What are the Orange marches Queen Elizabeth referred to as 'silly ...
1 day ago · The Orange marches are an annual Protestant celebration (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) Queen Elizabeth once described Northern Ireland’s Orange marches as ‘silly business’, newly ...
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 ...
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 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
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.
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...
New commission could rule on sectarian parades such as Orange marches
A Northern Ireland-style parades commission is being considered to regulate marches in Scotland, including Orange Walks.A working group made up of academics and specialists in mediation and human rights has been appointed to examine models used in other countries to assess and control potentially co