Martin McGuinness may meet with Queen

NORTHERN Ireland Deputy First Minister and former IRA commander Martin McGuinness could be set for a historic first meeting with the Queen.

The government and Buckingham Palace have yet to comment but it now appears a face-to-face meeting is increasingly likely.

Rev Harold Good, a Methodist minister who played a prominent role in the peace process, said a meeting between the Queen and Mr McGuinness would help the process of building bridges between Protestants and Catholics.

“I think this would be hugely encouraging,” he said. “I think it would be appreciated by people from the unionist community.”