{"id":6926,"date":"2014-06-05T14:11:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T18:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=6926"},"modified":"2014-06-11T16:55:48","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T20:55:48","slug":"duke-of-york-pays-tribute-to-auroras-finest-unveils-jubilee-park-plaque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/duke-of-york-pays-tribute-to-auroras-finest-unveils-jubilee-park-plaque\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke of York pays tribute to Aurora&#8217;s Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(HRH The Duke of York receives a gift from event organizer Kimberley Kerr following the Aurora lunch. Auroran photo by Brock Weir)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Duke of York officially unveiled a new plaque, which will be installed in Aurora\u2019s Diamond Jubilee Park, on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Prince Andrew did the honours following a luncheon hosted by Aurora\u2019s Queen\u2019s York Rangers at nearby Oakview Terrace. <\/p>\n<p>During the lunch, the Queen\u2019s son met with over 100 people in attendance, paid tribute to the Queen\u2019s York Rangers\u2019 role as reservists, their important role in the recent Afghan mission, as well as their ties to regiments in the United Kingdom.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-05-19-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"2014-06-05-19\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/2014-06-05-19-300x253.jpg 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