What are the Orange marches Queen Elizabeth referred to as …
The annual Orange marches of Protestants in Northern Ireland are highly contentious – mainly with their Catholic counterparts. The parades, which take place on July 12, are a Protestant ...
Elizabeth II had dim view of Orange marches, state papers claim
2 days ago · Queen Elizabeth II had dim view of Orange marches, state papers claim. Image source, Reuters. Prof Marie Coleman and Mark Simpson. ... A comedic look back at 2024's biggest news items.
Queen Elizabeth critical of Orange Order marching season, state
Ambassador Ted Barrington had met the Queen at a Buckingham Palace garden party on 25 July and said it was not the first time he heard “her dismissive views of the Orange marches”, the BBC ...
Top Orangeman asks if Queen Elizabeth’s reported ... - Irish News
1 day ago · December 27, 2024 at 8:00pm GMT. A senior Orangeman has questioned whether a claim that the late Queen Elizabeth referred to “that silly marching business” when discussing Orange Order parades ...
Elizabeth II had dim view of Orange marches, state papers claim
Elizabeth II expressed her relief that Northern Ireland's "silly marching business" was quieter than expected when the former Irish ambassador to the UK visited in 2000, government papers have ...
Royal news: Queen Elizabeth II dismissed Orange Marches in …
1 day ago · Queen Elizabeth II dismissed Northern Ireland's Orange Marches as "silly marching business" during a private conversation with Ireland's ambassador to the UK in 2000, newly released state papers have revealed. The late monarch made the remarks to Ted Barrington during a Buckingham Palace Garden Party on July 25 of that year.
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.
Queen Elizabeth called Northern Ireland Orange marches ‘silly’
The late monarch’s comments in 1994 about the controversial Protestant demonstrations have emerged in state papers released from the archives by the Irish authorities
Why do Orangemen march? The Twelfth of July explained
Jul 12, 2019 · It is the annual Ulster Protestant celebration - held every year on July 12th - in religiously divided Northern Ireland that commemorates a 329-year-old military victory when the last British...
Police call for action on sectarianism ahead of Orange walks
Sep 16, 2021 · One of Scotland's top police officers has said it is time the country dealt with sectarianism. Deputy Chief Constable Will Kerr, who worked in Northern Ireland for 27 years, spoke ahead of a series...