The worshipful district master of Portadown district Loyal Orange Lodge No 1, cattle farmer and father of two Darryl Hewitt checks his herd on his farm outside Portadown, County Armagh, before heading into the town centre to lead the annual Orange Order parade to Drumcree parish church Photograph: Julien Behal/PAHewitt's Orange Order collarette or sash, bowler hat, tie and parade gloves lie on his bed in preparationPhotograph: Julien Behal/PAOrange Order members hold a service inside Drumcree parish church in PortadownPhotograph: Julien Behal/PA
A member of the Portadown district Loyal Orange Order wears his full regalia during the service in Drumcree churchPhotograph: Julien Behal/PAThe Orange Order parades along Drumcree Road outside Portadown. The order was founded in 1796 near the village of Loughgall in Co Armagh. Its name is a tribute to the Dutch-born Protestant King William of Orange, who defeated the army of King James II, a Stuart king of England, Scotland and Ireland, at the battle of the Boyne in 1690Photograph: Julien Behal/PAThe Edgarstown accordion band perform during the paradePhotograph: Julien Behal/PAThe parade is stopped by a PSNI officer at the barricade below Drumcree church outside Portadown Photograph: Julien Behal/PAPSNI officers prevent the parade from marching through a mainly Catholic neighbourhood. The Drumcree march is one of the most controversial by the Orange Order in Northern Ireland and has frequently resulted in violent confrontation and even deaths in the pastPhotograph: Julien Behal/PAAn Orange Order member hangs a protest flag outside Drumcree church. The order professes to protect Protestant interests and religious freedom, while its critics have accused it of provoking sectarian confrontation in the areaPhotograph: Julien Behal/PADarryl Hewitt eats his Sunday roast whilst watching the Wimbledon final after returning homePhotograph: Julien Behal/PA
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