‘No offence’ over queen’s Fáilte Ireland ad demotion

THE queen has taken no offence at being inadvertently demoted in radio ads flagging her official visit to Ireland, Buckingham Palace has said.

Fáilte Ireland said the “wrong tapes” had been sent to a number of national broadcasters which referred to the monarch as “her royal highness”, rather than the correct title, “her majesty”.

Sharp-eared listeners who know their etiquette quickly brought the royal gaffe to the attention of Fáilte Ireland — and it was pulled off air before being replaced with re-recorded versions.