{"id":2424781,"date":"2026-05-20T13:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2424781"},"modified":"2026-05-20T13:59:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:59:05","slug":"in-pictures-pints-with-royal-approval-and-a-seagull-splattering-for-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/in-pictures-pints-with-royal-approval-and-a-seagull-splattering-for-the-king\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Pints with royal approval and a seagull splattering for the King"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Queen joked that she is \u201cnot quite the expert, but my husband is\u201d as she poured a pint of Guinness in Royal Hillsborough.<\/p>\n

The Queen holds a pint of Guinness in The Parson\u2019s Nose pub (Henry Nicholls\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Henry Nicholls<\/small><\/p>\n

Camilla brought traffic to a standstill in the Co Down village with deep royal connections, as hundreds lined the streets when she took part in a walkabout and met with wellwishers and children from local schools.<\/p>\n

And the King received an unwanted memento from a visit to a seaside resort where he celebrated the work of local charities \u2013 a splattering from a seagull.<\/p>\n

\"RoyalThe King in Newcastle (Aaron Chown\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Aaron Chown<\/small><\/p>\n

Charles joked about his encounter with the bird that left its mark on the bottom of his suit jacket as he toured Newcastle.<\/p>\n

\"RoyalCamilla meets wellwishers on her walk through the village of Hillsborough (Henry Nicholls\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Henry Nicholls<\/small><\/p>\n

The engagements came on the second day of the King and Queen\u2019s visit to Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

\"RoyalThe Queen Camilla during a visit to grocer ER Wilson (Brian Lawless\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Brian Lawless<\/small><\/p>\n

\"RoyalCamilla during a visit to the village of Hillsborough (Brian Lawless\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Brian Lawless<\/small><\/p>\n

Word of the Queen\u2019s attendance in the village had spread and hundreds lined barriers along the main street, with Camilla taking time to shake hands with many of those who had gathered.<\/p>\n

She then walked the short distance to Arthur\u2019s Coffee House where she met with staff, customers and a number of residents from the village.<\/p>\n

She also took time to speak with some of the uniformed members of the Hillsborough Fort Guard, which carries out ceremonial duties in the village and was last year restored to full strength for the first time in 130 years.<\/p>\n

\"RoyalCamilla in Arthur\u2019s Cafe (Henry Nicholls\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Henry Nicholls<\/small><\/p>\n

\"RoyalCamilla views locally produced jewellery in The Parson\u2019s Nose pub (Henry Nicholls\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Henry Nicholls<\/small><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the King was given a \u201cVIP\u201d movie ticket when he joined film fans running a community cinema.<\/p>\n

Charles visited Newcastle and toured the local attraction that has been staging screenings since 2009.<\/p>\n

\"RoyalThe King receives a cinema ticket from Vera Edelstein (Toby Melville\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Toby Melville<\/small><\/p>\n

\"RoyalCharles embraces deaf actor Agnes Carberry, who stars in the Northern Ireland film A Quiet Voice with her husband John Carberry (Toby Melville\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Toby Melville<\/small><\/p>\n

\"RoyalThe King during a visit to the Newcastle Community Cinema (Toby Melville\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Toby Melville<\/small><\/p>\n

The King also hailed \u201camazing\u201d foodbank volunteers when he packed boxes of groceries for those in need.<\/p>\n

\"RoyalThe King with John O\u2019Neill at The Pantry Foodbank (Aaron Chown\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Aaron Chown<\/small><\/p>\n

Charles was given the task of filling two boxes with bread, vegetables, tinned goods and toiletries when he met helpers from the Pantry Foodbank based in a church in Newcastle.<\/p>\n

He was told by the Pantry\u2019s chairman John O\u2019Neill the items were for one individual and later while looking at boxes destined for a family he made the volunteers laugh when he touched a toilet roll and said \u201cvery important\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"RoyalCharles in Donard Methodist Church (Aaron Chown\/PA)<\/small>PA Wire\/PA Images – Aaron Chown<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.indy100.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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