{"id":850,"date":"2022-12-09T11:25:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/?p=850"},"modified":"2022-12-09T11:25:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:25:28","slug":"city-of-bangor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/?p=850","title":{"rendered":"City of Bangor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/warrant_bangor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/warrant_bangor.jpg 976w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/warrant_bangor-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/warrant_bangor-768x472.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a ceremony that took place at Bangor Castle Princess Anne unveiled the city&#8217;s official warrant. Bangor in County Down has now formally received city status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>City status was granted by Queen Elizabeth II to mark her platinum jubilee, three months before her death in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangor sits alongside six cities in Northern Ireland, \u00a0Belfast, Londonderry, Armagh, Lisburn and Newry.<br>Princess Anne said it was &#8220;always a pleasure&#8221; to visit Bangor, reminiscing on her previous trips in 2013 and 2016. The 2013 visit was to open the Aurora leisure complex, some photos from that visit can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0897.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0897.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0897-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0897-768x522.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"992\" data-id=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0910.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0910.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0910-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0910-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0910-768x762.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0913.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0913.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0913-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0913-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-id=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0925.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0925.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0925-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0925-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"725\" data-id=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0963.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0963.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0963-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMGL0963-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Princess Anne Visits NI as Bangor Receives City Status\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2uspcH1OG_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Princess Anne visits Bangor Town Hall to present the Royal Warrant conferring city status on Bangor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a ceremony that took place at Bangor Castle Princess Anne unveiled the city&#8217;s official warrant. 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