In pictures: King and Queen visit Northern Ireland

King Charles and Queen Camilla have made their first official visit outside England since their coronation earlier this month – a two-day trip to Northern Ireland.
It was the 41st visit by Charles to Northern Ireland, as prince and king.
Here is the story of their visit in pictures.

First stop was a visit to a newly-created Coronation Garden in Newtownabbey

Newly-elected councillor Lewis Boyle met King Charles straight after sitting a politics A Level exam

The royal couple got the chance to get a bird’s-eye view of Diarmuid Gavin’s design

The King and Queen met local schoolchildren as they toured Hazelbank Park

There was even time for a slice of cake – and one fit for a king at that

After that the couple were off to Hillsborough Castle, County Down

The couple meet pupils from Belfast’s Blythefield Primary School who have taken part in Historic Royal Palaces’ competition to design coronation benches

The King and Queen planted a magnolia tree in the garden of Hillsborough Castle to mark their coronation, as Queen Elizabeth II did in 1953

They then hosted a garden party with local dignitaries at the royal residence in Northern Ireland

Day two of the visit saw the King and Queen visit Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland

The King visited St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, where he met representatives from a number of dominations

Meanwhile, the Queen met local school children at the Robinson Library

Next stop for the King and Queen was Enniskillen Castle

The royal couple watched dancers at Enniskillen Castle

Queen Camilla talked with children and was presented with flowers at the castle in County Fermanagh

The King stayed on dry land for a handshake on the bank of River Erne.