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Hillsborough Castle

December 2005

Hillsborough Castle in County Down is a mansion in Northern Ireland. It is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in Northern Ireland, but the regular occupant is the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. It is also used by other members of the British Royal Family when they visit the Province, and by prominent international visitors. It has been an official royal residence since the 1920s.

It is also the residence of the British monarch's official representative in Northern Ireland. From 1921 to 1972 the official representative of the sovereign was the Governor of Northern Ireland. That post was abolished in 1973. Since 1973 the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the British cabinet Minister for Northern Ireland, has also served as the Queen's representative, and as such he or she resides in Hillsborough Castle.

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