Baby talk during a surprise trip

was speaking as the pair met the entrepreneurs behind non-slip baths on a visit to a tech hub in Belfast.

When told they could have one free of charge, Harry quipped: “How many have you got?”

The royals chatted to Adam and Sinead Murphy – the husband and wife team behind Shnuggle baby products – as they toured Catalyst Inc in the regenerated docklands.

When Mrs Murphy showed the prince their “bum bump” device to prevent babies slipping in the bath, he joked: “That takes all the fun out of bath time.”

Meghan and Harry were greeted by dignitaries such as Lord Mayor Nuala Mcallister and also met Nuala Campbell, who specialises in prosthetic props for the film industry.

The prince was brave enough to touch one of the lifeless rubbery fingers but said “That’s horrible” as Meghan gasped: “Oh my goodness.”