24/06/2014

The Queen Visits Game Of Thrones Set

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have been given a tour of the Game of Thrones set in Belfast as part of their visit to Northern Ireland. The Royal couple are met with cast and production members of the hit show at the city's Paint Hall Studios in the Titanic Quarter.

Prior to the visit, the couple started their second day of engagements at Crumlin Road Gaol in north Belfast where they met by a number of the regions dignitaries, including First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, before they were accompanied on a tour of the prison's C wing.

The Queen and Prince Philip also visited St George's Market and attended a lunch hosted by the city's Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon.

The Royal couple are on a three-day visit to Northern Ireland.

(CVS/CD)

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