In pictures: Prince Charles meets Gerry Adams in Ireland visit
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Prince Charles has shaken hands with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, in a major conciliatory step in the Northern Ireland peace process.
The two men spoke for about 30 seconds. The meeting was the first in the Republic of Ireland between the Sinn Féin leadership and a member of the Royal Family.
When asked earlier if there was anything specific Mr Adams wanted to say to the prince, he said there was, "but I'll say it to him".
The visit will have political resonance and personal significance for Prince Charles, as he will travel to where his great-uncle Earl Mountbatten was killed by an IRA bomb in 1979.
The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, pictured arriving at National University of Ireland Galway for the first engagement of their four-day visit to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.