
The Prince and Princess visited Carrick Connect, a local youth charity that offers support services to local people experiencing social or emotional difficulties, where they had a go at making protein energy balls. Address Prince William Way, Carrickfergus, Antrim BT38 7HP, United Kingdom Phone num N/A Lights Yes Opening hours Open all day Helmets Suggested Age Limit. James Brown, a long serving local councillor who died in 2018, even lobbied the then Prince Charles about it when he received an MBE in 2015, later revealing: "We have been dropping hints all along."įor the huge crowds who waited hours to greet them, it was worth the wait as the royal couple posed for numerous selfies, collected bunches of flowers and chatted about their visit, insisting they hoped it was the first of many. It had taken them more than a decade to get there, but when they did, the Prince and Princess of Wales brought Carrickfergus to a standstill. It was the couple’s first visit to the Co Antrim town since Queen Elizabeth II gave them the titles of Baron and Baroness of Carrickfergus when they married in April 2011.Įver since, local politicians have extended an open invitation, urging them to honour the coastal town with a visit. Amphitheatre Wellness Centre, Prince William Way, Carrickfergus, BT38 7HP. WJJF Martial arts school located at Prince William Way in Carrickfergus (Carrickfergus). Record for Samuel Boyd 31 January 1917 in Charles Edmonstone Kirk Burial Ground, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom from BillionGraves GPS Headstones. Mr Williams said: It was a huge honour to welcome the prince and princess to my hometown of Carrickfergus, and the response and joy of residents who came out in their droves is testament to.



The Prince and Princess of Wales were given a rapturous welcome as they paid their first visit to Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland, where a crowd of 3,000 turned out to meet them on the seafront. Larne Leisure Centre, 28 Tower Road, Larne, BT40 1AB, Mid and East Antrim Borough.
