Visits by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles to San Francisco in 1983 and 1977 visits were filled with pomp and ceremony, but the city large Irish-American population also made sure the royals knew their displeasure over the conflict in Northern Ireland.
The 1983 and 1977 visits were filled with pomp and ceremony but San Francisco's large Irish-American population also made sure the royals knew how displeased they were with the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Pro-Irish demonstrators amassed outside of Davies Symphony Hall to protest the Queen's visit. Inside, the events were disrupted by an Irish Northern AID protestor who shouted"Stop the Torture" - and was hustled out. In 2005, Prince Charles returned to the Bay Area. This time, he was newly-married to Camilla Parker Bowles.Included in their busy schedule: the couple visited a farmer's market in Point Reyes Station, Alice Water's Edible Schoolyard, climbed onboard a U.S. Coast Guard ship, got a key to the city, and then visited the Empress Hotel in the Tenderloin, where the couple learned about a homelessness project.
The Prince gave a toast. He mentioned his previous visit and how when he was here last, he was the age that his two sons are now. He raised a glass, and thanked his hosts
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