The Queen arrived in Northern Ireland on Wednesday evening, with a bugler from the Hillsborough Ford Guard playing to mark her arrival at Hillsborough Castle in Co Down, the royal residence in the region.
The Queen was last in Northern Ireland in May 2023 when she and the King undertook engagements on their first visit to the region following the coronation.
She is travelling alone this week after Charles stepped back from his public duties while receiving treatment for cancer.
She is travelling alone this week after Charles stepped back from his public duties while receiving treatment for cancer.
![Queen Camilla (centre) with Lord-Lieutenant Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle (right) during a visit to Lisburn Road in Belfast to meet shop owners and staff, and learn about their positive contribution to the community during her two-day official visit to Northern Ireland.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI2YmY4MmZkLTJkYjAtNDU3Yi05Yjk5LWVjZTJmMDU3YTM3NjpjZmVmNWMwNy03YjFiLTQ5MmEtYTAyMS0xNWFkNDk2MTdjMmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Queen Camilla visit to Northern Ireland
Queen Camilla (centre) with Lord-Lieutenant Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle (right) during a visit to Lisburn Road in Belfast to meet shop owners and staff, and learn about their positive contribution to the community during her two-day official visit to Northern Ireland.Photo: Liam McBurney
![Queen Camilla (left) with Lord-Lieutenant Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle during a visit to Lisburn Road in Belfast to meet shop owners and staff, and learn about their positive contribution to the community during her two-day official visit to Northern Ireland.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUxMTYzZThlLWY0YjUtNGFmOC04MjEyLTJlNTdlMjA3ZGJmOTo0ZjlhOTVlNC0zY2Y1LTQ4MWYtYTM0MC1kNDkyMjdhZGIwNmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Queen Camilla visit to Northern Ireland
Queen Camilla (left) with Lord-Lieutenant Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle during a visit to Lisburn Road in Belfast to meet shop owners and staff, and learn about their positive contribution to the community during her two-day official visit to Northern Ireland.Photo: Liam McBurney
![Queen Camilla (centre right) meets the owner of Knotts Bakery, William Corrie, his wife Zoe Salmon and their son Fitz during a visit to Lisburn Road in Belfast to meet shop owners and staff, and learn about their positive contribution to the community, during her two-day official visit to Northern Ireland.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM4MzFhYjM1LTdhZjQtNGExNS04NzU4LTk3MjhlMTkzZjdhNjozZTUyYjdkMC03ZWQwLTQ3ZjYtYjMzMy0yZmM1YmI5NzUxMGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
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Queen Camilla (centre right) meets the owner of Knotts Bakery, William Corrie, his wife Zoe Salmon and their son Fitz during a visit to Lisburn Road in Belfast to meet shop owners and staff, and learn about their positive contribution to the community, during her two-day official visit to Northern Ireland.Photo: Liam McBurney
![Queen Camilla meets members of the public during a visit to Lisburn Road in Belfast to meet shop owners and staff, and learn about their positive contribution to the community, during her two-day official visit to Northern Ireland.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg5NmI3ZmRlLTRmOTEtNDE1Zi1hZmM2LTg2ZmNiMzcwNDc5MTpmODUzZGU1Yy04M2UyLTQ0OWUtOWYzYy1hYWFhYzYxMDQ0NmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
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Queen Camilla meets members of the public during a visit to Lisburn Road in Belfast to meet shop owners and staff, and learn about their positive contribution to the community, during her two-day official visit to Northern Ireland.Photo: Liam McBurney