IN PICTURES: Letters Patent for Royal Hillsborough

The Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Alderman Stephen Martin greeted Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Right Honourable Brandon Lewis MP to a historic event at Hillsborough Castle.

The purpose of this special visit was to present the Letters Patent, an official scroll that formalises the village’s royal status which was announced earlier this year.

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