While Kate Middleton and Prince William were visiting Northern Ireland last week, the Princess of Wales was unpleasantly challenged to shake hands with the public… One woman reportedly took Kate Middleton to task, saying:
Nice to meet you, but it would be better if you were in your own country. Ireland belongs to the Irish.
The scene took place in front of Carrickfergus Castle, north of Belfast. While the royal couple were enjoying a traditional meet-and-greet with the Northern Irish public, the Duchess of Cambridge was reportedly subjected to a verbal jibe by a local resident.
In response, Kate Middleton reportedly remained impassive. She would have sketched an embarrassed smile, then made the choice to continue her handshakes, acting as if she hadn’t heard a thing.
A strategic choice, designed to avoid further escalation of the Northern Irish conflict. As a reminder, Northern Ireland is a British province torn apart by identity-based ideologies, with some advocating belonging to the United Kingdom and others to the Republic of Ireland.
Such a phrase echoes the current geo-political situation in Northern Ireland… A situation that tends to become more complex with the Brexit…
It’s not the first time the royal family has been the target of remarks from Irish nationalists. Preferring to play the silence card, the royal couple reiterated their strategy once again…
As a reminder, Northern Irish history remains particularly complex, and has in the past hit both sides hard… The royal family itself lost one of its members, Lord Mountbatten, in 1979, following an attack claimed by the IRA.
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