NI royal superfan on bending the rules for 'cheeky' encounters with the Queen

One of Northern Ireland's royal superfans has described the late Queen as “wonderful, lovely, friendly, hardworking and inwardly and outwardly beautiful” in a heartfelt tribute.

"We all knew that the Queen wasn't going to live forever. There will always be that incredible last photo of her taken two days before she died, standing in the Drawing Room at Balmoral and waiting to meet her new Prime Minister," he told Belfast Live. "We sang the new national anthem at church on Sunday and that felt strange too but we'll get used to it. I think King Charles will do a very good job but he has his own ideas and at the end of the day, he has to be his own man."

Two years later, Derek was a guest at a Garden Party in Loughry College in Cookstown to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee when he met the late monarch for the first time. To mark the 60 th anniversary of the Queen’s reign in 2012, Derek hosted his royal exhibition at Drummaul Parish Church, with proceeds going to parish funds and the NSPCC.

After the exhibition, Derek headed to London to enjoy Trooping the Colour as part of the events for the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

So have I, where is my article?

He hasn’t got this…..😂😂😂

Bet he doesn’t vote Sinn Fein.

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