Belfast City Council has many signs up round the city centre explaining the history and background to various local landmarks. Sadly, not always do those responsible proofread them before they are erected.
The board beside Laganside Courts has a somewhat glaring error on it.
Actually it will be the first State Visit by a British Monarch to the Irish Republic. Since the Republic of Ireland only came into existence in 1949. Whilst I accept that the reporting of our Sovereign Lady visiting the Southern Ireland* state now known as Éire§ or Ireland is going to be a sensitive one, it is surely better to treat things more accurately – for instance…
The Queen is to pay a state visit to the Irish Republic Éire (Ireland)this year, the first ever by a British monarch for a century, Buckingham Palace has announced. Ireland became a republic in 1949
Insignia of a Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick
Personally I am wondering whether Her Majesty will bring the Irish State Coach to use in Dublin, and which flag we will see being flown on any car that Her Majsty may use instead. Perhaps we will see someone being admitted to the Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick?
Will Her Majesty wear the riband of the Order of St Patrick at any State Dinner?
Three Queens in Mourning: Their Majesties Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Mary the Queen Dowager after the funeral of HM King George VI.
Today is the fifty-ninth anniversary of the Accession of Our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth II. Today it was that the sad news was published everywhere that
THE KING IS DEAD
In the words of Pathé
And so it was that on the sixth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two that Our late Most Gracious Sovereign King George the Sixth died and our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth the Second was proclaimed Queen.
Upon the intimation that our late Most Gracious Sovereign King George the Sixth had died in his sleep at Sandringham in the early hours of this morning the Lords of the Privy Council assembled this day at St. James’s Palace, and gave orders for proclaiming Her present Majesty.
WHEREAS it has pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy our late Sovereign Lord King George the Sixth of Blessed and Glorious memory, by whose Decease the Crown is solely and rightfully come to the High and Mighty Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary:
WE, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm, being here assisted with these His late Majesty’s Privy Council, with representatives of other Members of the Commonwealth, with other Principal Gentlemen of Quality, with the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London, do now hereby with one voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart publish and proclaim that the High and Mighty Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary is now, by the death of our late Sovereign of happy memory, become Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of this Realm and of all Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to whom Her lieges do acknowledge all Faith and constant Obedience with hearty and humble Affection, beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign, to bless the Royal Princess Elizabeth the Second with long and happy Years to reign over us.
Given at St. James’s Palace this Sixth Day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two.
Those of us who have and interest in coins will remember the 1973 fifty pence piece. It had a ring of hands on the reverse with one female hand amongst the others. It was to commemorate the European Economic Community. The one female hand was to represent Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. However, it features most prominently in my memory as being one very important part of a book, The Queen’s Nose, by Dick King-Smith who died yesterday. Amongst other books, his story of The Sheep Pig became better known as Babein film.
The Queen’s Nose has since been made into a children’s television series, but for me – as with most adaptations of books – the book is always better.
More locally the Strabane Fast Talker, George Cunningham, also died yesterday. To see the Ulster Television clip that made him famous, click here.
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