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 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. However, because of the need to change contractors for the engine's boiler after Crewe withdrew its contract due to a shortage of boilersmiths, the earliest that the engine will steam would be autumn 2019. The engine like 60163 Tornado and fellow Llangollen based new build locomotive 6880 Betton Grange is being built for mainline running. 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