Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shower with gifts outside Trinity College Dublin

With the England Cup match against Croatia, the only thing we can talk about this morning in the UK is that Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Susbad, start their second day of engagements in Ireland with a visit to the city's historic Croke Park.

Earlier Harry had been asked by a reporter if football was coming home. "Most definitely," he replied with a smile. The couple will perform a day filled with commitments before taking the plane for a private charter flight in time to see England face Croatia.

It was a dark start to the day when the couple visited Croke Park, which has been heart of Irish sport for a century and was the scene of one of the most tragic mbadacres in the country. In 1920, 14 civilians were murdered there by the Royal Irish Police; supported by the British auxiliary division, police entered the stadium during a match against Dublin and against Tipperary and opened fire. The couple visited the stadium museum, where they saw artifacts of what is now called the Bloody Sunday Mbadacre. Then there was a chance to watch traditional Gaelic games, including hurling, camogie and rounds, and to meet players who are involved in community outreach projects using sport for social good. Meghan wore an elegant black pantsuit on a white T-shirt for the event a little more casual – but with heels that made the game a little complicated.

History, culture, technology and a little politics today too, the couple also spent the morning meeting with the president of the country, Michael Higgins, and his dogs. The couple rang the bell of peace at the official residence of the president to mark the 10th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement, which was a central moment in the peace process in Northern Ireland. Famous for his love of dogs, Meghan, wearing a beige dress Roland Mouret with his iconic boat neckline, could not resist bending over to caress the Bernese mountain dogs.

Later in the day The situation worsened, but even the drizzle did not prevent hundreds of students and supporters from spreading in the Trinity College gardens to accommodate the Susbad. While Harry and Meghan were working the crowd, there was loud cheering for both of them, Harry being as popular as his glamorous new wife. With a broad smile and outstretched arms, he shook hands and even picked up bouquets of flowers for his wife.

Spotting a red-haired brother and sister in the crowd, Harry made a jump for Katie and Cormack Brady (age eight and seven), who had traveled from Cavan County with their mother to see the royal couple. "Harry came to say hello and asked us if we were football fans, we told him we were but we were more than happy to meet a real prince," said Katie. "He shook our hand, I can not wait to talk to everyone in school."

An American student, Grace Vitale from Florida, met Meghan and discussed of the vibrant community of Dublin with the Duchess. "Meghan liked the fact that the city is so multicultural. There was someone from Toronto behind me in the crowd and she was so excited to see so many Americans too. She is so graceful, elegant and worldly. I am obsessed with her. "

At a meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar yesterday, it appeared that Meghan was an honorary member of the Philosophical Society since a conference in Trinity several years ago. The duchess was said to be particularly excited to return to college to see the historic Kells book, and to visit the old library, which contains more than 200,000 books.

From Trinity College, the couple will visit the EPIC museum to learn more about the country's emigrants Meghan's father is of Irish descent, but a source at the museum said Vanity Fair that it is not intended to present Meghan with a family tree, which, given the complexities of the Markle family, is probably a good thing 19659010] The Vanity Fair Royal Watch

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