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 HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh made a three-day visit to Northern Ireland last week.  The royal couple visited many locations during their tour, including the Lisneal College dental room in Londonderry, the Police Rehabilitation and Retaining Trust in Holywood, the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency in Bangor, and the McWilliam Gallery in Bainbridge.

The Queen met at Hillsborough Castle with President Mary McAleese of Ireland, spurring new questions about a potential state visit to Ireland sometime in the future.  While at Hillsborough Castle, she also greeted members of the Grand Slam winning Irish Rugby team.

Prince Philip had a scare during the visit when he stumbled and nearly fell while mounting some stairs; he recovered and is fine.

For more on The Queen and Prince Philip, please visit this thread.  For more on royal visits to Northern Ireland, please visit this thread.

Ella Kay British Royals Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth II, Northern Ireland, Official Visit, Prince Philip

Last Tuesday, 3rd February, the royal couple have been in Northern Ireland for a visit.

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For many years, because of the difficult political situation and for security reasons, it was something special when someone from the government or from the royal family visited NI.
Today the situation there is more relaxed and peaceful but the visit of Charles and Camilla every year is good for a headline in the media and is something many people notice.

On this February day the couple visited Glenarm for the first time.
They were shown the village, the harbour and the castle by the Viscount and Viscountess Dunlace.

The people of Glenarm describe the royal visit as a ´great honour´.

Some pics and articles from the NI visit you can find in this thread.

milla Ca British Royals Duchess of Cornwall, Northern Ireland, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales