91st Somme anniversary marked

A number of events have taken place across N[orthern] I[reland] to mark the 91st anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Belfast Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers led a procession of politicians and senior members of the armed forces to lay a wreath at the cenotaph in the city.

The Duke of Gloucester visited the Somme Heritage Centre in Conlig and was given a tour of the simulated trenches.