When asked what he thought of being given an audience with royalty Jack O’Mahony (7) from Clonakilty, Co Cork said that it was “great.”

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It is part of a cocktail named after royalty and a favourite tipple of Graham Norton but Dingle Gin has also become a phenomenon in Irish bars, with a quarter of a million bottles sold in the country in the last year.

President Michael D Higgins is in Scotland with the UK's Prince of Wales to mark 10 years since he helped secure the future of an 18th century stately home.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have formally welcomed the King of Spain to the UK with a military spectacle full of pomp and pageantry.

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The Prince of Wales stressed the possibilities inherent in breaking down barriers on a Northern Ireland visit that took in a cross border hospital and a centre dedicated to one of his favourite poets.

Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, has found herself in the unlikely company of Bridget Jones and Beyonce, thanks to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour Power List for 2016.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit Donegal tomorrow as part of a three-day visit to Ireland.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Will Prince Charles’ once maligned mistress be fully accepted as his partner, his queen, asks

Princess Charlotte was christened in front of the Queen and close family and friends at the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Norfolk.

Britain’s Princess Charlotte will be christened tomorrow in front of Queen Elizabeth II and close family.

Kerry actress Aisling O’Sullivan is relishing the thought of bringing Druid’s Shakespeare extravaganza to Limerick and Skibbereen, writes Padraic Killeen

One could not stop one’s foot tapping.

Prince Charles has expressed regret over lives lost during the troubles, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will appear before the banking inquiry, Gerarrd says Coutinho is the next big thing after award success and US politician has condemned a rape scene in Game of Thrones, branding it as ’disgusting’. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

The Prince of Wales has admitted being a Fred Astaire fan and toying with taking up Irish dancing after seeing a special performance on his arrival in Ireland.

The Prince of Wales has landed in Ireland for a four-day visit and a historic meeting with Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams.

The Washington Post made quite a blunder today.

Never say never. A boy who has repeatedly tried to meet royalty will realise his dream in Galway today.

Britain’s Prince of Wales begins an emotional trip to the west of Ireland today where his great-uncle Louis Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA.

IT seems pointless, and probably wrong too, to try to establish a hierarchy of atrocity inflicted on this small island during the three decades of terror that preceded the Good Friday peace agreement.

Ireland is prepared for any security threat to the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall during their visit to the country next week, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has vowed.

Army bomb experts have described as "viable" two devices discovered during a series of raids during which six men were arrested for suspected terror offences.

The Prince of Wales will make an emotional trip to Mullaghmore in the west of Ireland where his great uncle Lord Mountbatten was assassinated by the IRA, officials have confirmed.

Prince Harry has described the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s daughter as “absolutely beautiful” as her doting grandparents visited the baby princess.

Proud father, England's Duke of Cambridge, said he was “very happy” following the birth his newborn baby daughter.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are to visit the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in May, Clarence House has announced.

Elton John and David Furnish have officially got married — exactly nine years after they tied the knot in a civil partnership ceremony.

The Queen led Britain in honouring members of the armed forces killed in conflict as Remembrance Sunday services took place around the country and in former war zones today.

Prince George will have a little brother or sister in the spring of 2015, who will replace Prince Harry as the fourth in line to the throne.

Fans are overjoyed with the news that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have finally tied the knot.

One of the Queen of England's page boys appeared to faint as the monarch neared the end of outlining the British Government’s proposed laws.

The Prince of Wales has sparked controversy by reportedly comparing the actions of Russian president Vladimir Putin to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

The death of the Duchess of Cornwall’s brother Mark Shand, who fell and banged his head outside a New York hotel bar, has been ruled an accident.

For their historic state visit to London, President Michael D Higgins and wife Sabina have both shown considerable sartorial flair.

The Queen has said that Britain and Ireland shall “no longer allow our past to ensnare our future” at a historic state banquet in honour of President Michael D Higgins.

President Michael D Higgins has begun his official state visit in Britain.

Michael D Higgins will address the British Houses of Parliament next month on the first state visit by an Irish president to Britain.

Nine people have now been confirmed to have died in the Glasgow police helicopter crash.

Operating profits at the Dublin-based property group behind the iconic €100m Titanic Quarter development in Belfast last year more than doubled to €25.9m.