The Queen has made a historic designation to a village in Northern Ireland, making it the first in the country to receive Royal Status. The village of Hillsborough, where Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, Her Majesty’s official Northern Ireland residence is located, received the honour earlier this week in an announcement by the Secretary of State…
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Commemorating the opening of the Ulster Parliament Buildings
Today John is sharing some of the exhibits here marking the ongoing NI 100 centenary programme, which the whole of the UK’s postal service has been celebrating.
During April and May, here and in England, Wales and Scotland, there has been a special hand-stamp (the inked postmark on envelopes, sometimes called ‘franking’) marking the centenary with the slogan ‘Our Story in the Making - Northern Ireland Beyond 100’.
Along with the commemorative post-mark, the postage stamps and cards in the centenary display mostly depict “local places, people and events” John explained.
Little or nothing has been omitted from the vast range of local themes and topics included.
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.