Prince William met with boos in Belfast as protesters attempt to sabotage royal visit
Prince William was met with boos in Belfast as protesters attempted to sabotage the royal visit.
The Prince of Wales met with Irish Goodbye actor James Martin during his surprise trip to Northern Ireland.
The future King was later greeted with boos by pro-Palestinian protesters when he arrived at Ulster University in Belfast.
The Prince of Wales, 42, scheduled two engagements during his surprise visit to Northern Ireland.
He visited Ulster University’s Belfast campus where he met with the Belfast actor to discuss the growing success of the creative sector in the city.
An earlier engagement in Belfast focused on Prince William’s work surrounding the issue of homelessness.
Arriving via police escort at the university, where he met students studying creative subjects, the future King was greeted with a muted response despite the onlooking crowds of over 100 students.
A pro-Palestinian protest of around 30 people was also at the scene, according to local reports.
The group loudly shouted the Prince of Wales’s name followed by “shame”, as well as directing comments at Secretary of State Hilary Benn, also in attendance.
While at Ulster University William heard about the “work that is being carried out to solidify Northern Ireland as a global leader of creative excellence and innovation by developing and upskilling the future workforce and expanding technological capabilities”.
Through its Ulster Screen Academy, the university provides creative industries training via community outreach and grassroots connections.
Prince William also joined a training workshop with young people who are being taught by the Ulster Screen Academy to operate software used in the creation of games, animation and virtual production.
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Following this, William visited the university’s state-of-the-art Virtual Production Studio to meet students who are developing their skill sets in virtual production.
Today’s visit marks the Prince of Wales’s first to the city since June 2023.
During that trip, the future King toured the UK to promote his Homewards initiative, which spreads to six locations UK-wide.