Our own little Process™ might have got a special mention as Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Edinburgh today on his first ever state visit to the UK, but no-one from the Northern Ireland Executive was there to hear it – despite an invitation being sent to the Office of the First and deputy First Ministers.
Apparently that’s what happens when you can’t meet the Pope/Queen without meeting the Queen/Pope…
In a statement the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister (OFDFM) said: “Our department received an invitation. Ministers were unable to attend”
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