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President Higgins hosts King of Sweden

Michael D Higgins at Arás an Uachtarán watches King Carl XVI Gustaf plant a tree
Michael D Higgins at Arás an Uachtarán watches King Carl XVI Gustaf plant a tree

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance to honour all those who died for Irish Freedom.

His visit to the Garden of Remembrance follows a meeting with President Michael D Higgins at Arás an Uachtarán.

The King is accompanied by Queen Silvia and the Swedish delegation includes Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström and Minister for Energy and Digital Anders Ygeman.

Children from St Brigid's Girls National School in Palmerstown were among those who greeted the visitors at the Arás.