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Museum of Orange Heritage extends invite to Netherlands fans ahead of Euro 2020 qualifier

The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland will be going Dutch this weekend.

A special invitation has been extended to visiting football fans from the Netherlands ahead of their Euro 2020 qualifier with Northern Ireland on Saturday night.

All Dutch supporters have been offered free entry to The Museum of Orange Heritage on Friday and Saturday - as long as they turn up in their team's colours.

Dr Jonathan Mattison, curator of the Museum of Orange Heritage, told the Belfast Telegraph: "As manager Ronald Koeman is bringing his Dutch side to Belfast, we thought it would be a great chance to open the doors of our museum to the fans and make them aware of our shared history.

"We know the fans will be very much focused on the football, but perhaps before the game some will be interested in finding out a bit about our links through William of Orange.

"We’d love to see them."

Meanwhile, Holland fans will take part in a special parade ahead of Saturday night's game at Windsor Park.

Around 900 Dutch supporters will gather in the city centre before walking en masse to the South Belfast  stadium.

The parade is expected to leave from Dublin Road around 6pm and take in Shaftsbury Square, Donegall Road and Donegall Avenue ahead of the crucial qualifying match.

It comes after the Royal Dutch Football Association notified the Parades Commission of the planned walk.

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