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Prince Charles to visit peace centre in Northern Ireland

Prince Charles will visit Northern Ireland's oldest peace and reconciliation centre later today concluding his visit to the region.

The daughter of Lord Mountbatten, who was killed by an IRA bomb in August 1979, has supported the Corrymeela Centre for years in its work with victims of violence on all sides of the Troubles.

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Prince Charles' 'regret' over Northern Ireland troubles

Gerry Adams meets Prince Charles. Credit: PA

Prince Charles expressed his "regret" over lives lost in in Northern Ireland's Troubles during a private meeting with Gerry Adams.

The Sinn Fein president spoke to Charles about the 1979 IRA bombing in which his great uncle Lord Mountbatten was murdered.

Adams said: "Both he and we expressed our regret for what happened from 1968 onwards.

"We were of a common mind and the fact that the meeting took place, it obviously was a big thing for him to do and a big thing for us to do."

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