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Reports of royal visit are premature, officials confirm
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Reports that members of the British royal family are set to visit Killarney are premature, the Killarney Advertiser can reveal. It had been claimed in various news outlets this week that Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, would come to the town as part of their Ireland trip in mid-June but senior officials have clarified that such a visit is yet to be officially confirmed.
The Prince of Wales will follow in the footsteps of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on June 14 when he flies into Cork. He and Camilla are expected to stay in Ireland for three days in total and in addition to spending some time in Cork city, it is believed that they will also come to the Kingdom. Senior gardaí from the Crime and Security Branch in Dublin have travelled to Cork to meet with senior officers from Cork City, Cork North and Kerry Divisions to put in place security measures for the royals.
Whether or not they actually visit Killarney is still unknown. Speaking to the Killarney Advertiser, President of the Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce Paul O’Neill said that “nothing has been confirmed yet”.
If Charles does visit Killarney with Camilla, he will be following in the footsteps of his great-great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who visited Heaven’s Reflex in 1861.
Queen Victoria, who was accompanied by her husband Prince Albert and their three children, were met by massive crowds during their three-day visit in August 1861 when they famously stayed in both Killarney House and in Muckross House.
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