Prince William's steadfast reaction to boos as he leaves Ulster University in Belfast

Prince William received a mixed response at a university campus as frustrated crowds booed him on his way out.

The attended the Ulster University campus in Belfast city centre - months after he originally planned to visit in May. Following a visit with students, a horde of people gathered outside of the Simon Community facility in the afternoon.

While most people were elated to see the , other members of the public bellowed pro-Palestinian chants. A video which emerged on , showed him walking out of the facility, smiling and waving at the crowd.

Despite the boos, he continued to smile and increased his pace as he walked quickly to the car in the afternoon. One journalist at the scene said faced a "less than warm reaction".

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The crowd also called for the dad-of-three to take more action on "Palestine and Gaza", with the social media video ending with chants of "Free Palestine". In February, addressed the war and called for an end to the fighting. He said that the "terrible human cost" of the conflict had seen "too many killed".

He added: "I, like so many others, want to see an end to the fighting as soon as possible." The also called for more humanitarian support for the civilians of Gaza and pleaded with Hamas to free the remaining hostages. His exit from the campus seemed to contrast with earlier scenes in which fans praised him.

He commended the Studio Ulster virtual production training suite where they met at the Ulster University, saying there had not been a facility like that for him when he was younger, and spoke with pride of Northern productions including the popular Derry Girls to a smiling William.

also took a rare turn behind the camera as he was shown around the state-of-the-art facility, practising moving a video camera along rails while talking to the students. He nodded appreciatively as he heard that Ulster University was the first university in the UK or Ireland to bring this into the classroom.

The prince went on to tour the rest of the centre campus to which he had been welcomed by Secretary of State Hilary Benn, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Belfast Lord Mayor Micky Murray.

He also took the time to meet some of the students gathered to wait for him in the foyer as he prepared to leave. One young woman admitted she was late for her lecture, to which laughed, replying: “You can blame me”, and motioned to all gathered: “You can all blame me”.

During his visit to The Foyer, spoke to young people about their experiences and the support they have received. Among them was 19-year-old Sherry Gallagher from Belfast, who told William that she was about to move into a home of her own.

“He was actually so lovely, he’s a wee dote, he’s just wee dote,” she said afterwards. "And he seems genuine, and he cares about it. He knows it’s an issue, so we’re all excited. Never could I ever say I ever shook a hand until today. So I’m all excited.”