WATCH: Prince Charles and Camilla attend garden party hosted by SoS in County Fermanagh
Royal couple travel to Castle Coole during first of two-day visit
Last updated 22nd May 2019
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have arrived at Castle Coole in Co Fermanagh on the second day of their visit to the island of Ireland.
The Royal couple are attending Secretary of State Karen Bradley's annual garden party which is taking place at the National Trust property.
This is the first time in 11 years the event has been held at a location other than Northern Ireland's Royal residence, Hillsborough Castle, and is the first time it has been held at Castle Coole.
Among the 1,000 guests attending are PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton, representatives from local councils in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and members of cross-border bodies.
DUP leader Arlene Foster is among the guests who welcomed Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall to the garden party.
Charles and Camilla spoke to guests on Castle Coole's front lawn, where more than 1,000 people queued for the chance of a handshake and held aloft camera phones to try to capture the moment.
One woman received a broad smile from Charles as she congratulated him on the recent birth of his fourth grandchild, Archie.
The royal couple signed the guest book and received an approving round of applause before leaving for their next appointment.
Meanwhile, outside the gates of the stately National Trust property, a small group of people protested at delays to compensation for child victims of clerical abuse in residential homes overseen by the state.