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Prince Charles 1996 visit to Ireland was scrapped amid safety concerns, records show
The Prince of Wales had planned to visit the Republic a year after his historic maiden trip. By Press Association Wednesday 30 Dec 2020, 7:06 AM Dec 30th 2020, 7:06 AM 12,828 Views 3 Comments
People greet Prince Charles as he went for an informal walkabout along Dublin’s College Green in 1995
Image: Martin Keene via PA Images
People greet Prince Charles as he went for an informal walkabout along Dublin’s College Green in 1995
Image: Martin Keene via PA Images
PRINCE CHARLES ABANDONED a proposed visit to the Republic of Ireland in the summer of 1996 amid concerns about his personal safety, previously classified documents show.
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Prince Charles abandoned a proposed visit to the Republic of Ireland in the summer of 1996 amid concerns about his personal safety, previously classified documents show.
Aides originally planned for the Prince of Wales to undertake a three-day visit to the Republic from June 29, just as early talks laying the way for the subsequent Good Friday Agreement got under way in earnest at Stormont.
But secret arrangements for the “low-key” official visit were scuppered when officials either side of the Irish Sea voiced concerns about the trip.
A letter from Foreign Office diplomat Dominick Chilcott to No 10 private secretary John Holmes revealed how Irish authorities had “expressed concern about the risks which His Royal Highness would face” if the visit went ahead without a ceasefire in place, amid renewed tensions between the IRA and Unionists.