The Speaker of Northern Ireland’s Assembly, Donegal-born DUP politician Willie Hay, today misses his first Twelfth of July parade in 47 years.
Instead of parading behind the brethren in Portrush, Willie (60) will be honeymooning in the south of France following his wedding on Saturday in Derry.
He married his long-term partner Doris McMorris at Ebrington Presbyterian Church in Derry. “You could say I’ve been rerouted by Doris,” he quipped regarding missing the parade.
