Around 60 bands were on parade, with an estimated 4,000 participants in the procession, as it made its way through the Co Armagh village, home to the headquarters of the Royal Black Institution.
Speaking at the demonstration, the head of the institution called for Northern Ireland citizens to be freed “from the tyranny of persecution” being exercised by the European Union.
In his reference to the Northern Ireland Protocol, Sovereign Grand Master Rev William Anderson said the institution’s constitutional resolution called for the removal of the “continuing controls being exercised over citizens in Northern Ireland”, and for the restoration of “full equal citizenship of the United Kingdom to all its citizens as set out in the Act of Union”.
73. Last Saturday in Loughgall
On parade on Saturday. Photo: Graham Baalham-Curry
74. Last Saturday in Loughgall
The parade makes its way through the village. Photo: Graham Baalham-Curry
75. Last Saturday in Loughgall
A section of the crowd enjoying the parade in Loughgall from a good vantage point. Photo: Graham Baalham-Curry
76. Last Saturday in Portadown
On parade in Loughgall. Photo: Graham Baalham-Curry