Kate Middleton confronted by woman and told she's not 'in her own country' on Northern Ireland trip

Kate Middleton was confronted by a woman and told she's not "in her own country" while on a trip on Thursday afternoon (October 6). The exchange unfolded when Kate and William, the new Prince and Princess of Wales, were undertaking an impromptu meet and greet with people in Northern Ireland.

While shaking hands with Kate, the woman said: “Nice to meet you but it would be better if it was when you were in your own country.” The woman, who appeared to be videoing the exchange on a mobile phone, added: “Ireland belongs to the Irish.”

Kate, who was visiting Belfast, appeared to remain composed throughout and laughed off the comment before going on to meet other well-wishers. Hundreds of people had lined the Marine Highway in Carrickfergus as the Prince and Princess of Wales continue their visit to the Co Antrim town.

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The royal couple shared an image of the meet and greet on their Instagram page but appeared to crop the woman who made the comment to Kate out of the photograph. And Kate also exchanged a beaming smile with baby Barney, who showed his teddy off to the princess.

Kate recognised the stuffed toy before commenting: "I recognise those... our kiddy’s have quite a few of those." Barney is son of Laura-Ann, a prominent Instagrammer with 172,000 followers, and a keen royalist.

After meeting the royals, Laura Ann said: "What a morning .. I need a lie down from all the excitement." William and Kate were taking part in a walkabout along the seafront to meet local people.

They exchanged a number of handshakes and fist-bumps with local schoolchildren who had waited for