PRINCE HARRY is in Northern Ireland for his first official visit to the country, where he will learn about the peace process and meet with a number of youth groups.
The 33-year-old Royal is meeting with representatives of the peace-building organisation Co-Operation Ireland, who promote interaction and practical collaboration between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
He stopped off in Ballymena, Co. Antrim this morning to open a new £5m ambulance station, which houses the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service's regional HQ.
The Prince unveiled a plaque to officially open the station and commemorate his inaugural visit to the country.
Before he left, Harry went over to talk and take pictures with people who had waited out in the rain to see him.
He has now arrived in Belfast where he will hear about the NI National Citizenship Service and the Amazing The Space programmes, which bring young people together who would otherwise not meet.
Prince Harry put this ambulance worker in Northern Ireland in a spin... pic.twitter.com/JJYMndzyxa
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 7, 2017
After those engagements he will again meet with members of the public in Belfast’s Saint Anne’s Square.
His trip will conclude with a garden party at Hillsborough Castle in Co. Down, to which around 2,000 people have been invited.
The country house – which has housed the Secretary of State since the early 1970s – is the official residence of the Royal Family when they are in Northern Ireland.
The garden party event was attended by Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge in 2016, and has been hosted every year since 1984.
Prince Harry’s visit to Northern Ireland coincides with the first day at school of his nephew, Prince George.
To mark the occasion, Kensington Palace tweeted archive photographs of Prince Harry and his elder brother on their first days at school.
What a warm Belfast welcome! Thank you! pic.twitter.com/l1TEsWKp0h
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) September 7, 2017
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