United Kingdom, Oct. 15 -- Catherine, Princess of Wales wanted to drive at full speed with the "sirens on" when she was given a ride in a fire engine on Tuesday (14.10.25).

The 43-year-old royal and her husband made an unannounced visit to Northern Ireland to visit "innovative organisations" which are focused on growth and investment in rural areas, and their first engagement was a training centre for firefighters.

After being shown how to save flood victims and rescue casualties from high-rise buildings, the couple then took a short drive across the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Learning and Development College site in a fire engine, much to the princess' delight.

Newly-qualified firefighter Caoimge McNeice told the Daily T...