Camilla gets taste of local produce during solo visit to Northern Ireland
Last updated 21st Mar 2024
The Queen has begun a series of engagements in Northern Ireland.
Camilla met business owners and staff at a shop on the bustling Lisburn Road in south Belfast on the second day of her stay in the region.
There was an emphasis on local produce and favourite foods, with artisan and family producers sharing with the Queen their contributions to the community.
Camilla arrived in Northern Ireland on Wednesday evening, with a bugler from the Hillsborough Ford Guard playing to mark her arrival at Hillsborough Castle in Co Down, the royal residence in the region.
The Queen was last in Northern Ireland in May 2023 when she and the King undertook engagements on their first visit to the region following the coronation.
She is travelling alone this week after Charles stepped back from his public duties while receiving treatment for cancer.
Take a look at pictures from today's Royal visit:
The Queen visiting Knotts Bakery with owner Will Corrie and his 23-months-old son Fitzwilliam Salmon-Corrie
The Queen meets members of the public.
The Queen meets staff at Knotts Bakery on the Lisburn Road
The Queen visiting Arcadia Deli.
The Queen visiting Coffeys Butchers with The Lord Lieutenant of Belfast Dame Fionnuala Mary Jay-O'Boyle.
The Queen shook hands with the Sinn Fein First Minister as well as the DUP's deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly during an event celebrating literature at Hillsborough Castle this afternoon
Sinn Fein First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Her Majesty The Queen, DUP's deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris
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