One's first trip to a Belfast hospital
Before the first ceasefire in Northern Ireland it was impossible to organise a royal visit to any of the hospitals there because the security risk was so great. The Duchess of Kent, patron of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, would instead host receptions for hospital staff at Hillsborough Castle.
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