Orange Order members carrying flags and banners accompanied by marching bands parade in Belfast.
The Twelfth of July is an Ulster Protestant celebration, when members of the Orange Order commemorate the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne on 12 July 1690.
The Orange Order was founded in 1795 by James Wilson, Daniel Winter and James Sloan in Loughgall, County Armagh, to uphold the ideals of the Protestant Ascendency.
People line the streets of Belfast waiting patiently for the parade to pass by. Orangemen wearing distinctive bowler hats, white gloves and orange collarettes, march along with bands in colourful uniforms carrying large banners and flags.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 12 July 1974.
