The Independent - London, June 9th, 1996
Meeting the President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, the Queen must have been at least vaguely aware that she was coming face to face with the most potent argument for her own redundancy. Not only is Mrs Robinson an elected head of state who consistently enjoys approval ratings of more than 90 per cent in Irish opinion polls. Not only does she combine the republican credentials of a left-wing democrat with a regal aura of her very own. But there is a distinct possibility that she may yet become the head of an international organisation even more extensive than the...
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