It is the first time for almost 50 years that the Queen has been in City Hall in Belfast. She was warmly welcomed by hundreds of well-wishers outside while a tight security cordon was in place right around the city centre. The Queen gave the short speech at a special banquet in her honour after visiting Crumlin Road Gaol with Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness – both of whom spent time in the cells in the 1970s or ’80s.