The King delighted crowds yesterday as he embraced his mother’s legacy of working to advance the cause of “peace and reconciliation” while visiting Northern Ireland.
Charles and wife Camilla, the Queen Consort, chatted with flag-waving well-wishers at Hillsborough Castle before he shook hands with a Sinn Fein politician.
And it conjured memories of Elizabeth II’s momentous 2012 handshake with IRA leader turned politician Martin McGuinness, which became a potent symbol of healing for the Troubles.
