{"id":151963,"date":"2026-03-04T03:37:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/151963\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T03:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:37:27","slug":"palace-shares-sophies-smiles-honouring-queens-legacy-in-randalstown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/151963\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace shares Sophie&#8217;s smiles honouring Queen&#8217;s legacy in Randalstown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/653959_2397948_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Palace shares Sophie\u2019s smiles honouring  Queen\u2019s legacy in Randalstown\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Palace shares Sophie\u2019s smiles honouring  Queen\u2019s legacy in Randalstown<\/p>\n<p>Kensington Palace released delightful snapshots from Duchess of Edinburgh\u2019s latest engagements in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess was all smiles during her visit to Randalstown, where she stopped by Randalstown Library.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie met inspiring women who completed a Leadership Programme created by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. <\/p>\n<p>Sophie appeared genuinely animated as she listened to their stories and celebrated their achievements.<\/p>\n<p>The Palace\u2019s Instagram page captured her laughing, chatting and relishing the chance to connect with the local community.<\/p>\n<p>In her role as Patron, Her Royal Highness officially opened the new Northern Ireland centre for the National Autistic Society, a space set to provide vital support for families across the region. <\/p>\n<p>She took time to hear firsthand how the centre will make a difference in everyday lives.<\/p>\n<p>Community spirit continued to shine at Walkways Community Centre, where the Duchess learned about grassroots initiatives designed to foster wellbeing and bring people together. <\/p>\n<p>She also met dedicated volunteers from Guide Dogs NI, who are proudly marking 40 years of life-changing service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Palace shares Sophie\u2019s smiles honouring Queen\u2019s legacy in Randalstown Kensington Palace released delightful snapshots from Duchess of Edinburgh\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-151963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}