On Wednesday 5th July the Isle of Man celebrated its National Day. At its core is the Tynwald Day Ceremony held at St John’s.
Welcome, welcome to this hill,
welcome, welcome all that will,
eat and drink and have your fill.
The formal Ceremony also revolves around the Hill with the procession from the Royal Chapel to Tynwald Hill following hundreds of years of tradition to hear each Act of Tynwald being read out in Manx and English by the Deemsters, in the presence of all Tynwald Members, officials, guests, and the King’s representative His Excellency Sir John Lorimer KCB DSO MBE, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.
As a Crown Dependency the British Armed Forces are represented each year with a Guard of Honour and a Military Band. For 2023, The King’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards and the British Army Band Catterick led the Standard Bearers representing local organisations to line the processional way from the Royal Chapel to Tynwald Hill.