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Hillsborough becomes first place in NI to receive Royal status
It is the first town or village to receive the title
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Hillsborough (Image: Phillip Magowan / Press Eye)
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The village of Hillsborough has become the first in Northern Ireland to receive Royal status.
NORTHERN IRELAND’S FIRST ROYAL STATUS AWARDED TO HILLSBOROUGH VILLAGE
Northern Ireland s first Royal status awarded to Hillsborough village
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The first village or town in Northern Ireland to receive the rare and honoured title
The village of Hillsborough in County Down will become ‘Royal Hillsborough’ later in 2021, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP has announced today.
Home to Hillsborough Castle, the residence of Her Majesty The Queen and other members of the Royal family when visiting Northern Ireland, it will be the first village or town in Northern Ireland to receive the exceptional title.
BBC News
By Mark Devenport
image captionThere is a chasm in attitudes towards the NI centenary from political parties
Everyone loves a big birthday, don t they? Well not when it comes to Northern Ireland s contested centenary.
The Orange Order has put Happy Birthday banners up outside some of its halls. In the north west, I chatted to young unionists who have been using the centenary as an excuse to find out offbeat facts about local innovators.
These include the inventor of the portable heart defibrillator and the developer of football s penalty kick (Hillsborough s Frank Pantridge and Milford s William McCrum, in case you didn t know).