King and Queen begin two-day visit to Northern Ireland
It is their first visit since the coronation.
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Your support makes all the difference.The King and Queen have arrived in Northern Ireland for a two-day visit.
It is the first time Charles and Camilla have visited the region following their coronation earlier this month.
Crowds cheered as they arrived at Hazelbank Park in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, where they officially opened the new Coronation Garden.
The King and Queen were welcomed by the Lord-Lieutenant of Co Antrim David McCorkell, mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey Stephen Ross and North Belfast MP John Finucane (Sinn Fein).
During the stop-off, the King and Queen met with the designers of the garden as well as representatives of community and charitable organisations.
They were told the special garden in honour of their coronation marks the beginning of a new green initiative for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.