Getting on well with Michael D...
Appreciating Ireland's ancient heritage...
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit the nave of the Cathedral at the Rock of Cashel in 2011 (Picture: Irish Government - Pool/Getty Images)Giving Irish food the royal seal of approval...
Prince Philip inspects the local produce while talking with stall holder Simon Matthews during a visit to St George's indoor market in Belfast in 2014 (Picture: Peter MacDiarmuid/AFP/Getty Images)Willing to try some of Ireland's most unusual delicacies - crubbeens anyone?
Prince Philip checks out what's on offer at Cork's English Market in 2011 (Picture: Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images)Taking the train like the rest of us...
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh travel on a steam train from Coleraine Railway Station to Bellarena Station in 2016 (Picture: Arthur Edwards/WPA Pool/Getty Images)Happy hanging out with the lads...
The Duke of Edinburgh examines the Gaisce pin worn by Gavin Radford, a Bronze and Silver Award holder from St. Declan's College, as he meets students from St. Declan's College in Dublin in 2011 (Picture: Irish Government - Pool/Getty Images)Knows a winner when he sees one...
Prince Philip during a visit to the Irish National Stud in Kildare, one of Ireland's top horsebreeding centres, during the third day of the state visit to Ireland in 2011 in Kildare (Picture: John Stillwell - Pool/Getty Images)Would probably have made a good hurler...
Prince Philip is presented with a hurley during a visit to Croke Park in 2011 (Picture: Irish Government - pool/Getty Images)And finally, loving a pint of the black stuff...
Prince Philip visiting the Guinness Storehouse in 2011 (Picture: Irish Government - Pool/Getty Images)
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