Duke & Duchess of Sussex to visit Dublin, July 10-11

bnt · 19-06-2018 12:29PM #1

According to the Daily Mail, it's on next month:

Meghan and Harry will make an official visit to Ireland next month, Kensington Palace has announced.

The Palace said the newlywed Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit Dublin on July 10th and 11th 'at the request of Her Majesty's Government'.

Details of what their first official trip overseas as a married couple will entail are yet to be unveiled, but the couple are said to be excited to experience the 'rich culture' of Ireland.

A trip to Ireland had been rumoured for the couple following their wedding at Windsor Castle last month.

I wonder which Temple Bar pub will be their destination of choice? Surely not The Temple Bar ... :cool:

Odhinn · 19-06-2018 12:51PM

bnt wrote: »

According to the Daily Mail, it's on next month:

I wonder which Temple Bar pub will be their destination of choice? Surely not The Temple Bar ... :cool:

.....they can try bartering some of the royal treasury for a round.

Grayson · 19-06-2018 12:52PM

bnt wrote: »

According to the Daily Mail, it's on next month:

I wonder which Temple Bar pub will be their destination of choice? Surely not The Temple Bar ... :cool:

At least they'll be able to afford the pints in Gogertys. None of us can.

topper75 · 19-06-2018 12:52PM

My forehead is already on the footpath in reverence to the Deutsche Bank or ECB or whatever they are calling themselves these days.

I can't bow lower.

Strazdas · 19-06-2018 12:55PM

I'd say there will be a huge media presence for this. Every time Meghan appears in public, there are dozens of photographers and camera crews, so this trip will be covered to the max.

Berserker · 19-06-2018 01:08PM

Seem like a really nice couple. The media are going to be all over this. Busy few months for them with the pope visiting in August.

Berserker · 19-06-2018 01:12PM

topper75 wrote: »

My forehead is already on the footpath in reverence to the Deutsche Bank or ECB or whatever they are calling themselves these days.

I can't bow lower.

Have you thought about performing a curtsey instead?

VinLieger · 19-06-2018 01:12PM

Good for them, as long as it doesnt disrupt anyones business or commute to work i think they deserve a nice big welcome, but also fully expect the typical begrudgery and anti royal attitude from the usual crowd

Berserker · 19-06-2018 01:17PM

VinLieger wrote: »

but also fully expect the typical begrudgery and anti royal attitude from the usual crowd

They are getting warmed up as we speak. Busy few days for them. Royal visit on July 10 & 11th, swiftly followed by you know what.

SEPT 23 1989 · 19-06-2018 01:20PM

could they not have stayed until the 12th?

VinLieger · 19-06-2018 01:38PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

could they not have stayed until the 12th?

No we run the risk of triggering the famous last prophecy Bobby Sands made on his deathbed that a newly wed childless member of the royal family being present in the south of the country on July 12th will spontaneously rebirth Mecha Cromwell from his resting place beneath the Burren.
The prohecy says he will stride across ireland with his laser beams for eyes vapourising anyone who can speak gaeilge (so most of us are lucky there tbh) however all others will be sent to the secret royal mines on Jupiters 4th moon, the only known place in the galaxy that naturally occurring mini union jacks can be mined directly from the planets core.

kneemos · 19-06-2018 01:45PM

Already heard more than I ever wanted of these two.

Permabear · 19-06-2018 01:51PM

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Blaas4life · 19-06-2018 01:59PM

Wonder why their avoiding the only people who want anything to do with royalty in mid-july :pac:

19-06-2018 02:00PM

Maybe someone could ask Harry, as a member of the British army what he thinks about the decision announced today to prosecute a british soldier for the manslaughter of an irishman shot in the back after going through a checkpoint in 1988, and why it took so long to finally get looked at

kneemos · 19-06-2018 02:00PM

Surprised she hasn't cashed in yet.

bnt · 19-06-2018 02:28PM

riffmongous wrote: »

Maybe someone could ask Harry, as a member of the British army what he thinks about the decision announced today to prosecute a british soldier for the manslaughter of an irishman shot in the back after going through a checkpoint in 1988, and why it took so long to finally get looked at

And if someone did, what do you imagine he'd say?

You can't expect any member of the Royal Family to publicly express an opinion on anything remotely political. This is a convention that harks back to the Restoration days - when the British could have done away with Royalty altogether, but instead agreed to keep them on the condition that they stay out of the politics of the nation. Privately, he'd probably say "it shouldn't have taken so long".

mad muffin · 19-06-2018 02:34PM

I for one, welcome our lizard overlords.

Tom Mann Centuria · 19-06-2018 02:42PM

riffmongous wrote: »

Maybe someone could ask Harry, as a member of the British army what he thinks about the decision announced today to prosecute a british soldier for the manslaughter of an irishman shot in the back after going through a checkpoint in 1988, and why it took so long to finally get looked at

It's good news, disappointing it took that long, but he won't comment, the royals never do, they aren't that useful, oh and he's a former member of the British Army now.

topper75 · 19-06-2018 02:44PM

mad muffin wrote: »

I for one, welcome our lizard overlords.

And yet .. get this...if I reach out to pull off their fake skin, it's me that the Garda batons over the head. You couldn't make it up.

Strazdas · 19-06-2018 02:44PM

riffmongous wrote: »

Maybe someone could ask Harry, as a member of the British army what he thinks about the decision announced today to prosecute a british soldier for the manslaughter of an irishman shot in the back after going through a checkpoint in 1988, and why it took so long to finally get looked at

Former member of the army. As an ex-member, he is still entitled to wear the uniform and medals (as he did at his wedding), but he left the army three years ago.

odyssey06 · 19-06-2018 02:49PM

I expect Dublin transport chaos

Unless Harry's going to fly around in an Apache helicopter - in which case I can suggest many suitable locations for target practice, your most royal high lizardness.

19-06-2018 03:20PM

It's not really important what he would reply (Harry seems like a decent fell), rather that it's acknowledged by asking, and that as we go down the path of normalisation we don't justairbrush out the numerous unresolved and ongoing issues relating to the British Army's conduct in the North, the Hooded Men, Bloody Sunday prosecutions, Aidan McAnespie, Pat Finucane etc.,

Imagine if when the Pope comes over none of the church scandals were mentioned, there would be massive outrage

Strazdas · 19-06-2018 03:34PM

riffmongous wrote: »

It's not really important what he would reply (Harry seems like a decent fell), rather that it's acknowledged by asking, and that as we go down the path of normalisation we don't justairbrush out the numerous unresolved and ongoing issues relating to the British Army's conduct in the North, the Hooded Men, Bloody Sunday prosecutions, Aidan McAnespie, Pat Finucane etc.,

Imagine if when the Pope comes over none of the church scandals were mentioned, there would be massive outrage

You could make the same case for the Taoiseach or President Higgins being challenged on some aspect of Irish state behaviour in the past any time they go abroad (which we would probably regard as being extremely rude if the question was asked).

19-06-2018 03:39PM

Strazdas wrote: »

You could make the same case for the Taoiseach or President Higgins being challenged on some aspect of Irish state behaviour in the past any time they go abroad (which we would probably regard as being extremely rude if the question was asked).

What country is taking ireland to court for killings and torture that it needs to be acknowledged when they visit there?

What's rude is not acknowledging the victims of their institutions, one of which Harry was a proud member of

19-06-2018 03:42PM

riffmongous wrote: »

It's not really important what he would reply (Harry seems like a decent fell), rather that it's acknowledged by asking, and that as we go down the path of normalisation we don't justairbrush out the numerous unresolved and ongoing issues relating to the British Army's conduct in the North, the Hooded Men, Bloody Sunday prosecutions, Aidan McAnespie, Pat Finucane etc.,

Imagine if when the Pope comes over none of the church scandals were mentioned, there would be massive outrage

aren't we supposed to have moved on, or is that only when discussing Sinn Fein's crimes?

AfterLife · 19-06-2018 03:45PM

bnt wrote: »

I wonder which Temple Bar pub will be their destination of choice? Surely not The Temple Bar ... :cool:

The Palace surely. Then on to the Garage Bar for a few spliffs and some mod bangers. Temple Bar ain't all bad.

19-06-2018 03:49PM

Aegir wrote: »

aren't we supposed to have moved on, or is that only when discussing Sinn Fein's crimes?

Did you miss the Good Friday Agreement? If the British Army and State hadn't tried to cover up all their crimes and there had been some justice at the time we could treat it all equally now, as per the Agreement but they didn't, they thought they could get away with it like they usually do

Strazdas · 19-06-2018 03:53PM

riffmongous wrote: »

What country is taking ireland to court for killings and torture that it needs to be acknowledged when they visit there?

What's rude is not acknowledging the victims of their institutions, one of which Harry was a proud member of

The incident that you referred back to happened when Harry was four years old and at nursery school. To say that it would be absurd to question him on any aspect of this case would be an understatement.

19-06-2018 04:06PM

Strazdas wrote: »

The incident that you referred back to happened when Harry was four years old and at nursery school. To say that it would be absurd to question him on any aspect of this case would be an understatement.

But the cover up lasted till today, during the whole he was serving

19-06-2018 04:08PM

Strazdas wrote: »

The incident that you referred back to happened when Harry was four years old and at nursery school. To say that it would be absurd to question him on any aspect of this case would be an understatement.

you miss the point.

Harry is a member of the Royal family and therefore, every mention of his name must be accompanied by the appropriate mention of something the British did, or didn't do.

Duke & Duchess of Sussex to visit Dublin, July 10-11

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