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04/07/2005
Duke of Gloucester attends VE/VJ Day service
The Duke of Gloucester has taken part in a service to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of VE/VJ Day in Belfast.
The service, which was held at St Anne’s Cathedral on Sunday, saw His Royal Highness greeted by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast, The Lady Carswell OBE and The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Wallace Browne.
Among the congregation attending the act of worship were a number of World War Two veterans and a Bugler and Piper from the Band of the Royal Irish Regiment.
The Duke also met privately with a number of veterans following the service, bringing his visit to Belfast to a close.
The interdenominational, cross community service, was conducted by Dean of Belfast, The Very Reverend Canon Houston McKelvey.
(MB/KMcA)
The service, which was held at St Anne’s Cathedral on Sunday, saw His Royal Highness greeted by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast, The Lady Carswell OBE and The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Wallace Browne.
Among the congregation attending the act of worship were a number of World War Two veterans and a Bugler and Piper from the Band of the Royal Irish Regiment.
The Duke also met privately with a number of veterans following the service, bringing his visit to Belfast to a close.
The interdenominational, cross community service, was conducted by Dean of Belfast, The Very Reverend Canon Houston McKelvey.
(MB/KMcA)
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