Northern Ireland’s First Minister and deputy First Minister swapped their high heels for flats for their latest sporting challenge.
Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill arrived at Clandeboye Golf Club in Bangor on a sunny Wednesday morning to congratulate officials on securing the PGA EuroPro Northern Ireland Masters Golf Tournament, but it was not long before the two leaders were handed golf clubs for a putting challenge.
Club officials were clearly inspired by smiling pictures of the pair enjoying a kick-around with children in Co Tyrone last month.
There were more smiles and laughter as the leaders compared footwear, as the latter admitted she had had to make a last-minute dash to the shops for a pair of flats to walk on the course.
“And we did both score,” the deputy First Minister intervened, to which Mrs Foster laughed as she pointed out: “The goalkeeper was about five or six.”
Harry gave the leaders a demonstration, showing them how he grips the club and lines up his shot, before deftly hitting the ball into the hole.
“No pressure”, joked Ms O’Neill as she stepped up first, and chuckled as the ball sailed past the hole.
“Very close,” assured Ms O’Neill, as the pair moved on to the formal stage of the event.
