A 12-yr-previous Dublin boy wrote to the Queen to ask her returning Northern Eire to the Republic – and acquired a response.
Reese Kilbride who attends St Helen’s senior nationwide faculty in Portmarnock, had been studying concerning the Easter Rising in 1916 when he determined to air his views.
“We have been studying concerning the Easter Rising and the way a lot hassle they delivered to Eire and that that they had the six counties – they did not give again all of Eire, so I assumed they need to give it again,” he advised Newstalk Breakfast.
Reese revealed his mum Fiona Dowling advised him he “needed to be good to her, do not say something imply and put ‘Your Majesty’ [on the letter]”.
He additionally included an image of himself, his good friend and Queen Elizabeth II with the palace within the background together with his letter.
His mum was not conscious of the image he had included, however suggested him to not anticipate a reply.
The letter was posted in February and the Reese acquired a reply this week.
“I received residence and there was a letter open on the counter and it seemed like good paper and it appeared official after which I observed the Buckingham Palace emblem,” revealed Fiona.
“To be trustworthy I discovered it fairly hysterical.”
The letter was signed by Jennie Vine, the Deputy Correspondence Coordinator and stated, “The Queen has requested me to thanks in your current letter by which you wished to inform Her Majesty that you’ve been studying concerning the historical past of the Easter Rising 1916.
“Whereas it was considerate of you to let The Queen know of your views, I need to clarify that this isn’t a matter by which Her Majesty would intervene. As a constitutional Sovereign, The Queen acts on the recommendation of her Ministers and stays strictly non-political always.”
The letter continued, “Her Majesty has requested me to thanks for the photographs you drew particularly for her, and I want to ship you and your loved ones my good needs right now.”
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