Queen gets Guinness lesson on Ireland visit

The royal couple were given a rundown on the secret of the stout during a visit to the renowned St James’s Gate brewery in the heart of working-class Dublin, on the second day of their historic trip to the Irish Republic.

Despite the best efforts of master brewer Fergal Murray, who poured the perfect pint, the royal couple declined an offer to see if the taste was to their liking.

The Duke joked as the pint was delicately poured: “Is it made with Liffey water?”

He was referring to the river which runs through the Irish capital.

The Queen was also given a “windows tour” of Dublin by host Ryan Tubridy from the sixth floor of the Gravity Bar.

Later, the Queen met Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny and senior Cabinet members at Government Buildings in Dublin.

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The Queen was shown inside the Taoiseach’s office, where there is a portrait of Michael Collins, the signatory to the 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty for the partition of Ireland.

The Union flag flew alongside the Irish tricolour on top of Government Buildings – built in the final years of British rule in Ireland – as the historic meeting took place.

The royal couple received a round of applause on two occasions from Irish Government staff looking on.