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Irish stew on the menu as Harry and Meghan visit Belfast’s Crown Liquor Saloon

The couple sat down to a traditional pub lunch during a whirlwind visit to Northern Ireland.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during a visit to Belfast (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry embraced the culture of Northern Ireland during a visit to one of Belfast’s most famous buildings – by sitting down to a traditional Irish pub lunch.

The American actress and her fiance, on a whirlwind trip to the region, toured the Crown Liquor Saloon – a major tourist attraction in the city.

Ms Markle revealed that they had been anticipating their trip to the well-known Victorian gin palace, which is owned by the National Trust (NT) and famed for its ornate decorations.

Harry joked with Heather McLachlan, the National Trust’s director for Northern Ireland, asking “Are you open?”, before declaring “We want food”.

His fiancee added: “We saw the menu last week, and said ‘We’ll have this’.”

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had lunch at the Crown Liquor Saloon in Belfast (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Looking up at the ornate ceiling, Harry said: “It’s amazing, it really is.”

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leave the pub after enjoying a traditional Irish stew lunch (Peter Byrne/PA)

Ms Markle looked stylish in a cream coat by Mackage, a dark green dress by Greta Constantine, a cream top by Victoria Beckham, tobacco heels by Jimmy Choo teamed with a tan-coloured Charlotte Elizabeth bag.

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