The Queen chuckled at the apology of the Irishman and she shook her head, telling him curtly

"No! It's fine. There's nothing to forgive, dear."

Then when he told them about himself, she nodded to this and told him "Ireland, huh? I once paid a visit there but I can no longer remember anything from it. I do know that you still make great potatoes too. That and alcohol." She then stepped to him and asked quite innocently

"Fancy a Guinness?"