King Charles fell foul of a passing seagull this afternoon, after it defecated on his jacket mid-royal engagement. The 77-year-old monarch was leaving a food bank project in Newcastle, County Down, in Northern Ireland when the bird mess fell from the sky, leaving a noticeable white smear on the back of his suit. He wasn’t the only one to get splattered, as those stood nearby also took a hit.
But the King found the incident amusing and refused to put on an overcoat after a royal aide discreetly pointed out the mess. Smiling, he waved the offer off and carried on with greeting the cheering crowds, as they had been waiting for so long.
When one member of the public politely asked him whether he knew he had a bird dropping on his jacket, the King laughed and said: “No, it’s fine. At least it didn’t land on my head!”
Irene Marting, 64, from the village of Dromara near Lisburn, was waiting in the crowds with her sister Paula Leitch to see the King and witnessed the incident unfold from across the street.
After sharing a joke with Charles about the moment she said: “We were talking to the King about the seagull and he said ‘it’s well it didn’t land on my head’.
“Somebody was trying to get him to put a coat on but he didn’t, being hit by a seagull it’s supposed to be good luck. We’re so thrilled he’s come to Northern Ireland to see us and it’s really nice to see him in Newcastle.”
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