The Queen of England recently visited the frigate HMS Lancaster, however one usual crew member was not on board---the resident pet, an African Grey named Sunny. It was feared that Sunny's foul mouth--who swears like a sailor, literally-- might offend Her Highness, so the parrot was put into "retirement."
The mascot's salty utterings included "a**e", "feck" and phrases such as "Zulus, thousands of 'em," and "You ain't seen nothing, right?"
She is now living with Tony Sawyer and his wife in Penarth, South Wales.
Tony said: "She goes through quite a repertoire but we are trying to tone the language down a bit."
A Navy spokesman said: "It's true that Sunny had picked up a rich navy vernacular and we wish her the best in retirement."
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I imagine the Queen is used to remarks like this; she is, after all, married to the Duke of Edinburgh.