Queen arrives in Ireland as military defuses bomb

Dublin, Ireland (CNN) -- Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Ireland on Tuesday, the first UK monarch to visit the country since it gained independence in 1921.The queen was met at the Casement aerodrome in Dublin by the British and Irish ambassadors for the start of a historic four-day visit.
The queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, then headed off to President Mary McAleese's official residence for a ceremonial welcome where the British national anthem God Save the Queen and Amhrann na bhFainn, the Irish national anthem, were played in the grounds.President McAleese has developed a good relationship with the queen and has visited Buckingham Palace, the queen's official residence in London, on a number of occasions, say royal experts.