Grand Masters bring greetings to City

The Grand Masters of England, Scotland and Ireland were in town today to celebrate the Twelfth in style.
By OLGA BRADSHAW
Published 12th Jul 2013, 16:21 BST
Twelfth visitors to Londonderry, the UK City of Culture, are, from left, Wor Bro Edward Stevenson, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Most Wor Bro Ron Bather, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland and Most Wor Bro Henry Dunbar, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of England. They are pictured in front of the new City of Londonderry Banner, dedicated last week and on parade for the first time today.Twelfth visitors to Londonderry, the UK City of Culture, are, from left, Wor Bro Edward Stevenson, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Most Wor Bro Ron Bather, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland and Most Wor Bro Henry Dunbar, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of England. They are pictured in front of the new City of Londonderry Banner, dedicated last week and on parade for the first time today.
Twelfth visitors to Londonderry, the UK City of Culture, are, from left, Wor Bro Edward Stevenson, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, Most Wor Bro Ron Bather, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland and Most Wor Bro Henry Dunbar, Grand Master of the Grand Orange Lodge of England. They are pictured in front of the new City of Londonderry Banner, dedicated last week and on parade for the first time today.

Rubbing shoulders with King William and his wife, Mary, as well as King James, the Grand Masters, Wor Bro Ron Bathers (England), Henry Dunbar (Scotland) and Edward Stevenson (Ireland) were surrounded with pomp and circumstance as they paraded through the city and took their place on the platform in the Demonstration Field at Wilton Park on the Limavady Road.

Here they speak to Londonderry Sentinel Reporter, Olga Bradshaw, ahead of the outward parade to Irish Street, where the Assembly Field was located.

For full pictorial coverage and reports get this week’s Londonderry Sentinel - on sale on Wednesday, July 17 - which will contain a souvenir pullout.

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