@ChairmanDan will be very conflicted here
Not far off the “turn” now as they say in golf and then it’s all homeward bound to the great day.
Should be a splendid marching season in 2025 especially with the long range forecast being for a scorcher of a summer.
The great day falls on a Saturday in 2025 and the great news is that the first British Lions test against the Cadbury Wallabies isn’t until a week later, avoiding a clash between the summer’s two greatest events.
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Reverend Gibson has clarified matters here. Context, not to mention the source of this non-story should be noted.
Reacting to what was said in the publication of the Irish state papers, a senior member of the Orange Order described it as a “throw away comment” with no context of the totality of the conversation.
Grand Secretary, the Rev Mervyn Gibson commented that “her late Majesty always acknowledged and thanked the institution for our proclamation of loyalty each year on 12th July”.
“Let it be clear, four words from a ‘private’ conversation with no explanation, quoted by a foreign ambassador and open to interpretation will not diminish the affection the Orange Institution had for her late Majesty, nor will it affect the loyalty we have for the current King,” he added.
