Prince Charles's visit could promote 'reconciliation, respect and understanding' – Gerry Adams

GERRY ADAMS said he hopes the visit by Prince Charles to Ireland will be “an occasion to promote reconciliation, respect and understanding”.

Speaking at the Dáil, the Sinn Féin leader said:

“The visit by the British queen to the Garden of Remembrance, her words of reconciliation, and the subsequent meetings with Martin McGuinness demonstrated the potential of these events 

“I am conscious that Prince Charles is the symbolic head of the British Army's Parachute Regiment and the grievous wrong they have done, including to the people of Derry and Ballymurphy, where I grew up.

“However, I am also conscious that the British royal family have also been directly affected by the actions of republicans. 

“I hope this visit will be an occasion to promote reconciliation, respect and understanding.”