Queen to send message to widow of Martin McGuinness

The monarch and the former IRA commander met and shook hands at a charity event in Belfast in June 2012, an event which would once have been unimaginable.

Buckingham Palace indicated that the Queen would be contacting his wife Bernie following his death on Tuesday.

Baroness Paisley felt urge to text Martin McGuinness day before his death

VIDEO: Thousands attend Martin McGuinness vigil in Belfast

Ailing McGuinness 'more interested in talking about Brexit'

Death of Martin McGuinness: From IRA terrorist to Stormont statesman

Sam McBride: Having despised him, some unionists may soon be nostalgic for McGuinness

McGuinness a ‘political father figure’ to successor Michelle O’Neill

Unionist leaders express appreciation for ‘indispensable’ McGuinness they once reviled

Tributes paid to Martin McGuinness as hundreds gather for his final journey home