Well observed

Mr Cunningham implies the Queen’s gloved handshake with McGuinness was not as cordial as the ungloved one with Alex Salmond.

Thu, 19 Jul, 2012 - 01:00
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I have it on good authority that McGuinness went to Specsavers, and was issued with ‘contact’ gloves. It’s not worth starting a war over, but I must praise good observation. It was still a remarkable historical event.

John O’Sullivan

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