Ahead of The Queen's imminent Platinum Jubilee, Fermanagh residents have been sharing their experiences of meeting Her Majesty.
Henry Robinson recalled The Queen’s historic visit to Ballinamallard on May 14, 2002, where on that occasion he had the pleasure of meeting Her Majesty twice, as he outlines.
Left: Henry Robinson meeting The Queen during her and the Duke of Edinburgh’s visit to Ballinamallard in 2002.
"Firstly, on her visit to Rascals [Playstation], where she was shown the collection of old photographs presented by the Historical Society when the centre was opened," said Henry, going on to recall how The Queen was especially interested in the railway photographs in the collection.
"Later in the day, when she joined up with the Duke of Edinburgh, I gave them a tour of a special exhibition provided by the Historical Society in the marquee entitled 'Bygones of Ballinamallard'.
"The Royal couple were both very interested in the items on display, especially the photo of Margaret Elliott, commonly known as Orange Peggy 'Queen of Transa', who lived on an island in Lough Erne to the age of 108," he told this newspaper.
Jean McFarland volunteered for over more than years as a 'tea lady' in the Erne Hospital, and was delighted to get the opportunity to have a chat with Her Majesty during her visit to Enniskillen and the opening of the new South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) in 2012.
Jean McFarland meeting The Queen in 2012.
Jean and The Queen chatted about how they are similar ages – Jean is five months younger – and they were both married for a similar amount of years. Jean and her husband Robert recently celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary.
Also looking back at Her Majesty and Prince Philip's visit to Enniskillen in 2012, Janice Kenny shared a photograph of her late daughter, Amy Kenny, the then Lord Lieutenant Cadet for County Fermanagh, greeting the Royal couple.
Janice Kenny shared a photograph of her late daughter Amy Kenny, who met The Queen during her visit to Enniskillen in 2012, when she held the role of Lord Lieutenant's Cadet.
Eva Condron recalled how she and her husband met Her Majesty in Germany in 1968, and Christine Jones Collum met the monarch upon her Silver Jubilee at Coleraine University.
Barbara Irvine shared how she has met The Queen twice, first at Coleraine University during her Silver Jubilee visit, and secondly when she visited Government House in Adelaide, Australia.
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