A polite message.

[electric*mayhem*band]

Re: The Interment of the (very) late King Richard III.

Regrettably the Round Table will closed all day Thursday 26th inst, for the state funeral.

Her Maj apologises, but unfortunately she will not be attending. (Although she has exonerated him his past indiscretions, and given him the Royal Seal of Approval). She has delegated this task to be carried out by the Countess of Wessex, which is nice for her. At least it'll get her out of the house for the day.

Thank you for your co-operation and understanding .

[fallen-archie]

Irish President Micheal D Higgins said he would attend the Funeral of Richard,
Jeremy Clarkson will be on the door
Alex Salmond will raise the Saltire

[electric*mayhem*band]

No one from the Tudor Appreciation Society was available for comment.

[Anonymous]

They couldn't find a parking space.

[logbox]

We are not amused!

[Anonymous]

[fallen-archie]

In Leicester this evening a row broke out after it emerged that As part of an agreement to be re-housed Richard had requested to be allowed a few nights in a Hypnos bed at the local Premier Inn, Sadly however there were no rooms at the inn which was holding a Curry night for friends of the Blaby Balti House a recently restored property which tells the story of Leicestershire long association with Balti Houses.

[astrologica]

I bet he's got the hump now!

[malacandran]

At least he was English!  And if he'd continued in his reign, we wouldn't have had the Welsh Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the German Hanoverians troublesomely occupying the throne.

All these foreign usurpers screwed up England.  Look what a mess it's in today.  If only Richard III had won at Bosworth!  A victory there, would have have cemented his rule, and enabled him quash any future rebellions.

Richard would have been a very great king.  Don't  historians agree on that?  I think we all intuitively feel it.  As witness the reverence paid to his bones, when they were laid to rest in the recent ceremonies.

Don't these ceremonies bring to life the essential English spirit, which we all secretely treasure.  But are not allowed to speak of much, these days.

[fallen-archie]

There are many supporters to this day of R111 he had a beautiful wife too who succumbed to tuberculosis the same year he died. An awful lot going for him but he was short lived. The ceremony in Leicester was said to be very moving and we Brits do ceremony well, very well. Many of our traditions need to be stimulated perhaps by using lottery funding, Morris dancing should be part of the school curriculum. Forcing Rhubarb should be banned in Yorkshire, There should be 240 pence in a pound not 100.