Ashburton: By Appointment Of HRH

Presumably Chelsea will try and top that by getting Putin to do the same at a 'renamed' Stamford Bridge!

Well, this news item gets off to a poor start! The headline states HRH when The Queen is HM and not an HRH. It is sad that someone should write about a wizened old crone as if any of those things are a sin. No one can help being wizened or old - and to refer to The Queen as a crone is downright rude. The Queen normally does a great service when opening buildings; the place is "en fete" and the day invariably happy. There'll be few who decline the opportunity to be there or meet her. So, a little humanity might be better than the vulgar tone adopted. Her husband is hardly socially autistic - most naval officers are quite the opposite; indeed the man commanded a ship after being second-in-command of a destroyer at the height of the Pacific War (and seemingly respected for being rather enlightened when a younf Lieutenant). I think he deserves a better press: he seems like a reasonable bloke to me but he sure ain't perfect - is the contributor who thinks himself fabulous, so perfect? I think 26 October will be a happy day for Arsenal and for Islington and the visit will bring a lot of people much pleasure. There's nought wrong with that except for the miseries who write garbage and seem to prefer puerile criticism to sensible comment. Lester May - Camden Town

Camdentownguy - I must apologise if I offended you with my article title. I promise that I will get myself up to speed with regards to my royal knowledge, see as it appears to be so important!!!

Camdentownguy, I don't mean to smash your commemorative plates, but where exactly do I imply that being a wizened old crone is a sin? And I think the queen can get by without humanity from me, in the palaces and jewels she seems so to deserve; perhaps this humanity should be considered her divine right. I hardly think her husband can be lumped in with most naval oficers. He is a clumsy, stuffy, racist, establishment dinosaur and I see little point your defending him. Whether I am perfect is irrelevant. Can only he without sin cast then? I'm sure there are enough monarchist gooners to make it a happy day. I simply chose to use the message board to show that not everyone is over the moon about the Queen deigning to visit. My tone is mine to choose. Peter, Hackney P.S. I'm sure you appreciate that I refer to little Cesc and not myself as the fabulous one

The Windsors will do anything these days for a quick G&T and prawn sammich. Shameful, really.