Princess Anne visits President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin
Princess Anne signed the visitors' book and told Mr Higgins: 'I don't want to waste the whole page,' at which the president responded: 'You deserve a whole page.'
The princess, who is in Ireland to attend the Dublin Horse Show, said the weather was warmer than she had expected.
Spotting a horse badge on his visitor's lapel, President Higgins said the jewellery was very appropriate.
Princess Anne joked with President Higgins that he had been in Áras an Uachtaráin 'a long time'. He responded 'Indeed, it had been 14 years'.
'You spend all your time here?' she asked, to which Sabina responded: 'All our time.'
This is expected to be President Higgins' final engagement with the British royal family before he leaves office.
The visit marks a renewed relationship between Ireland and the UK, with the two countries becoming closer since Keir Starmer's Labour government was elected last year.
Princess Anne last visited Ireland in 2004.
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