First stop for the royal couple was an event in Belfast to celebrate the city hosting this year's Irish music festival Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend an event to mark Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann coming to Belfast in August King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Belfast on their first visit to Northern Ireland this year.
First stop for the royal couple was an event at the Titanic Quarter of Belfast to celebrate the city hosting this year's Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, which is the world's largest festival of Irish music and dance. King Charles and Queen Camilla play bodhran drums which are traditional Irish instruments, as they watch Irish dancers performNo date has been confirmed but it is expected to take place next year.
The invitation came from Irish President Catherine Connolly, who is currently on an official visit to England. The King's mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, paid a state visit to Ireland in 2011, the first by a British monarch since Irish independence. The first visit by the King to Northern Ireland was back in 1961 with his mother, his father the Duke of Edinburgh and his sister Princess Anne. The latest visit to Belfast is the 24th by Queen Camilla.
She made 19 visits when she was Duchess of Cornwall. The royal couple were welcomed to Belfast on their latest visit by John Walsh, chief executive of the city council.
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