Prince William has been booed by an anti-monarchy mob who gatecrashed his university visit.

In a video that’s surfaced on social media, a clip shows Prince William facing boos and jeers as he left Ulster University’s Belfast City Campus Centre after a royal engagement.

The Prince of Wales, continued with his duties and smiled and waved politely as anti-monarchy protestors heckled him during a visit to Northern Ireland.

Protestors also appeared to want the future monarch to take a stronger stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict, with shouts of “Free Palestine and Gaza”, heard in the video.

Speaking earlier in February, William said he was “concerned” about the “human cost” of the war in Gaza. His rare statement came as he visited the British Red Cross in London.

He said: “I remain deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict in the Middle East since the Hamas terrorist attack on 7 October…”

His statement continued: “I, like so many others, want to see an end to the fighting as soon as possible. There is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to Gaza. It’s critical that aid gets in and the hostages are released.

“Sometimes it is only when faced with the sheer scale of human suffering that the importance of permanent peace is brought home. Even in the darkest hour, we must not succumb to the counsel of despair.”

William had a jam-packed schedule during his trip to Northern Ireland – the University visit was to meet pupils who are learning about visual production, and driving a world-leading creative sector. The heir to the throne looked in his element as he even took a motorbike for a spin through an Arizona desert during a visit to a state-of-the-art Virtual Production Studio.

During his second engagement in Belfast, William was also introduced to the virtual production training suite created to teach the next generation the skills to continue Belfast’s reputation as a destination for the world’s film and television industry.

Studio Ulster, a £75m development in the city’s harbour, has built a full-scale version, which will allow film and television makers to appear to shoot in all climates and locations from their building – saving carbon, travel costs and eliminating the need to take a full crew to difficult or dangerous locations.

William travelled to Belfast to hear about opportunities to scale local projects to help prevent homelessness for young people leaving care. His first visit was to the Foyer, a temporary accommodation and support service which houses around 30 young people experiencing homelessness operated by the charity Simon Community, a member of the Homewards “Northern Ireland local Coalition”.

Research indicates that one-third of people with care experience in the UK become homeless within the first two years of exiting the care system, whilst 25% of all people who have experienced homelessness have been in care at some point during their childhood.

In Northern Ireland, approximately 140 young people each year leave care and present as homeless.