-chief of the Parachute Regiment - meets Gerry Adams, the president of Sinn Féin, who has always denied being a member of the IRA. | |
| Republicans, now, are talking about reconciliation and healing. | Republicans, now, are talking about reconciliation and healing. |
| Thirty years ago, when Prince Charles first came to Ireland, they were demanding he apologise for the killing by paratroopers of 14 civilians on Bloody Sunday. | Thirty years ago, when Prince Charles first came to Ireland, they were demanding he apologise for the killing by paratroopers of 14 civilians on Bloody Sunday. |
| This week's visit to the Republic of Ireland will have political resonance and personal significance for Prince Charles. He'll travel to where Lord Mountbatten was killed by the IRA in 1979. | This week's visit to the Republic of Ireland will have political resonance and personal significance for Prince Charles. He'll travel to where Lord Mountbatten was killed by the IRA in 1979. |
| At the time of his great uncle's murder the prince wrote that he had lost someone "infinitely special" in his life. | At the time of his great uncle's murder the prince wrote that he had lost someone "infinitely special" in his life. |
| Read more from Peter | Read more from Peter |
| However, the royal visit has been criticised by relatives of people shot dead by soldiers in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. | However, the royal visit has been criticised by relatives of people shot dead by soldiers in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. |
| John Teggart's father, Danny, was one of 10 people killed by soldiers in Ballymurphy, west Belfast, in 1971. | John Teggart's father, Danny, was one of 10 people killed by soldiers in Ballymurphy, west Belfast, in 1971. |
| "Prince Charles represents the Parachute Regiment who, for many years, murdered innocent civilians in Belfast, including my father," he said. | "Prince Charles represents the Parachute Regiment who, for many years, murdered innocent civilians in Belfast, including my father," he said. |
| "In the space of a year, you would have had the Ballymurphy massacre, the Springhill massacre and Bloody Sunday. | "In the space of a year, you would have had the Ballymurphy massacre, the Springhill massacre and Bloody Sunday. |
| "I am totally opposed to him coming to Belfast and to the north in general." | "I am totally opposed to him coming to Belfast and to the north in general." |
| The prince first visited the Republic of Ireland in 1995, and again in 2002, but this is the first official joint visit there with his wife. | The prince first visited the Republic of Ireland in 1995, and again in 2002, but this is the first official joint visit there with his wife. |
| He and the duchess will meet members of the community in Mullaghmore. | He and the duchess will meet members of the community in Mullaghmore. |
| They will also attend a service of peace and reconciliation at St Columba's Church, in Drumcliffe, County Sligo, and when they travel north of the border on the second half of their trip, they will visit Northern Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation centre at Corrymeela, County Antrim. | They will also attend a service of peace and reconciliation at St Columba's Church, in Drumcliffe, County Sligo, and when they travel north of the border on the second half of their trip, they will visit Northern Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation centre at Corrymeela, County Antrim. |