She met homeowners and employees at Coffey’s Butchers, The Arcadia deli and Knotts Bakery earlier than doing an impromptu meet and greet with well-wishers.
She got here away with baggage filled with native produce, promising she would take them dwelling for her husband – after having fun with a snack herself.
Requested a number of instances in regards to the King’s wellbeing, she mentioned “he is doing very effectively”, joking that “I attempt to preserve him so as”.
“He is very disenchanted he cannot come,” she added.
At Coffey’s Butcher, which has been working on the Lisburn Street since 1929, she met a number of the three generations of the household who run it, remarking: “My gosh there are quite a lot of you!”
Inspecting the meat counter, she mentioned: “My goodness me what a fantastic choice” and requested: “All of those are regionally sourced? What do you promote probably the most of?”
“It is fantastic, it is all very tempting. It is beautiful to see you thriving.”
Throughout her go to to The Arcadia, store assistant Brenda Robb requested after Charles, and handed her a get effectively card for him, extending her finest needs.
