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Happy St Patrick’s Day! Royal family share Instagram posts to mark the occasion amid the coronavirus crisis – as Prince William and Kate Middleton praise the work of the Irish Guards
- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge marked St Patrick’s Day with an Instagram post
- Couple paid tribute to the work of the Irish Guards, of which William is Colonel
- William and Kate traditionally celebrate the event with an annual parade
- Parade was cancelled as the majority of the Irish Guards are deployed overseas
- Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
The Royal Family have come together to share Instagram posts to celebrate St Patrick’s Day today/
Official accounts belonging to the Queen, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge all marked the occasion, offering followers a moment of normality in otherwise extraordinary circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Royal Family account shared a photo of the Queen inspecting the Irish Guards, of which she is Commander-in-Chief, at Windsor Castle in 2009. The Clarence House account posted an image of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall on a 2014 visit to Northern Ireland.
The Royal Family account shared a photo of the Queen inspecting the Irish Guards, of which she is Commander-in-Chief, at Windsor Castle in 2009, pictured
The Clarence House account posted an image of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall on a 2014 visit to Northern Ireland
Meanwhile the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked St Patrick’s Day with an Instagram post celebrating the work of the Irish Guards.
Prince William, 37, who has been Colonel of the Irish Guards since 2011, praised the troops for their ‘loyalty and grit’ on a ‘tough operations’.
William and Kate, 38, traditionally celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a parade in London but the event has been cancelled this year because the majority of the regiment are on deployment overseas.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked St Patrick’s Day with an Instagram post celebrating the work of the Irish guards. Pictured, one of the images shared on social media
Prince William, 37, who has been Colonel of the Irish Guards since 2011, praised the troops for their ‘loyalty and grit’ on a ‘tough operations’. Pictured, one of the troops currently overseas
William and Kate, 38, traditionally celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a parade in London but the event has been cancelled this year because the majority of the regiment are on deployment overseas. Pictured above, the Instagram caption shared today to mark the occasion
To highlight the troops’ work, the royal couple shared a series of photos showing how they will be spending the day on duty in Iraq and South Sudan.
The caption reads: ‘Number 1 Company is currently deployed in South Sudan for four months on Operation Trenton, providing security to the Royal Engineers undertaking construction projects as part of the mission there, including teaching basic skills that empower the locals and will help them continue to improve their lives long after the deployment finishes.
‘Meanwhile in Iraq the remainder (and vast majority of the Battalion) of the Micks are deployed on Operation Shader. They are currently on a six-month tour focused on training security forces across multiple locations in Iraq and further north in the Kurdish Region.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the St Patrick’s Day parade at Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow, London, in 2019. The event is not taking place this year as troops are on deployment
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shared this snap of Irish Guards troops currently serving overseas to mark St Patrick’s Day today. They wanted to highlight the work of the regiment
This photo shows members of the regiment hard at work, in either Iraq or South Sudan
Troops pose for photos with a group of youngsters, believed to be in South Sudan. It was one of a number of images shared on the official Kensington Palace Instagram account today
‘A truly diverse Regiment, the Irish Guards draws from soldiers all over the British Isles, Ireland and across the Commonwealth. As the Regiment’s motto challenges, “Quis Separabit’ — ‘Who Shall Separate Us?”‘
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge typically mark St Patrick’s Day with an event at Cavalry Barracks in Hounslow, London, where Kate hands out shamrocks to officers and guardsmen of 1st Battalion the Irish Guards.
However the couple are keeping a low profile as the royal family reacts to the worsening coronavirus crisis.
Several royal engagements have been cancelled or postponed, including several scheduled to be carried out by the Queen, 93.
The Earl of Wessex became the latest member of the royal family to cancel his engagements.
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