Queen comes fishing for Cork trader to sign photo

THE wise-cracking Irish fishmonger who made the Queen laugh out loud has been asked to autograph one of her favourite photographs of her historic visit.

British ambassador Julian King has asked Cork’s English Market trader Pat O’Connell to sign the snap which captured him sharing a joke with Queen Elizabeth II as she visited his stall on the final day of her state visit in May.

Mr King also asked Mr O’Connell to pen a short personal note, fuelling hopes that it may become part of the Queen’s personal collection.