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Don't worry, Michael D's not lost... The State visit party was SUPPOSED to end up on a farm

‘Her Majesty said it was around here somewhere…’

Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography / Fennell Photography

PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has been taking his State visit on the road today — visiting a sustainable farm in Oxfordshire.

After two days of rich banquet food (not to mention those biscuits Boris Johnson baked especially), no doubt the various dignitaries will have been glad to stretch their legs.

The President started his tour of the farm viewing two breeds of sheep and their lambs, some of which were only four days old.

Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography / Fennell Photography

President and Mrs Higgins also viewed pigs at the enclosures — before heading on to Park House Stables in Newbury, where the Queen keeps fillies.

The stables are owned and run by Andrew and Anna Lisa Balding. The famous Derby winner from the 1970s, Mill Reef, was trained there — among many other champion horses.

After lunch, the President will be taken on a tour of the silks room, the stables and training gallops.

Johnny Bambury / Fennell Photography Johnny Bambury / Fennell Photography / Fennell Photography

Johnny Bambury / Fennell Photography Johnny Bambury / Fennell Photography / Fennell Photography

Read:  ‘They’ve been preparing freshly baked biscuits’: When Michael D met Boris Johnson (video)>

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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:12 PM

    He will be going on a hunt in the evening on a Shetland pony!!

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    Apr 11th 2014, 12:04 AM

    On the pony Frodo had in “Lord of the Rings”. Fatty Lumpkin, wasn’t it?

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    Mute Chris Mansfield
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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:42 PM

    I hope he contacts the Department of Agriculture desk (always unmanned) in the Arrivals Hall when he gets back to Ireland.

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    Apr 10th 2014, 5:38 PM

    I presented myself to them when i arrived home from Australia after being on a farm. After consulting amongst themselves they advised me to “head on home and if anything happens give us a ring!”

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    Mute Bruce
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    Apr 10th 2014, 7:06 PM

    17:00 after a long outdoors it is time to go back to the castle. But not everyone is happy

    Mdh: “please please please can I go on the tractor?

    Sab: “Now Michael you know we have to go the the theatre.”

    Mdh: “ah but pleaseeee”

    Sab: “Michael you promised”

    Mdh: “I won’t go. …”

    Sab: “imelda will be there. ”

    Mdh: “oooooohhhhh”

    Sab: “careful those are new trousers…”

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    Mute Ian O'Donovan
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    Apr 10th 2014, 3:39 PM

    If he goes into the long grass they’ll lose him..

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    Mute Jack Green
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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:38 PM

    Is he going to meet very famous Dale Farm Irish residents?

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    Mute Shane Russell
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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:06 PM

    The lambs are probably bigger then Michael D…

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    Apr 10th 2014, 4:24 PM

    That’s a brilliant picture of Micheal D pissing himself laughing at his wife

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    Mute Lex Luther
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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:45 PM

    Darby O’ Gill goes to see the animals. Ffs.

    Sending Paddy to a farm is a parody.

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    Apr 10th 2014, 6:29 PM

    Gotta love Michael D!

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    Mute Ben Gunn
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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:39 PM

    Explains the crick in his neck.

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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:48 PM

    Michael D must be fed up looking at pigs

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    Apr 10th 2014, 3:08 PM

    He’s making a nasty habit of hanging out with swine.

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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:08 PM

    Thats like lams to the slaugter

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    Apr 10th 2014, 2:58 PM

    Who’s worried?

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