St Patrick’s Day celebrated with parades, shamrocks – and three cheers for absent Kate

Mar 17, 2024 at 8:29 PM
St Patrick’s Day celebrated with parades, shamrocks – and three cheers for absent Kate

People have thronged the streets of cities throughout Ireland and the UK to have fun St Patrick’s Day.

In Dublin, tens of hundreds of individuals, many decked out in shamrock glasses, Irish flags and leprechaun hats, lined the streets for the capital’s parade.

More than 4,200 individuals took half within the procession, that includes 18 performances and pageants together with conventional dancers from Bolivia, Ukraine, Georgia and Brazil.

Performers take part in the St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin. Picture date: Sunday March 17, 2024.
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Performers participate within the St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin. Pic: PA

Performers take part in the St Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin. Picture date: Sunday March 17, 2024.
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Pic: PA

In Belfast, hundreds of individuals gathered to look at as a vibrant and noisy parade made its method by way of town centre.

Dancers, drummers, big characters in costume and brightly colored props delighted the crowds alongside the route.

Performers take part in the St Patrick's Day Parade in Belfast. Picture date: Sunday March 17, 2024.
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Performers delight crowds in Belfast. Pic: PA

The Irish Guards gave three cheers for his or her absent colonel, the Princess of Wales, at a St Patrick’s Day parade at Mons Barracks in Hampshire.

Kate, who has been colonel of the regiment for a yr after formally taking up from her husband, has not but returned to public duties as she recovers from stomach surgical procedure, however the couple have attended a number of previous parades collectively.

Irish Guardsmen lift their headwear to cheer on the Parade Square at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, during a St Patrick's Day parade. Picture date: Sunday March 17, 2024.
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Irish Guardsmen give three cheers for his or her absent colonel, the Princess of Wales. Pic: PA

Irish Guards mascot, 3-year-old Irish Wolfhound, Seamus, is give a treat by his handler, Drummer Ashley Dean, at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, following a St Patrick's Day parade. Picture date: Sunday March 17, 2024.
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Irish Guards mascot, Irish wolfhound Seamus, is given a deal with. Pic: PA

250 Irish Guardsmen eliminated their bearskin headdresses earlier than giving three cheers of “hip hip hooray”.

They had been accompanied by their mascot, a three-year-old Irish wolfhound named Turlough Mor, often known as Seamus.

Crowds gather to watch performers take part in the St Patrick's Day Parade in Birmingham. Picture date: Sunday March 17, 2024.
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Crowds in Birmingham had been decked out of their greenery with novelty hats and glasses. Pic: PA

Crowds gather to watch performers take part in the St Patrick's Day Parade in Birmingham. Picture date: Sunday March 17, 2024.
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Pic: PA

In Birmingham, giant crowds gathered for the primary St Patrick’s Day parade in 5 years – the fiftieth time town has hosted the celebration.

People talking part in the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square, central London. Picture date: Sunday March 17, 2024.
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London’s Trafalgar Square was thronged with individuals in colors of the Irish flag. Pic: PA

In London, greater than 50,000 individuals had been anticipated to affix the annual procession of Irish marching bands, dance troupes and pageantry by way of the capital, ending with stay performances at Trafalgar Square.