Prince Charles has vowed to visit all 32 counties as he expressed faith that the friendship between the UK and Ireland will endure for generations.
The Prince of Wales was speaking at a St. Patrick's Day dinner at the Embassy of Ireland in London.
Guests included the likes of actors Kenneth Branagh, Adrian Dunbar and Fiona Shaw, comedian Dara O'Briain and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney.
While it wasn't said in as many words, Charles' speech was clearly designed to highlight the continuing importance of the UK-Ireland relationship post-Brexit.
Charles has visited Ireland every year since 2014.
He said: "Above all we are friends, we are partners and we are the closest of near neighbours, bound together by everything that we have in common - and by just how far we have come together.
"If I may say so ladies and gentlemen, this is precisely why it has been of such importance to both my wife and myself that we too should visit Ireland so often over these past few years - to experience and celebrate as best we can the unparalleled bonds between our two countries and to highlight just what a fundamental difference they make to us all.
"And I must say I'm slightly amazed to find that we've managed to visit 15 counties already.
"I am quite determined before I drop dead and finally lose my marbles that I should get around to the remaining 17."
Charles added: "And so, as our relationship evolves over the coming months and years, I have both the faith and the hope that the essential friendship between the people of Ireland and the people of the United Kingdom will not only endure but will renew itself for generations to come."
He finished with a few words in Irish. "La Fheile Padraig sona daoibh."