Incidentally, Nigel,

"You are, of course, welcome to your republican view."

Well some people have actually been arrested for expressing their republican views this past week! Good to know that you welcome such views being expressed, but such a welcome wasn't afforded to one or two people who held up anodyne little placards, or the protesters at the St Mirren/Celtic match...

You OK with that? Personally, I tend to keep my anti-royal views under wraps with my friends and family at a time like this, and I've decided that it's a sensible approach for me. But just you wait until next week...