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Prince Charles visits Catholic Church at centre of parades dispute | |
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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have arrived in Belfast on the first of a two-day visit to Northern Ireland. | |
They are visiting a Catholic Church in north Belfast, as part of its 200th anniversary celebrations. | |
St Patrick's on Donegall Street has been at the centre of disputes in relation to loyalist band parades. | |
A small group of people are staging a protest outside the church against the Royal visit. | |
They include relatives of those killed in McGurk's Bar and the Ballymurphy killings in 1971. | |
The Royal couple are also meeting the first minister and deputy first minister at the church. | |
In 2012, a loyalist band marched in a circle outside St Patrick's church, playing a song perceived to be anti-Catholic. | |
Later, Prince Charles will visit a community centre in east Belfast, while the Duchess of Cornwall will attend a cross-community lunch. | |
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will have a private audience with Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness as well as with Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers. | Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will have a private audience with Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness as well as with Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers. |
The meetings will take place in the Royal quarters at Hillsborough Castle. | The meetings will take place in the Royal quarters at Hillsborough Castle. |
The visit to Northern Ireland comes a day after the Royal couple visited Mullaghmore, where Lord Mountbatten, the prince's great-uncle, was murdered. | |
On Thursday evening, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will host a reception at the castle for 100 invited guests. | On Thursday evening, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will host a reception at the castle for 100 invited guests. |
The Royal couple began their four-day visit to Ireland on Tuesday. | The Royal couple began their four-day visit to Ireland on Tuesday. |
Prince Charles met and shook hands with Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams at a reception at National University of Ireland Galway. | Prince Charles met and shook hands with Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams at a reception at National University of Ireland Galway. |
It was the first meeting in the Republic of Ireland between Sinn Féin's leadership and a Royal Family member. | It was the first meeting in the Republic of Ireland between Sinn Féin's leadership and a Royal Family member. |