Prince Charles

Prince Charles visited Shane Fitzgerald's dairy farm in Portlaw in County Waterford today, for a tour of the sustainability-focused premises.

“He was very down to earth and very at ease with himself here and we were delighted to have him. This really was a once in a lifetime experience and I’m very proud for the farm, the family and the community.” Speaking to Agriland, she said:

Britain's Prince Charles has spoken about how “our two countries are not just neighbours, but partners who . . . at times we have travelled a troubled road together” during a three day visit to what he called a “majestic country”.

At a civic reception in City Hall, Prince Charles met members of the local community, including sportspeople, artists, actors, entrepreneurs and politicians. The itinerary for Thursday afternoon was very much focused on the passions. No disrespect to the woman, but there’s no airs and graces about her,” said head lad Brian Scott. That was always a concern,” de Bromhead confessed. The unofficial theme of the trip – which is part of the royal couple’s plan to see “every county of this majestic land”, Prince Charles said – was shared passions and shared challenges. I’m very envious.”

Despite being in the "middle of calving season", farmer Shane Fitzgerald was "delighted" to welcome Prince Charles onto his farm today.

Every one of us wants to leave the farm in a better place for the next generation, leave the land in a better place for the next generation." There's no such thing as an industrial farm in Ireland. We're all family farms, and I always say we're all custodians of the land. We have 200 cows on the farm, and a lot of people say that's an industrial farm or a factory farm. "A friend of mine is a beekeeper, and he has hives here on the farm. He was delighted, and only for we ran out of time, he was going to come in for a cup of tea as well." Shane heard a couple of weeks ago that VIP could be visiting but wasn't sure the visit would go ahead until recent days.

The couple were hands-on during the first day of their two-day tour of Ireland.

Just discussing various horses she's had over the years, and she has at the moment. The couple’s two-day visit continues on Friday with stops elsewhere in Ireland. At one point the Duchess was shown a demonstration of "loose schooling" which saw her stand in a barn while a horse galloped in circles at speed. After touring the famous crystal factory, which opened in 1783, the royals were given a tumbler each of single malt whiskey. After being welcomed in the town center at Reginald’s Tower, which was built by the Vikings, the couple met members of the community, including first responders, youth workers, and business representatives. Prince Charles and Camilla had a packed day out in County Waterford today on their two-day tour of Ireland that was planned with “shared passions and shared experiences” in mind.

Britain's Prince Charles has described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as "brutal aggression" and expressed his support for the people of Ukraine in their ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. But this is the couple's first trip here since pre-pandemic times. Speaking in Waterford he also expressed his support for the people of Ukraine in their current plight Speaking during a visit to Waterford city, Prince Charles said the thoughts and prayers of many people are with those in Ukraine and expressed his admiration for all who are giving them their support. Britain's Prince Charles has described the Russian invasion of Ukraine as "brutal aggression" and expressed his support for the people of Ukraine in their current plight. It came as the Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, completed a series of engagements in Waterford today as part of their latest visit to Ireland.

British royals Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are continuing their tour of Ireland as they visit Waterford and Tipperary this week.

Charles and Camilla are now regular visitors to these shores since their first trip here in 2015. The last time was in 2019 when they met President Michael D Higgins and on that occasion, Prince Charles said he and his wife plan to visit all 32 counties in the coming years. British royals Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are continuing their tour of Ireland as they visit Waterford and Tipperary this week.