Third time lucky for Naoise as persistence to meet royals pays off

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

Naoise Barker, aged 11, first tried to meet the Queen last year when he wrote to invite her to meet him and his family on his Easter holidays in Britain.

Naoise, who has autism spectrum disorder, invited the Queen for a bite to eat at the Chicken Shack restaurant in Clapham.