Hillsborough Vox Pop
Hillsborough Garden Party Vox Pop
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00:00This is Grainne and Joanne from Mencap Northern Ireland and I'm at the garden party here at
00:05Hillsborough post Deluge. The rain has been and gone, we're in the sunshine again and you ladies
00:11are telling me that you had lunch with Sophie today, is that right? We did indeed and it was
00:15lovely. Yeah it was lovely, she's so down to earth, really interested in the work that did
00:23Saturdays at Sea Spectre and Mencap are just lucky that we're one of the few. Very good,
00:31so Grainne how did you find her at the dinner? She was very chatty and also very down to earth
00:37as Joanne says and really interested in the charity work that we do here in Northern Ireland
00:42and also was getting some of the charities to link up to work together so that was great,
00:46very interested and yeah it was lovely, great day. And what about the garden party itself,
00:51how have you enjoyed it? It was lovely, a lovely experience, there was a bit of a hit and miss
00:58but no, a lovely experience so it was. Very good, what about for yourself Grainne? Had a great day
01:05yes, the weather was a bit chilly but it stayed away while Sophie was out seeing everybody so
01:10yeah no we had a good day. Right we're speaking here to a teacher and a principal from Knock
01:16Even Special School in Downpatter, can you just introduce yourselves for me please? Hello I'm
01:21Sarah Liddell, Principal of Knock Even Special School. Hi there I'm Rhonda Cameron, was a teacher
01:26at Knock Even Special School. Okay and how have you enjoyed the day so far here? It's been a
01:32fantastic day, really lovely and the rain stayed off for most of it which was fabulous. Okay were
01:36you surprised to get a wee invite? Absolutely, we received the nomination from ETI and we were
01:42absolutely delighted, it was really special, we've never been to anything like this before.
01:46Sorry ETI is? Education and Training Inspectorate. Very good, so and you've got your wee fascinator
01:53and all on today, everybody's got them on and you haven't, have you caught a close glimpse of the
01:58royal couple? Oh yes, Edward came past us. Oh you didn't get a chat with him did you? No. No, or Sophie
02:04yeah. So what's been the highlight here today do you think for you, what has most impressed you?
02:10I think it's been that, the fact that we've even got an invitation, we've been delighted to
02:14being nominated to come and also and obviously seeing Edward and Sophie so close up. Very good,
02:20what about yourself then, what about the highlight for today? The highlight has definitely been
02:23seeing Edward and Sophie so close. Okay really? Yes. So you're quite a royals fan, so you're not
02:28really, it's not, the palace and the gardens, the castle and the gardens, they haven't really
02:36been or, well they add to the atmosphere I guess don't they? Oh absolutely, it's a lovely setting
02:40for this event, absolutely brilliant. Okay and back to school tomorrow? Oh yes, back to reality
02:45tomorrow, yes. So we're speaking to two guests at the Hillsborough Garden Party here, they've just
02:51met the Duke and they're both volunteers with the Royal British Legion, if you could just introduce
02:57yourselves for me there please. Yes I'm Margaret Armstrong, I'm Secretary and Poppy Appeal Organiser
03:01of the British Legion in Ballyhinch. William Black, Chairman of the Ulster Defence Regiment
03:07Association in County Downs. And you're also, obviously that's your contribution to the British
03:12Legion as well. So what was it like meeting the Duke today? Oh very relaxed, very friendly gentleman
03:18and interested in where everyone had come from, why they were here. Very good, so is this your
03:24first time meeting royalty? No. Who have you met before? I have met the King. The King? I've met
03:29the late Queen. Who have you? I've met Princess Anne. Right, so you're quite a Royal fan? Yep. Very good
03:36and this was no less an honour today? No less an honour. Very good and have you met royalty before?
03:43I have, I've met the Duke's brother. Right. He served as well. Very good and what was it like
03:51meeting the Duke today? He's very interested in the Regiment's history and the work that was
03:57done with the Regiment. It was quite a Royal tradition there or a military tradition obviously
04:04there with the Royal Family. Very good, so it was certainly worth taking the trouble to come
04:09out even though there's a wee dab of rain here this afternoon. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thoroughly enjoyed it.