HM The Queen meets Martin McGuinness

[simmo]

I wonder what they will talk about? I'd imagine "you killed my cousin" and "you partioned my country and murdered thousands of my people" will probably be off the agenda.

Perhaps they will opt for some non-controversial common ground and discuss the role of tragically cancer stricken presenter Derek Thompson in the saga of the kidnapping of Shergar?

 

[Bar the Bull]

30 years ago, now.

At least the Queen and McGuinness are willing to forget past indiscretions.

 

[simmo]

At least the Queen and McGuinness are willing to forget past indiscretions.

I like indiscretions to describe the activities in question. I may borrow that in future.

Would imagine it will be a fairly tense meeting - what on earth would you talk about though?

 

[Bar the Bull]

I would say they'd fill the time pretty easily. They're professionals.

 

[Grey]

MMcG: Sorry I missed you when you went to Dublin
HM: I know, you didn't come well out of that episode
MMcG: You don't understand, our wilder elements might kill me for this
HM: Ours gave up trying

 

[simmo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18607911

Apparently the Queen said nothing, just smiled while thinking, "Thank **** I wore gloves".

 

[granger]

Every long journey starts with a first footstep

 

[clivex]

He would have prefered to meet john major. Both cricket nuts