Beyoncé proves she's pop’s ultimate princess in Dublin

The lead-up to Beyoncé’s four sold-out 02 Dublin shows has been dominated by tales of extravagant backstage demands, including an all-white dressing room, Jo Malone candles, and an insistence that the temperature be set to precisely 22.2C.

Yet the 31-year-old cut a surprisingly ordinary figure in the paparazzi shots of her arriving at Dublin Airport on Saturday with husband Jay Z and their 2-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.

In the pictures, she walks past a taxi-rank, lugging her carry-on and baby-bag, her frizzy locks bundled into a black beanie. If it wasn’t for the bodyguards, you might mistake her for a normal person.