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During her historic four-day visit, the Queen touched on the "troubled past" between Britain and Ireland. But the second half of the trip focused more on tourism and leisure. Maxwell's / Pool / Reuters ### Morning Brew  Prince Philip eyes a freshly poured pint of Guinness at the Storehouse, Ireland, May 18, 2011. Tim Rooke / Pool / Getty Images ### Small Talk  Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (left) meet Taoiseach of Ireland Enda Kenny and his wife Fionnuala Kenny during a visit to Government Buildings on Merrion Street on May 18, 2011 in Dublin, Ireland. Tim Rooke-Pool / Getty Images ### Laying the Past to Rest  Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Ireland's president Mary McAleese walk away after laying a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, in Dublin May 17, 2011\. The act was highly significant as the garden is dedicated to people who fought for Irish independence. Dylan Martinez / Reuters ### Outfit  The Queen wore a hat to match her dress for the wreath-laying, May 17,2011. Chris Jackson / Getty Images ### First Ladies  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Irish President Mary McAleese are pictured at the Aras an Uachtarain, the president's official residence, in Dublin on the first day of the Queen's four-day visit, May 17, 2011. Tony Maxwell / AFP / Getty Images ### Remembrance  During her visit to Aras An Uachtarain, Elizabeth planted a tree, May 17, 2011. Irish Government / Getty Images ### Thanks For Having Us  Both the Queen and Prince Philip's signatures are seen on the visitors book at the Aras an Uachtarain, May 17, 2011. Tony Maxwell / AFP / Getty Images ### Dublin, May 17, 2011  Queen Elizabeth II receives a tour of Trinity College on the first dayof her four-day trip to Ireland. John Stillwell / AFP / Getty Images ### Face Off  Members of the Irish police block a woman crossing a street during protests that occurred during the Queen's visit. There were some scuffles between police and republicans in the heart of Dublin and up to 200 supporters of the Eirigi socialist republican party ended up staging a rally nearby. May 17, 2011. Jose Manuel Ribeiro / Reuters ### In the Streets  The Queen's visit to Dublin Memorial Garden was punctuated by protests on the streets outside. May 17, 2011. Oli Scarff / Getty Images ### It’s a Long Way to Tipperary  Queen Elizabeth (left) and Prince Philip (2nd left) visit St Patrick's Rock in Cashel, County Tipperary May 20, 2011\. It's one of Ireland's most popular tourist sites. The Rock of Cashel was the seat of the High Kings of Munster, long before the 11th Century Norman invasion, and most of the buildings on the site date from the 12th and 13th Centuries. According to legend, the rock was created when the devil spat out a piece of mountain he had bitten off during a battle with St Patrick. Thankfully for the VIP's, they listened to some harp playing and singing from schoolchildren, and signed the visitors' book. Maxwell's / Pool / Reuters ### Top O’ The Morning To You  Flags fly in the Temple Bar district of Dublin, Ireland in advance of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's visit. It is the first such visit by a monarch since 1911\. An unprecedented security operation is taking place with much of the city center being turning into a car free zone. Republican dissident groups have made it clear they were intent on disrupting proceedings. And sure enough, the Irish army had to make safe a pipe bomb found on a passenger bus bound for Dublin. Chris Jackson / Getty Images ### Safety First  A member of the Irish Garda blocks the route to the Dublin Memorial Gardens in advance of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's visit. This cautious approach would be to prove wise as a bomb was later discovered on a bus outside the Glen Royal Hotel in Maynooth, County Kildare on Monday night. It was later made safe by an Irish army bomb disposal team. Around 30 people were on the private bus on which the bomb was found. And a second security alert began on Tuesday morning, after a suspect package was found near the Luas tram line at Inchicore, Dublin. But it thankfully turned out to be a hoax. Chris Jackson / Getty Images ### You’ve (Not) Got Mail  An Irish Post box is taped up for security reasons ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's visit. She began a four day visit to Ireland on Tuesday for the first time since Irish Independence. King George V was the last reigning monarch to visit the country, in 1911, when what is now the Republic was then part of the U.K. The Queen was invited to visit by President Mary McAleese, who will formally welcome her at Aras an Uachtarain, which is McAleese's home in Dublin's Phoenix Park. Peter Morrison / AP ### Taking No Chances  Irish police officers stop and search members of the public on the iconic O'Connell street in Dublin May 17, 2011\. Irish prime minister Enda Kenny condemned those who left the bomb on Monday. "Obviously, the Garda authorities working together with the British authorities in respect of safety for the Queen have put in place a really serious operation in respect of safeguarding the Queen," he told the BBC. "The vast, vast majority of people here welcome the visit of the Queen and her party. We hope that they will have a very enjoyable time here." Cathal McNaughton / Reuters ### Mapping It Out  A map of the media area in Dublin Castle features a "Bomb Assembly Point" ahead of the arrival of the Queen on May 17, 2011\. Up to 4,000 people are involved in the ongoing security operation for the four-day trip. Oli Scarff / Getty Images ### Rather You Than Me  Queen Elizabeth II and Jonny Murtagh watch a demonstration at the Irish National Stud during the third day of her state visit to Ireland, on May 19, 2011 in Kildare, Ireland. Irish agriculture minister Simon Coveney said the trip had now entered a "more relaxing" phase. Irish Government / Pool / Getty Images ### Star Signs  Queen Elizabeth II unveils a sculpture by artist Anthony Scott at the Irish National Stud, during the third day of her state visit to Ireland, on May 19, 2011 in Kildare, Ireland. Irish Government / Pool / Getty Images ### Significant Speech  Britain's Queen Elizabeth gives her highly anticipated address next to Ireland's President Mary McAleese during the state dinner at Dublin Castle in Dublin May 18, 2011\. She offered her "sincere thoughts and deep sympathy" to the victims of Ireland and the U.K.'s troubled past but, as was expected, did not apologize. Arthur Edwards / Reuters / Pool ### Onlookers  Britain's Queen Elizabeth passes a crowd of wellwishers during her visit to the Irish War Memorial Gardens at Islandbridge in Dublin May 18, 2011. Dylan Martinez / Reuters ### Quiet Reflection  The Queen and Ireland's President Mary McAleese stand together during a wreath laying ceremony at the Irish War memorial Garden, May 18, 2011\. Queen Elizabeth II visited a memorial to the 49,400 Irish soldiers killed fighting for Britain in World War I in a highly-charged ceremony on the second day of her four day historic visit to Ireland. Paul Ellis / AFP / Getty Images ### Remembrance  Queen Elizabeth II, center, Irish President Mary Mc Aleese, right, and Christy Cooney, President of the Gaelic Athletic Association, look out at the pitch at the home of the GAA, Croke Park Stadium, in Dublin, Wednesday May 18, 2011, site of a notorious massacre where British troops killed 14 Irish civilians in 1920. Pool / AP ### Black and White  Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip watch Master Brewer Fergal Murray pour a pint of Guinness at the Guinness Storehouse, in Dublin May 18, 2011\. Sadly for the famous brand, neither of the guests partook in a sip, which would have surely provided an advertising boost that money couldn't buy. 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