Overview

• Princess Anne arrived in Dublin and was formally received by President Michael D. Higgins at his official residence
• She officially opened the 150th Dublin Horse Show at the Royal Dublin Society, drawing on her background as a former Olympic equestrian
• She toured a dedicated exhibition on the event’s 150-year history and met representatives from Festina Lente and the Riding for the Disabled Association Ireland
• The Princess Royal presented rosettes to winners in Class 20 of the Small Hunters competition
• British Ambassador Paul Johnston said the visit reinforces deep UK-Ireland friendship and continues a longstanding pattern of royal engagements at Áras an Uachtaráin