“Ladies and gentlemen, a dhaoine uaisle”.
“Ireland is a country that we have both heard so much about, so we are really excited to be here with you to see it first-hand ourselves.
“In coming to the Guinness Storehouse we are both retracing the footsteps of my grandmother, who was shown how to pour the perfect pint here in 2011.
“Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you it is not often that I find myself following the Queen to the pub.
“But I am looking forward to testing for myself the theory that Guinness tastes even better in Ireland than overseas.”
He added: “On a slightly more serious note I just wanted to thank all of you in the room for coming here this evening.
“Thank you for all that you do to support the very special relationship between our two countries.
“It has been a pleasure to meet so many of you this evening who demonstrate the breadth of our connections across the arts, sports, uniformed services, education and research, and charity sectors.
“We value it as we do your friendship and are committed to strengthening it further.
“We are very much looking forward to our next two days in Ireland, where I have no doubt we will continue to be impressed by the creativity, warmth and hospitality the Irish people have to offer.”
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