State papers reveal late Queen spoke of 'silly marching' in NI - BBC News
1 day ago · Ted Barrington, who met the late queen at a Buckingham Palace garden party on 25 July that year, said it was not the first time he heard "her dismissive views of the Orange marches".
Royal news: Queen Elizabeth II dismissed Orange Marches in …
1 day ago · The late monarch made the remarks to Ted Barrington during a Buckingham Palace Garden Party on July 25 of that year. The conversation, detailed in documents just released by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Archives of Ireland, shows it was not the first time the Queen had expressed such views about the Orange marches.
Elizabeth II had dim view of Orange marches, state papers claim
Ted Barrington, who met the Queen at a Buckingham Palace garden party on 25 July that year, said it was not the first time he heard "her dismissive views of the Orange marches".
Queen Elizabeth's no-nonsense take on the Orange Marches
1 day ago · Queen Elizabeth II reportedly dismissed Northern Ireland's Orange Marches as "silly marching business" during a private chat with Ireland's ambassador to the UK, Ted Barrington, in 2000.
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