PRINCE HARRY and Meghan Markle have made an unexpected pre-wedding trip to Northern Ireland.
The soon-to-be wed royal couple visited the Eikon Centre just outside of Belfast to attend an event to mark the second year of the youth-led peace-building initiative Amazing the Space.
Over 2,500 children have gathered to take part in the event taking place in Lisburn.
The trip marks the first joint official visit for the pair - who will be married at St George's Chapel, Windsor on May 19 - to Northern Ireland.
Prince Harry and Ms. Markle watch performances by local schools to celebrate how the Arts can unite different communities. #AmazingtheSpace. pic.twitter.com/cmUxJFc37P
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 23, 2018
We're @EikonExhibition promoting a #sharedfuture with 2500 young people through our #AmazingtheSpace event. Hosted by @barrabest and joined by Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle. #Ballnahinch Shared Education Partnership Choir singing. #Integration#peace@KensingtonRoyalpic.twitter.com/htd2BVwZK4
— Co-operation Ireland (@cooperationirl) March 23, 2018
Thousands of young people from across Northern Ireland and the border counties are today re-pledging their commitment to building peace in their communities.
At the last Amazing the Space event, supported by Co-operation Ireland, schoolchildren from 409 schools wrote their own personal peace pledges.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit the Eikon Centre and attend an event to mark the second year of the youth-led peace-building initiative Amazing the Space. Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images“We are excited to have been involved in the organisation of Amazing the Space, a project we see as being integral to the development of a peaceful society in Northern Ireland," said Peter Sheridan, Co-operation Ireland Chief Executive.
“To have so many young people in one place proactively speaking out in favour of peace and committing to living their lives through peaceful means can only bode well for society.”
Funded by the Northern Ireland Executive Office and organised by @cooperationirl, ‘Amazing the Space’ was launched by Prince Harry in September 2017 to encourage young people to become ambassadors for peace within their communities. pic.twitter.com/yc7KBdqARi
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 23, 2018
Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle are visiting Belfast today for their first official joint visit to Northern Ireland. pic.twitter.com/vzizD09LYF
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 23, 2018
Harry and Meghan Markle 😍#ActionDay @NCS #volunteering #AmazingtheSpace #NINCSGrads pic.twitter.com/LQNzMdqZPu
— Lauren (@LaurenKMcB) March 23, 2018
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