Kate Middleton was harassed on Thursday during a royal walk in Northern Ireland.
“Nice to meet you, but it would be better for us if you were in your own country,” said the woman – who seemed to be recording the conversation on her phone – as the Princess of Wales laughed awkwardly.
“Ireland belongs to the Irish,” she added as the royal continued to greet 40 spectators.
The awkward meet-and-greet took place during the Prince and Princess of Wales’ one-day visit to Northern Ireland, where they visited charities and community organizations in Belfast and Carrickfergus.
According to the Telegraph, the woman was on Antrim Road in north Belfast when the interaction took place.
The late Queen Elizabeth II gave William and Kate the titles Baron and Baroness Carrickfergus on the morning of their wedding in 2011.
During their short trip to Northern Ireland – which is part of the UK – the couple visited a suicide prevention charity PIPS in Belfast, where they joined a group of volunteer counselors in packing the charity’s Little Boxes of Hope.
They also went to Trademarket, a new open-air street food market where they took part in a cocktail making race.
It is not the first time that the royal couple has been challenged.
Earlier this year, a protest by an indigenous group in Belize forced the couple to cancel the first stop on their tour of the Caribbean.
They planned to visit Akte’il Ha, a sustainable cocoa plantation in Indian Creek, but Buckingham Palace canceled the visit Friday after Mayan residents protested their arrival.