William and Kate briefed on cross-community sport in Belfast
The House of Windsor paid a visit to its namesake home of Northern Ireland soccer, Windsor Park, on Wednesday afternoon.
The duke and duchess on a beautiful spring day were being shown around the recently refurbished ground where Northern Ireland plays its home internationals.The duchess wore a red coat and black boots, the duke a blue suit, but the couple changed their footwear to join young people in some football practice at Windsor Park, both engaging in bout of kickabout.
They were being briefed about the “Stay Onside” programme designed to reduce criminal offending by young people. It is run by the IFA, the PSNI, the North’s Department of Justice and the Probation Service. They were also meeting members of “Powerchair”, who play the wheelchair specialist game and travel all over Ireland representing clubs in the Powerchair football league.