King Charles was greeted in a rather surprising way when he stepped out for a solo visit in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
The monarch received a splattering from a seagull, which you can see in the video above, which left its mark on the bottom of his suit jacket as he toured the town of Newcastle.
The King was about to start a meet and greet with the public that lined crash barriers along the main street when the bird's droppings hit him, and those around him.
© Getty ImagesIrene Marting, 64, from the village of Dromara near Lisburn, was waiting in the crowds with her sister Paula Leitch to see the King and witnessed the incident unfold from across the street.
After sharing a joke with Charles about the moment she said: "We were talking to the King about the seagull and he said: 'It's well it didn’t land on my head.'
“Somebody was trying to get him to put a coat on, but he didn’t, being hit by a seagull, it’s supposed to be good luck. We're so thrilled he’s come to Northern Ireland to see us, and it's really nice to see him in Newcastle."
