State visit of the President of Ireland to the United Kingdom with full cavalry escort to Windsor Castle, where the President, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, inspected a Guard of Honour provided by the 1st Battalion Irish Guards. President Higgins presented a ceremonial red coat to its regimental mascot, an Irish Wolfhound called Domhnall of Shantamon. The President viewed Irish-related items from the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle. Afterwards they departed for London and visited Westminster Abbey for a tour, where the President laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior and paid his respects with a bow to the tomb of Louis, the Earl of Mountbatten. After
LMS Patriot Class 5551 The Unknown Warrior LMS Patriot Class 5551 The Unknown Warrior No.5551 "The Unknown Warrior" is a steam locomotive which is under construction as a "new-build" project, based on the Llangollen Railway in Denbighshire, Wales. Unlike other new builds this engine will be a replica of the original engine which was withdrawn in June 1962 and scrapped in October of the same year, but unlike the original engine which never received a name during its career with the LMS & BR the replica will be named "The Unknown Warrior". All of the original un-rebuilt LMS Patriot Class locomotives were withdrawn by November 1962 and