Belfast Telegraph back issues from April 2002:
A Nation's farewell
Apr 01, 2002; ... A 1923 portrait of the Queen MotherThe Queen Mother (then theDuchess of York) after the christening of Princess Elizabeth(now theQueen).Behind the Queen Mother on the right is the then Duke of York,with Queen Mary and King George VThe Queen Mother with her grandsonPrince Charles and her ...
Funeral set for April 9
Apr 01, 2002 ... Mourners pay their respects to the Queen Mother outside ClarenceHouse yesterday THE Queen Mother's funeral will take place on Tuesday April 9, andofficials said there would be national mourning up to that day. The Queen Mother's coffin rested overnight in the Royal Chapel ...
Queen leads Evensong prayers at Royal Chapel
Apr 01, 2002 ... Six pallbearers carrying the Queen Mother's coffin yesterday fromher official residence at Royal Lodge, in Windsor Park, to the nearbyRoyal Chapel of All Saints THE Queen Mother's coffin was today resting in a small countrychapel where members of her staff were paying their last ...
Memories of a passion for the turf
Apr 01, 2002; ... The strain shows on the Queen's face as she arrives for a privateservice in Windsor THE Queen Mother had one of her favourite race horses on her mindthe day our paths crossed at RAF Aldergrove. Formality was forgotten as I rolled up at the base to see this herdepart Northern ...
Flags fly at half-mast for period of mourning
Apr 01, 2002 ... UNION flags across the province will fly at half-mast throughoutthe official period of mourning for the Queen Mother. The NIO announced the flag would be flown at half-mast atHillsborough Castle, and Belfast Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers said theprotocol would be followed at the City ...
Guns fire in ceremony
Apr 01, 2002; ... THE Queen Mother's death was being marked at Hillsborough Castletoday with a traditional 41 gun salute. The sombre tribute from Northern Ireland's Terriorial Armysoldiers was also be echoed by similar Royal Salutes in London,Edinburgh and Cardiff. In the province, the 40 ...
Hundreds in Derry bid farewell to a 'regal lady'
Apr 01, 2002; ... Billy Begley signs book of condolences at St Columb's Cathedral inDerry this morning HUNDREDS of people were today expected to sign a book ofcondolence opened in Londonderry in the wake of the Queen Mother'sdeath. The book was opened yesterday morning at St Columb's ...
A mood of reflection and respect replaces grieving
Apr 01, 2002; ... BEING there really is quite different from watching it ontelevision. But if the behaviour of the people who take the troubleto gather at the Royal palaces in London is anything to go by, thenational mood is indeed reflective and respectful rather thandeepgrieving. Closing the ...
Getting tone right at this sad time for the nation
Apr 01, 2002; ... THE Queen Mother's death touched my life several times long beforeit happened. In the Nineties, I played the parts ofPrince Charles and the PrimeMinisters of several Commonwealth countriesat a series of regularrehearsals ofBBCLondon's coverage of the sudden deaths and ...
Kirk is filled as village mourns
Apr 01, 2002 ... MORE than 300 people last night packed into a small parish churchin a village where the Queen Mother spent much of her childhood toremember her life. The service of remembrance at the Church of Scotland St FergusKirk in Glamis, Angus, was televised live as part of a special ...
MPs and Lords are recalled in sorrow
Apr 01, 2002 ... Prince Harry arrives at church in Windsor yesterdayThe PrincessRoyal and Prince Charles make their way to church PARLIAMENT is to be recalled on Wednesday so that MPs and peerscan pay their respects to the Queen Mother, Downing Street saidtoday. A spokeswoman said both the ...
A day for family sorrowbefore a nation mourns
Apr 01, 2002; ... THE Royal Family led by the Queen have less than 24 hoursofprivate mourning left for the Queen Mother behind the walls ofWindsor Castle. Tomorrow morningthe castle will open to the public as usual andthe Queen Mother's remains will be removed to the Queen's Chapel atSt James' ...
Charles set for Clarence House
Apr 01, 2002 ... THE Prince of Wales, the Queen Mother's favourite grandson, islikely to take over Clarence House, her stately London residence. No formal consideration of what will happen to the royal house hasyet been given but it is felt it would be appropriate for the heir tothe throne to move ...
On every visit, I have been received with a kindness that has touched me deeply ...
Apr 01, 2002; ... King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the City Hall in 1937TheQueen Mother with the then Princess Elizabeth in Belfast City centrein 1951Northern Ireland Governor Lord Wakehurst accompanies the QueenMother as she passes through a St John Ambulance Brigade guard ofhonour in Belfast, ...
What Northern Ireland's Church leaders said
Apr 01, 2002 ... PRESBYTERIAN Moderator Dr Alastair Dunlop, at present visitingNepal, today expressed his sadness at the death of the Queen other. " My thoughts and prayers, and those of the Presbyterian Church,are with her entire family circle, and particularly the Queen at thissad ...
Orange order sends message
Apr 01, 2002 ... THE Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland said the death ofthe QueenMother would be deeply felt by the loyal people of Northern Ireland. "We extend our deepest sympathy to the Queen and to other membersof the Royal Family," a Grand Lodge spokesperson said. "The Queen Mother, with a ...
Bells ring at St Paul's
Apr 01, 2002 ... A FOUR hour muffled peal of the 12 ringing bells at St Paul'sCathedral was being rung today for the first time since the death ofSir Winston Churchill in 1965. The peal was being rung in ...
A day of pomp and ceremony
Apr 01, 2002 ... ALTHOUGHa sad occasion, the Queen Mother's funeral will be aspectacle of pomp and ceremony. Described as a ceremonial royal funeral, it is not a statefuneral. But,in terms of pageantry, there is little difference. State funerals are generally limited to sovereigns - the ...
Scotland pays tribute to one of its own
Apr 01, 2002 ... TRIBUTES to the Queen Mother continued in Scotland today as morepeople joined together to commemorate her life. Further books of remembrance were due to open across the countryand the Army was planning to commemorate the popular royal withspecial ceremonies. Two more books of ...
Admirers flockto payfinal respects Thousands turn out to sign books around the UK
Apr 01, 2002 ... THOUSANDS of people across the UK were today signing books ofcondolence to pay their last respects to the Queen Mother. The first books were opened yesterday at St James's Palace inLondon and at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. People began queuing before St James'sPalace was opened ...
What Northern Ireland's politicians said
Apr 01, 2002 ... The Queen Mother on her last visit to Northern Ireland in 1990 THE First and Deputy First Ministers have said Northern Ireland isexperiencing a "deep sense of loss" over the Queen Mother's death. In a statement from issued from Stormont, David Trimble and MarkDurkan paid ...
It's the day forRadio One-abes
Apr 01, 2002 ... MUSIC wannabes and unsigned acts will be given the airwaves for anentire day on BBC Radio 1 to encourage new acts, it was announcedtoday. Potential hitmakers of all kinds are being encouraged to senddemos and discs to the station, giving them an opportunity to ...
Tanks enter Bethlehem
Apr 01, 2002 ... ISRAELI troops moved into Biblical Bethlehem and another West Banktown today, as soldiers trapped Yasser Arafat in his Ramallah officefor a fourth day. Tanks entered Bethlehem from the south, witnesses said, stoppingabout 500 yards from the Church of the Nativity, marking ...
Man charged with attempted robbery
Apr 01, 2002 ... A 35-YEAR-OLD Londonderry man has been charged in connection witha burglary during which a man was attacked in his own home by twomasked men. Thomas Paul Ward, of Westland Street, is accused with attemptingto rob a house at Cedar Street in the city on March 9 last. He is also ...
Ardoyne march plan sparks protest
Apr 01, 2002; ... TENSIONS were high in north Belfast today as the Apprentice Boysprepared to march past the Ardoyne shops in one of four contentiousparades due to take place in the province. Dozens of nationalist protesters gathered at the shop fronts inArdoyne early this morning to mount a ...
'Disgruntled troops' in shooting attacks
Apr 01, 2002 ... A CRIME spree including two recent shooting incidents directed atinternational peacekeepers in the Afghan capital of Kabul wereprobably the work of disgruntled Northern Alliance soldiers,a BritishArmy spokesman said today. Two men ...
Talks on Stormont recall to mark death
Apr 01, 2002; ... TALKS were under way today about recalling the Northern IrelandAssembly - which this morning was the only UK parliament notscheduling an emergency meeting to mark the Queen Mother's death. First and Deputy First Ministers David Trimble and Mark Durkan hadnot invoked their joint ...
Future looks up for crisis hit farm family
Apr 01, 2002 ... A FARMING family who saw their entire dairy herd slaughtered andburned after their cows caught foot-and-mouth spoke today - a year onfrom the crisis - of their renewed optimism for the future. Daphne and Patrick Browning, who have been farming inGloucestershire, for 50 years, were ...
Castlereagh break-in - Five released
Apr 01, 2002; ... FIVE of the six people arrested in connection with the break-in atCastlereagh police station have been released without charge. Detectives releaseda man and a woman yesterday afternoon, followedsoon after by another two men, and then the second woman later thatevening. One ...
Kidnap trial men launch legal appeal
Apr 01, 2002 ... FOUR men accused of kidnapping and killing Wall Street Journalreporter Daniel Pearl today challenged the Pakistani's Government'sdecision to try them behind prison walls, saying a closed trialviolates Pakistani law. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, accused of masterminding the January ...
Barry took dies at 73
Apr 01, 2002 ... The veteran funny man, who found fame on both sides of the camera,had been in ill health for some time. He said recently: "There are people worse off than me. I've had avery long run. I'm fine really. I'm just old," he said. Took, who was suffering from cancer, died in his ...
Two die in road crash
Apr 01, 2002; ... TWO people have died following a road accident involving amotorcyclist and an elderly pedestrian near Magherafelt. The accident happened yesterday afternoon in Clady. The motorcyclist was in his 30s and the pedestrian was in his 60s.No further details have been ...
Mayor's 'disgust' at latest trouble
Apr 01, 2002; ... SECURITY forces escaped without injury after a pipe bomb wasthrown at police and army lines in the Limestone Road area of northBelfast, and a dozen cars have been damaged in a separate incident. The bomb attack came during a lull after the police and army hadseparated two crowds ...
Shorts: Painting beyond law
Apr 01, 2002 ... Painting beyond law A PORTRAIT of Manchester United legend Denis Law has been stolenfrom the club's Old Trafford ground. Thieves made off with the 35in by 30in oil painting by Salford-born Harold Riley which was in the VIP lounge of the stadium and isestimated to be worth up ...
Briefs: Man hurt in gang attack
Apr 01, 2002 ... Man hurt in gang attack A 29-YEAR-OLD man was being treated today for multiple fracturesto his arms and legs after being assaulted in the Rathfern area ofNewtownabbey. Three men called at the man's home about 8.30pm yesterday andforced him into a car. They took the ...
Football: Veron his way to see a specialist
Apr 01, 2002 ... MANCHESTER United's Juan Sebastian Veron is to see a specialistabout his troublesome heel injury.. The Argentinian midfielder was absent when Manchester United flewto Spain for tomorrow's Champions' League quarter-final first legagainst Deportivo La Coruna. Veron had a scan ...
What's on tomorrow
Apr 01, 2002 ... CARRICKFERGUS Timeless Travel: Images by maritime artists Kenneth Shoesmith(1890-1939) Carrickfergus Waterfront, 10am-4pm. CASTLEDAWSON Blood donation sessions, Presbyterian Church Hall, 2.30-4.30pm and6-8pm. DOWNPATRICK Exhibitions at Down County ...
GAA: Moran men have a bright future
Apr 01, 2002 ... Donegal 2-10 Fermanagh 1-10 DONEGAL manager Mickey Moran has reason to be optimistic about theprospects for his under-21 side following their impressive showingagainst Fermanagh at Enniskillen in this Ulster championship replay. The north-west side swept into a 2-5 to 0-6 ...
GAA: Ernesiders go out with bang
Apr 01, 2002 ... Fermanagh 2-9 Mayo 1-9 SO near yet so far. That's how it was for Fermanagh yesterday whenthey ended Mayo's two-year unbeaten run in the Allianz FootballLeague but just failed to claim a place in the semi-finals. Cavan's win over Sligo ensures that they go through instead ...
GAA: Jason kills off Cavan
Apr 01, 2002 ... Cavan 1-10 Sligo 0-11 CAVAN'S new-found resolve coupled with a marked stubborn streak indefence helped to earn them a place in the Allianz Football Leaguesemi-finals at Markievicz Park, Sligo, yesterday in front of 10,000fans. The steady progress under Mattie Kerrigan was ...
Rugby: Miller out but Wood all set for French ...
Apr 01, 2002 ... ERIC Miller has been ruled out of Ireland's final Lloyds TSB SixNations Championship clash with France in Paris. Miller, who came on as a late replacement during the 32-17 victoryover Italy at Lansdowne Road eight days ago, was forced to leave thefield with concussion on Saturday ...
GAA: Derry repay some ofColeman's faith
Apr 01, 2002 ... Derry 1-17 Down 1-9 DERRY manager Eamon Coleman has consistently maintained throughoutthe Allianz Football League that at full strength his side would bedifficult to overcome. Derry may not quite have had all their big guns on paradeyesterday but they were unrecognisible from ...
GAA: Red-carded O'Neill could miss Mayo match
Apr 01, 2002 ... Cork 2-13 Tyrone 1-15 TYRONE are hardly likely to worry too much about this one-pointdefeat against Cork yesterday. After all, they are long since safely through to the AllianzFootball League semi-finals and, in fact, are still in pole positionto land the title. But ...
GAA: Leitrim victory leaves white stunned
Apr 01, 2002 ... Leitrim 1-11 Antrim 0-7 ANTRIM manager Brian White was bitterly disappointed when his sidelost to Leitrim at Cloone yesterday. White had been hoping his team could build on their recentsuccesses over Wicklow and Louth but instead his side received amajor ...
Rugby: Bangor teetering on the precipice
Apr 01, 2002; ... Instonians 21 Bangor 12 AS Bangor centre Bertie Styles lined up a penalty kick deep intoinjury time, one anxious supporter commented ruefully that it woulddetermine whether his club would have senior or junior status nextseason. A successful conversion would have captured a ...
Football: Eur nearly there Ports
Apr 01, 2002 ... PORTADOWN are one win away from qualifying for Europe. What wouldbe a tremendous achievement has virtually gone unnoticed as everyoneconcentrates on the title race. Even Ports manager Ronnie McFall, when contacted by the BelfastTelegraph today, wasn't aware how close his team are ...
GAA: Just a walk in park for Antrim
Apr 01, 2002 ... Antrim 2-20 Roscommon 0-9 ANTRIM set themselves up to enjoy an unbeaten run in Division 2Aof the Allianz Hurling League when they outclassed Roscommon atAthlone. The westerners were out of their depth and by half-time Antrim hadvictory in the bag when they led by 1-10 to ...
GAA: Howlerswreck Conegal semi-final hopes
Apr 01, 2002 ... Donegal 1-12 Roscommon 2-13 DONEGAL'S dream of reaching the Allianz Football League semi-finals floundered at Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon, yesterday where thehome side survived a torrid test presented by Mickey Moran's side. Roscommon duly went through but they will need to show a ...
Football: Whites and Institute on the up
Apr 01, 2002; ... CONGRATULATIONS to Lisburn Distillery and Institute. Not only have they won promotion to the Irish Premiership. But, even better, they are out of the dreaded first division. No wonder they were celebrating at Ballyskeagh and Drumahoe onSaturday. The Whites beat ...
Rugby: Dungannon hit an all time low
Apr 01, 2002; ... TAKE Bangor and Instonians out of the mix and all the remainingUlster clubs had only pride to play for in the AIL's last fullweekend of action. Only Belfast Harlequins have more to do as they, despite beingalready assured of their place in next season's top flight, now entera top ...
Rugby: Ballyclare peaking at just the right time
Apr 01, 2002; ... ONE team going for four in a row, the other looking to clinch thefirst leg of the treble provides the ingredients for what should be areal cracker of a Clarendon Crawford Cup final at Ravenhill tomorrow(2.30pm) when Ballyclare II and Queen's II come face-to-face again. Queen's are ...
Ice Hockey: Steelers storm to glory in thriller
Apr 01, 2002 ... SHEFFIELD Steelers coach Mike Blaisdell praised the never-say-dieattitude of his players after their Superleague play-off triumph. Steelers twice had to come from two goals down to retain theirtrophy thanks to a dramatic penalty shoot-out against ManchesterStorm at the National Ice ...
Motorcycling: Adrian realises Enkalon dream
Apr 01, 2002; ... IT was a dream come true for Ballymoney's Adrian Archibald when hewon the Enkalon Trophy race before a huge crowd at Aghadowey onSaturday. This is one of the oldest and most prestigious events and up untilSaturday Archibald had missed out during a glittering career whichhas ...
Table tennis: Ireland loseopening ties in Zagreb
Apr 01, 2002 ... IRELAND went down 3-2 to Macedonia in Zagreb in the EuropeanSenior championships despite sterling efforts by team captain ColumSlevin. The Irish squad had a baptism of fire against Scotland, losing 3-2 with Andrew Dennison losing to new Scottish find Gavin Rumgay andUlster ...
Football: Whipping boys
Apr 01, 2002 ... Armagh 4-17 London 0-5 ARMAGH engaged in little more than shooting practice at Ruislipyesterday when they toyed with a London side that have endured acatastrophic Allianz Football League campaign. Clearly out of their depth in Division 2A, London's position inthe competition ...
Bowls: Antrim on course to retain classic
Apr 01, 2002; ... COUNTY Antrim bowlers are on the verge of retaining the Grouse Top10 Classic going into today's final session in Darlington. The Parkgate men hold a slender one point lead over arch rivalsBelfast, with England's Cambridge Park, a further point behind thetwo Northern teams, going ...
Racing: Joe Blake may have the edge
Apr 01, 2002; ... JOE Blake, trained at Ballymena by Ian Ferguson, may receive somecompensation for his Cheltenham defeat by winning the Joseph O'ReillyMemorial Cup at Fairyhouse tomorrow. Joe Blake finished fourth in the Cheltenham Foxhunters aftermaking most of the running but before then he had ...
Motorsport: Nesbitt steers a victory course
Apr 01, 2002; ... ANDREW Nesbitt was within touching distance of his first Circuitof Ireland win today. The hard work had all been done over the weekend and from here onit was about protecting his lead, protecting his car and getting hometo the finish in Enniskillen this evening. The reigning ...
Motorsport: Schumacher happy to ignore Montoya's rant
Apr 01, 2002 ... MICHAEL Schumacher is refusing to become embroiled in a war ofwords with Juan Pablo Montoya despite being on the receiving end of averbal attack from his title rival in Brazil. Montoya was incensed by their second successive first-lapcollision in yesterday's Brazilian Grand Prix in ...
Motorsport: Circuit update
Apr 01, 2002 ... Positions after stage 20: 1 Andrew Nesbitt and James O'Brien(Subaru WRC) 1hr 58 mins 03secs;; 2 Derek McGarrity and ChrisPatterson (Subaru WRC) 2-02.11; 3 Eamonn Boland and Anthony Nestor(Subaru WRC) 2-02.23; 4 Austin McHale and Brian Murphy (ToyotaCorolla WRC) 2-05.09; 5 Niall Maguire ...
Hockey: Glenanne earn top flight slot
Apr 01, 2002 ... GLENANNE did Instonians a favour yesterday in Gibraltar when theystaged a second half comeback to beat Italian side Lazio 3-2 in the'B' Division of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup tournament. The result guaranteed the Dubliners the silver medals at least,meaning that next season's ...
Hockey: No let-up for Ballymoney
Apr 01, 2002 ... BALLYMONEY failed in their bid to keep next season's Irishrepresentatives in the top-flight of the European Cup Winners' Cupwhen they finished theircampaign without a win in Spain yesterday. The Co Antrim girls did manage to score their first goal in fourstarts but it was only of ...
Tennis: Agassi finds it tough at top
Apr 01, 2002 ... ANDRE Agassi emerged from a difficult five months to claim hisfifth Nasdaq-100 Open title in Miami ... and then revealed he ishaving to work harder all the time to maintain his success. Las Vegas-born Agassi, who turns 32 this month, triumphed 6-3 6-33-6 6-4, against Roger Federer ...
Cycling: Speedy Bill nicks the yellow jersey Tour of the North
Apr 01, 2002 ... WITH four stages completed of the P&O Irish Sea Tour of theNorth, Bill Nickson (Scotland), who took over the yellow jersey onSaturday, still has a slender lead of sevenseconds over Banbridge'sTommy Evans (NI Commonwealth Selection) going into today's stage atBallymena . On ...
Golf: Singh puts Clarke in the shade
Apr 01, 2002 ... VIJAY Singh cruised to his first PGA Tour title in two years witha tournament-record score at the Houston Open. It was the most decisive win on the tour this season. Singh led byat least three strokes throughout the final round and eventuallydefeated Darren Clarke of Northern ...