BRITISH ROYALS William and Kate are in the middle of their trip to Ireland, having poured a pint at the Guinness Storehouse, explored Temple Bar and with a visit to a Galway GAA club still to come (seriously), but one of the trips' highlights has been their meeting with the President of Ireland.
Though not for the reason you might expect.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met Michael D Higgins and his wife, Sabina, at Áras an Uachtairán in Dublin's Phoenix Park, but the high-profile meeting was overshadowed by the presence of President Higgins' dog.
(Photo by JULIEN BEHAL/AFP via Getty Images)The Bernese Mountain Dog, Bród ('Pride' in Irish), captured the hearts of every journalist and paparazzi present, and a number of videos show the presidential pup making his way over to the cameras in curiosity.
Despite William, Kate, Michael D and Sabina being present in the background, the cameras are focused on Bród, and several journalists can be heard 'aawww'-ing and whistling to grab the dog's attention.
No state visit to #Ireland is complete without meeting Bród or Síoda #allthepresidentsdogs #RoyalVisit pic.twitter.com/0d2MCscXUx
— David Hedges (@newsforester) March 3, 2020
Bród tends to be a staple of every presidential visit, and is usually accompanied by his sister Síoda-- who was unfortunately not present yesterday due to having a sore paw-- but Bród managed to handle things on his own.
The giant Bernese joined the party as they rang the peace bell...
The star of the show, Bród at the Peace Bell with President Michael D Higgins, Sabina and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. No Síoda as he has a sore paw. 🐾 @BrodHiggins pic.twitter.com/8uhwGQ6tZg
— Cate McCurry (@CateMcCurry) March 3, 2020
And gracefully accepted the rubs and pats that were lavished upon him by the visitors. (It's all in a day's work for him, of course.)
@BrodHiggins absolutely loves visitors and the rubs he gets from them! He's a🌟!
— Susan Small (Palliser) 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇺🇦🌻💙💛 (@suziegloworm) March 3, 2020
Bród is well used to visitors from overseas, whether they be royals, politicians or presidents, so he knew not to get under anyone's feet (Too much).
(Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)Bród and Síoda are well-known across Ireland but now have a good number of overseas fans thanks to the Royal visit, and if you want to keep in touch, you're in luck-- they have their own (unofficial) Twitter page.
Given we’ve had a lot of attention today, Síoda has asked me to remind you all he to kind to one another, be generous with your time, be kind to yourself and smile.
— Bród agus Misneach 🐾🌈🏳️⚧️ (@BrodHiggins) March 3, 2020
