Durkan refuses to bow to Queen
A row has broken out after the SDLP leader, Mark Durkan, chose not to bow to Queen Elizabeth when he met her in the North last night.
The DUP are accusing him of breaking royal protocol and of being impolite.
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The DUP are accusing him of breaking royal protocol and of being impolite.
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