>But the fine dining was only for the top tier; Haughey confirmed to his officials that, while the chef from Le Coq Hardi should cater for European leaders, he had no objection to Aer Lingus being retained to cater for lower order advisors, officials and general staff.
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>Cúpla focail from the queen’s footman
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>Fourteen years before Queen Elizabeth uttered the words “A Uachtaráin agus a chairde” in an historic gesture of goodwill during a State banquet in Dublin Castle in 2011, there is an official account of the “cúpla focail” being spoken in her own London residence, Buckingham Palace.
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>Irish ambassador Ted Barrington sent a dispatch to Dublin in 1997, to report on his attendance at a reception for the Diplomatic Corps, hosted by members of the Royal family.
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>The positivity towards Ireland in the Royal household was obvious from early in the evening, with the ambassador noting that “the military band played several Irish tunes, including The Rose of Tralee. The queen herself was “in good form” he said, and was “warm and friendly towards Ireland”.
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>But the real evidence that the Royal household was positively disposed towards Ireland came as the ambassador departed.
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>”One of the elderly footmen, dressed in a red cloak, and a white hat, bade us good night, saying ‘Oíche mhaith, slán agus beannacht'”, reported the ambassador to his colleagues in Dublin.
No no no no no! I was told the royals are lizard people that want to feast on the Irish. This leaves me confused 😜 .
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>But the fine dining was only for the top tier; Haughey confirmed to his officials that, while the chef from Le Coq Hardi should cater for European leaders, he had no objection to Aer Lingus being retained to cater for lower order advisors, officials and general staff.
🤣🤣🤣
>Cúpla focail from the queen’s footman
>
>Fourteen years before Queen Elizabeth uttered the words “A Uachtaráin agus a chairde” in an historic gesture of goodwill during a State banquet in Dublin Castle in 2011, there is an official account of the “cúpla focail” being spoken in her own London residence, Buckingham Palace.
>
>Irish ambassador Ted Barrington sent a dispatch to Dublin in 1997, to report on his attendance at a reception for the Diplomatic Corps, hosted by members of the Royal family.
>
>The positivity towards Ireland in the Royal household was obvious from early in the evening, with the ambassador noting that “the military band played several Irish tunes, including The Rose of Tralee. The queen herself was “in good form” he said, and was “warm and friendly towards Ireland”.
>
>But the real evidence that the Royal household was positively disposed towards Ireland came as the ambassador departed.
>
>”One of the elderly footmen, dressed in a red cloak, and a white hat, bade us good night, saying ‘Oíche mhaith, slán agus beannacht'”, reported the ambassador to his colleagues in Dublin.
No no no no no! I was told the royals are lizard people that want to feast on the Irish. This leaves me confused 😜 .