Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make a Surprise Visit to Belfast as She Hints at Plans to Have Kids

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make a Surprise Visit to Belfast as She Hints at Plans to Have Kids

Surprise! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle landed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Friday, March 23, for an unannounced visit. See the photos below!

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make a Surprise Visit to Belfast as She Hints at Plans to Have Kids

Surprise! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle landed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Friday, March 23, for an unannounced visit. See the photos below!

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Warm Welcome

Upon their arrival, the prince, 33, and the Suits alum, 36, were greeted with smiles by Lord Lieutenant of County Down David Lindsay and his cadet, Alexander Lane.

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Stylish Duo

Harry arrived in a gray blazer, a blue sweater over a white button-down shirt, black pants and suede shoes, while Markle wore a beige Mackage coat, a white Victoria Beckham top, a green Greta Constantine skirt and velvet Manolo Blahnik pumps.

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Do-Gooders

The engaged couple first visited the Eikon Exhibition Centre to celebrate the Amazing the Space peace-building initiative that Harry launched when he visited Ireland for the first time in September. “You’re trying to educate the older generation, which is just amazing,” Harry told the schoolchildren who gathered at the venue. “Well done. Clean the slate, guys. You got this!”

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Supporting the Arts

The pair watched performances by the schoolchildren and listened to young people talk about the reconciliation work in Northern Ireland. They later met with 19-year-old singer Emma Horan. When Belfast clergyman Rev. David Latimer suggested that Horan could sing at Harry and Meghan’s wedding, the royal grinned and his fiancée clapped her hands.

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Say Cheese

Harry and Meghan shared a laugh while sitting in the audience at the Eikon Centre.

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First Impression

Ryan McCallion, a 17-year-old who welcomed the couple to the exhibition center, said he was impressed by them. “They were so humble and down to earth,” he said. “I felt they’d be up on this pedestal but they brought us together and made us feel almost equal. They were really interested in what we were doing.”

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Packed Schedule

Later on Friday, Harry and Meghan stopped at the Crown Liquor Saloon, one of Belfast’s historic buildings, where they learned about the pub’s heritage and met with locals.

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Local Delicacies

Harry ordered sausage and champ during a private lunch at the saloon, while Markle ate the signature Irish stew. They asked to sample the local beer and ordered half a pint of Guinness and the Mourne Mountain Brewery gold ale. “It’s amazing, it really is,” he said of the ornate bar. “It’s on people’s bucket lists, isn’t it? Does it take quite a lot of work to keep it looking like this?”

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Saloon Smiles

The former Army helicopter pilot shook hands with people waiting outside the pub to catch a quick glimpse of the couple.

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Planning for Motherhood?

Despite the rainy weather, the former actress played with one of the well-wishers’ babies outside the bar.

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Busy Day

Harry and Meghan met more members of the public on Great Victoria Street before traveling to the self-sustaining science park Catalyst Inc to chat with young innovators.

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Always Learning

The duo spoke with Titanic FX founder Nuala Campbell and entrepreneur Eoin Lambkin while taking a tour of Catalyst Inc. During the visit, Markle gestured at an array of baby equipment and said, “I am sure at one point we will need the whole thing.”

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Next Stop: The Chapel

The surprise visit to Belfast is just one stop on the couple’s pre-wedding agenda. They previously traveled to places including Nottingham, England, in December and Edinburgh, Scotland, in February. They will walk down the aisle at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19. The invitations for the royal wedding were sent out earlier this week.