A woman took Princess Kate’s hand and said: “Nice to meet you, but it would be better if you were in your country.”
The former Kate Middleton laughed and started walking forward before the woman trained her mobile camera on the royal and added: “Ireland belongs to the Irish.”
It was unclear whether Princess Kate heard all of the woman’s comments outside Carrickfergus Castle, an 800-year-old historic landmark.
Northern Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1921, and violence has often broken out between UK loyalists and those who want to form a united Ireland.
It may be a combustible subject, but the princess seemed to get over the encounter with a smile.
She and Prince William were taking a day trip to Northern Ireland about a month after Queen Elizabeth II died, leaving the throne to now-King Charles III. William is next in line of succession.
