Nelson & His World

Discussion on the life and times of Admiral Lord Nelson
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 Post subject: Loyal Toast
PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:11 am 
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Today is the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen - an appropriate day to note the custom in the Royal Navy of drinking the Loyal Toast sitting down - see wiki link for the reason:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyal_toast

I'm assuming that ashore, the toast is drunk standing up?

The lawyers of Lincoln's Inn also drink the Loyal Toast sitting down - a reminder of an occasion when they were all too drunk to stand up!

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