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George Thorpe

Queen grants Wrexham and Douglas city status along with six other towns

Wrexham and Douglas are among the eight UK towns that have been granted city status as part of celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Alongside the Welsh and Isle of Man towns, Bangor in Northern Ireland has also been named a city as has Colchester in Essex, Doncaster in Yorkshire and Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire in England. In Scotland, Dunfermline is now a city.

Meanwhile, the Falklands Islands capital Stanley has also been granted the status. Stanley's and Douglas' move from town to city is the first time a location on an Overseas Territory or Crown Dependency has received the honour.

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