Former Rangers striker Nacho Novo has been pictured celebrating the Orange Order’s Twelfth of July parades in Belfast.
The Light Blues legend posed for a string of pictures with fans at parades commemorating the Battle the Boyne in 1690and huge bonfires lit on the ‘Eleventh night’.
After a recruitment drive from the band we've inlisted a new member to the ranks . pic.twitter.com/DuojiCA7H9
— East Belfast PB (@EbpbFB) July 13, 2016
Tens of thousands of spectators take to the streets of Belfast every year to watch the Orange Order paradesfeaturing loyalist marching bands from around the UK.
Brilliant day yesterday even novo joined jn the celebrations.. LEGEND @nnovo1010 @RangersFC @TullycarnetFB pic.twitter.com/5EmR7Tm8vA
— Ross Barr (@RossBarr6) July 13, 2016
@nnovo1010 Thanks for the pic legend 🔴⚪🔵 pic.twitter.com/XvrzKM5aU9
— Chris Eadie (@Eadie_belfast) July 13, 2016
Hey @nnovo1010 thanks for the pict!!!!!! #hero #watp pic.twitter.com/RLUdY4Ragn
— stevey mcclean (@stevoo1986) July 12, 2016
The annual 12th of July parades mark the 326th anniversary of King William III's victory over King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
The battle turned the tide in James’s failed bid to regain the British crown and ultimately helped to ensure Protestant ascendancy in Ireland.
The Spanish star, who also played for Raith Rovers, Dundee and Greenock Morton, was pictured alongside a swathe of fans and also holding a flag to commemorate the loss of Ulster troops in the Battle of the Somme.
@nnovo1010 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/Kvyx8tmouR
— Kirsty McDonald (@kirstymcdonaald) July 13, 2016
The flag belonged to the Northern Ireland flute band Protestant Boy’s East Belfast.
Around 600 parades are held across Ulster every summer to mark William of Orange’s victory in the Battle of the Boyne.
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