First visit to Northern Ireland Charles III since his enthronement in Westminster Abbey on May 6. The monarch and his wife, Camilla, have landed in Newtownabbey, north of Belfast, to see the colorful and cinematic Coronation theme park. A kind of setting in which all the details of the great day of the monarch are recreated. From the throne to the crown cake, which they sliced with a knife like a wedding cake. All with a very Tim Burton iconography and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The newly opened park is designed by Diarmuid Gavin.
Among the politicians who were to receive the king was the deputy of Sinn Féin (for North Belfast), John Finucane. Sinn Féin, the political arm of the IRA, has achieved a historic milestone in Northern Ireland by becoming the most voted political force after municipal elections, held on May 21.