A huge part of royal life involves making various trips around the UK and other parts of the world - providing the perfect opportunity for fans and members of public to meet the royal family in the flesh.
Generally speaking, the encounters are polite and brief, but every now and then, members of the royal family stop and take the time to really chat to certain people in the crowd, which is exactly what Prince Charles did on a recent trip to Ireland with Camilla - although he might've been left wishing he hadn't.
During a visit to Connswater Greenway in Belfast the Prince of Wales stopped to speak to fan Laura-Anne, who was there with her baby, and came bearing gifts for the royal.
