Prince Charles has paid tribute to the generations of workers at one of Belfast’s world renowned shipyards, as he recreated an iconic image of his father standing beneath the towering cranes at Harland and Wolff.
The Prince of Wales joked how he was “old enough to remember the days when there were an awful lot of people working here”, but said he was buoyed by the new opportunities for the younger apprentices coming through.
The future king began a two day trip to Northern Ireland yesterday where, together with wife Camilla, they were told about the rich and varied history of Belfast, from manufacturing to music and community programmes.
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