Amidst a considerable security presence, Queen Elizabeth II is making the first trip to the Irish Republic iby a reigning British monarch n a century.

In a stunningly symbolic gesture, the Queen laid a wreath at the Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance, which memorialize those who died fighting for Irish independence against British rule.

Elizabeth also wore an outfit that is emerald green, the Irish symbolic color.

Fan Gang, director of Chinas National Institute of Economic Research, listens during an interview in Hong Kong October 25, 2007.
Fan Gang, director of China's National Institute of Economic Research, listens during an interview in Hong Kong October 25, 2007. REUTERS