: Fri May 22, 2009 6:14 pm  

[quote="Twitch"]Closer than the usual 200 plus miles that the Queen is usually situated.

Don't forget shes 80 and the Dukes over 90, they are hardly likely to do a lap of honour.

I can't beleive I'm defending the Royals as I'm normally one of their
critics.[/quote does that stop her speakihg than

: Fri May 22, 2009 6:35 pm  

phil60 wrote:

Twitch wrote:

Closer than the usual 200 plus miles that the Queen is usually situated.

Don't forget shes 80 and the Dukes over 90, they are hardly likely to do a lap of honour.

I can't beleive I'm defending the Royals as I'm normally one of their
critics.[/quote does that stop her speakihg than

The question was regarding how close the kids were, speaking is another matter all together,and a few words would of been nice.

: Fri May 22, 2009 6:43 pm  

soz mate correct but she was at keast 50 yrds away a lot of people could not even get a decent photo of her

: Fri May 22, 2009 7:19 pm  

aparky wrote:

Royal correspondent eh? Count me in Alan!

Right, Andrew, you're on! Next time any royals attend our home matches, I'll be looking for a page in the programme - including photos. As for your fee - well, I'm a co-editor, so it's only right that you get a percentage of what I'm on!

: Fri May 22, 2009 8:33 pm  

The wife managed to get some piccies, I for one was glad she came and glad I was there for the occassion, and every kid I have spoken to on the day, before, or since were made up the queen came to Leigh and those that saw her will not forget it, well done council for getting her here, well done LSV management for the reception you gave her, its no wonder the town has gone to pot with some of the comments about the visit on here.

[Dick Jones]

: Fri May 22, 2009 9:37 pm  

my daughter was made up as she,d got to see the Queen.

: Sat May 23, 2009 6:08 am  

phil60 wrote:

was inside the ground today the queen never made any effort to walk over to hudreds of kids wavin flags nor did she bother to make a
speach most people i spoke to felt let down that she could not walk round and c the kids who had turned up from the 52 schools in the south stand
sorry to put a downer on the day but most people thought it was a waste of time bringin the kids

she met 4 kids at the end of the Tunnel on her way for some lobby.

: Sat May 23, 2009 11:26 am  

she also spent some considerable time with the kids in the classroom.

: Sat May 23, 2009 6:35 pm  

If you want to see a close up of Queen Betty then buy a stamp or borrow a fiver

: Sun May 24, 2009 5:25 am  

tiswallace wrote:

If you want to see a close up of Queen Betty then buy a stamp or borrow a fiver

dont need too, i was really close up. (Sotod next too Garry flitcroft and alan leach in the tunnel!!!! ).