UK CHARLES and Camilla honored the second day of their tour of the island of Ireland with a visit to a Belfast park for CS Lewis.
Wellwishers welcomes the son of the UK Queen and his wife to CS Lewis Square, named after the author, who was born in the city.
The popular community park in the east of the city is characterized by statues inspired by the fantasy world created by Lewis and his famous Chronicles of Narnia, the most striking of which is a Turkish metal sculpture by Leo Aslan.
The people dressed as the main characters in Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – Mr Tumnus and the White Witch – helped guide the royal couple around the square.
Charles and Camilla were on the second day of a visit to Northern Ireland.
They will continue their tour of the island with engagements at Waterford and at the Rock of Cashel in Co Tipperary.
“During the visit, Her Royal Highnesses will meet local community groups, businesses and first responders who have worked to support others through the pandemic,” the British Embassy in Dublin said in a statement.
Charles, the eldest son and heir to the Queen, will also meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin, as well as farmers and community organizers involved in the fight against climate change and members of the Irish-Ukrainian community.
The couple has visited Ireland five times in the past, most recently in 2019 when they met President Michael D Higgins in Co Wicklow.
In Belfast, the couple completed their visit to the literary theme park by posing for a photo next to a statue of Lewis in the wardrobe.
They then went their separate ways for some other engagements in Belfast.
Camilla walked a short distance to the adjacent Holywood Arches Library, where she met old and young on a regular basis.
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The visit was part of her long-standing commitment to encourage literacy and reading.
She then traveled to the BBC Broadcasting House in the city center, where she met presenters and staff on BBC Radio Ulster and visited the television studio.
Elsewhere in the city, Charles officially reopened the Grand Opera House after its recent restoration. He met architects, conservators and interior designers involved in the project.
Charles then watched a short performance in the main hall of young people before revealing a record.
Additional reporting by AFP
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