Elizabeth II, Orange marches

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 revealed.
What are the Orange marches Queen Elizabeth referred to as 'silly business'?
Queen Elizabeth once described Northern Ireland’s Orange marches as ‘silly business’, newly unsealed government papers have revealed. The annual Orange marches of Protestants in Northern Ireland are highly contentious – mainly with their Catholic ...
Queen Elizabeth's no-nonsense take on the Orange Marches
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.
Top Orangeman asks if Queen Elizabeth’s reported ‘silly marching business’ remark was actually about nationalist protesters
Rev Mervyn Gibson said alleged garden party comment will not ‘diminish the affection’ Orange Order holds for the late monarch
Queen Elizabeth II dismissed Orange Marches in Northern Ireland as 'silly marching business'
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.
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The Twelfth: Orange marches taking place in Northern Ireland
Members of the Orange Order - known as Orangemen - march to mark the anniversary of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne The Twelfth parade in Belfast has the longest route, stretching to six miles (9.5km ...
Scots Orangemen left stunned after The Queen describes their parading as ‘silly marching business’
SCOTS Orangemen have been left stunned after The Queen described their parading as ‘silly marching business.’ The lodge ...
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Northern Ireland Orange Order marches pass off peacefully
INFLAMMATORY marches passed off in Northern Ireland at the weekend without the normal sectarian violence. Thousands of Protestants joined Orange Order parades to commemorate the 1690 Battle of ...
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The Twelfth: Why are bonfires lit in Northern Ireland?
Bonfires are lit across Northern Ireland in the run up to 12 July ... Protestant and unionist backgrounds - say they view Orange marches as triumphalist and provocative. Some people object ...