A Donegal nurse has spoken of her pride at meeting President Michael D Higgins at her adopted home in London.
Bernadette Porter
The President visited Irish NHS workers at University College Hospital and among them was Raphoe woman Berndaette Porter.
The meeting was part of a small gathering along with the President’s wife Sabina.
Bernadette proudly wore on her uniform the MBE she got from Prince Charles in Buckingham Palace this year for her great work in the area of multiple sclerosis.
“It’s the first time I’ve worn it in public” said Bernadette, who is 25 years in London.
She said the President’s visit was “fantastic” and had lifted the spirits of her Irish co-workers “and given them a sense of pride and identity”.
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