It is the royal couple’s first official visit outside England since the coronation
King Charles and Queen Camilla are in Northern Ireland for their first official visit outside England since their coronation earlier this month.
It is the 41st visit by Charles to Northern Ireland, as prince and king.
Here is the story of their visit in pictures.
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First stop was a visit to a newly-created Coronation Garden in Newtownabbey
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The royal couple got the chance to get a bird’s-eye view of Diarmuid Gavin’s design
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Mr Gavin described efforts to complete it as “round the clock for the last four months” and the inspiration was “whimsy”
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They were shown around the coronation garden by Antrim and Newtownabbey Lord Mayor Stephen Ross
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The King and Queen met local schoolchildren as they toured Hazelbank Park
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There was even time for a slice of cake – and one fit for a king at that
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After that the couple were off to Hillsborough Castle, County Down
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The couple meet pupils from Belfast’s Blythefield Primary School who have taken part in Historic Royal Palaces’ competition to design coronation benches
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The King and Queen planted a magnolia tree in the garden of Hillsborough Castle to mark their coronation, as Queen Elizabeth II did in 1953
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They hosted a garden party with local dignitaries at the royal residence in Northern Ireland
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The King greeted well wishers in attendance at the party
