In pictures: Apprentice Boys take part in annual Relief of Derry parade

Thousands of Apprentice Boys and band members from all over Northern Ireland and further descended on Londonderry on Saturday for the annual ‘Derry Day’ events

Upwards of 10,000 participants and spectators were in the city for this year’s commemorative events marking the 1689 Relief Of Derry.

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The Relief of Derry pageant takes place. Photo: George Sweeney

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Spectators at the Relief of Derry events on Saturday. Photo: George Sweeney

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A section of the large crowd who watched Saturday's parade. Photo: George Sweeney

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MLA Edwin Poots was among those who took part in the Relief of Derry parade. Photo: George Sweeney

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