Royals bring much-needed rain on their Irish parade

It wasn’t quite the African safari or Caribbean escape that avid royal watchers had anticipated for Harry and Meghan’s first overseas trip as a married couple, but sure, as they say, when the sun shines in Ireland, you could be anywhere.

Except that the sun, for the first time since the heat melted our collective memories, didn’t shine and the grey sky dribbled drizzle.

You couldn’t be anywhere except in the midst of a traditional Irish summer.