Nine times Prince Philip loved everything to do with being Irish
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Nine times Prince Philip loved everything to do with being Irish

Getting on well with Michael D...

Appreciating Ireland's ancient heritage...

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit the nave of the Cathedral at the Rock of Cashel in 2011 (Picture: Irish Government - Pool/Getty Images)

Giving Irish food the royal seal of approval...

Prince Philip inspects the local produce while talking with stall holder Simon Matthews during a visit to St George's indoor market in Belfast in 2014 (Picture: Peter MacDiarmuid/AFP/Getty Images)

Willing to try some of Ireland's most unusual delicacies - crubbeens anyone?

Prince Philip checks out what's on offer at Cork's English Market in 2011 (Picture: Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images)

Taking the train like the rest of us...

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh travel on a steam train from Coleraine Railway Station to Bellarena Station in 2016 (Picture: Arthur Edwards/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Happy hanging out with the lads...

The Duke of Edinburgh examines the Gaisce pin worn by Gavin Radford, a Bronze and Silver Award holder from St. Declan's College, as he meets students from St. Declan's College in Dublin in 2011 (Picture: Irish Government - Pool/Getty Images)

Knows a winner when he sees one...

Prince Philip during a visit to the Irish National Stud in Kildare, one of Ireland's top horsebreeding centres, during the third day of the state visit to Ireland in 2011 in Kildare (Picture: John Stillwell - Pool/Getty Images)

Would probably have made a good hurler...

Prince Philip is presented with a hurley during a visit to Croke Park in 2011 (Picture: Irish Government - pool/Getty Images)

And finally, loving a pint of the black stuff...

Prince Philip visiting the Guinness Storehouse in 2011 (Picture: Irish Government - Pool/Getty Images)