Queen Elizabeth II had dim view of Orange marches, state papers claim

The report has been approved for release by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Archives of Ireland nearly 25 years after Elizabeth II’s death. Ted Barrington, who met the late queen at a garden party at Buckingham Palace on July 25 of that year, claimed that it was not the first time he had heard “her dismissive views of the Orange marches.” Barrington said her remarks “were similar to those she has made to me on previous occasions.” The ambassador’s account is the only description of what was said; it was a private conversation that was not recorded. The UK has a rule that one-on-one conversations with the monarch remain private, but the Irish did not follow that protocol.