{"id":109,"date":"2026-05-21T13:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:09:44","slug":"seagull-poops-on-king-charles-during-northern-ireland-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"Seagull poops on King Charles during Northern Ireland visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>King Charles suffered an unexpected royal dump during a visit to Northern Ireland, courtesy of a seagull flying overhead.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=107\">Pro eater Joey Chestnut free to compete despite slap flap, league says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charles was visiting the southeast coastal town of New Castle on Wednesday \u2014 the second day of a three-day visit with Queen Camilla \u2014 when a passing bird unloaded his bowels from above. Witnesses said the seagull\u2019s poop hit the back of the King\u2019s jacket, its splatter also striking those around him.<\/p>\n<p>The royal was quick to brush off the incident, declining an offer for a change of clothes before going on to greet more well-wishers. In video shared online, the poop stain is visible as Charles continued to shake hands and interact with members of the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least it didn\u2019t land on my head!\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<p>Irene Marting, who witnessed the King\u2019s seagull encounter, said Charles was quick to compose himself, adding that he didn\u2019t let the poop spoil his mood.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=105\">Michelin honors 21 Bay Area\/California restaurants as \u2018new discoveries\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing hit by a seagull, it\u2019s supposed to be good luck,\u201d Marting added. \u201cWe\u2019re so thrilled he\u2019s come to Northern Ireland to see us and it\u2019s really nice to see him in Newcastle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident followed an earlier stop at a food pantry, where the king grabbed a roll of toilet paper in what is now an uncanny moment of foreshadowing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery important,\u201d he said of the paper product.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The King and Queen were enjoying separate schedules on Wednesday after spending the day together in Belfast on Tuesday. While Charles, joined by actor and Newcastle native Ian McElhinney, visited the Community Cinema and tried to dodge bird droppings, Camilla visited the village of Royal Hillsborough, where she tried her hand at pouring a pint of Guinness at a local pub.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=103\">Yelp\u2019s Top 100 BBQ list: San Bruno, SF, Sunnyvale restaurants make the cut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>With News Wire Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles suffered an unexpected royal dump during a visit to Northern Ireland, courtesy of a seagull flying overhead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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