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ITV Daytime Doyen Lorraine Kelly To Host Orkney Island Games Opening Ceremony

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TV presenter Lorraine Kelly will co-host the opening ceremony of this summer’s Island Games in Orkney.

The news was revealed with the Games in the Scottish island now only six months away.

A regular visitor to Orkney for the past 40 years, Lorraine considers the islands her ‘happy place’ and was delighted to accept the role: ‘I’m so thrilled to be an ambassador for Orkney 2025 and it is such an honour for me to have been asked to host the opening ceremony.

‘Orkney is a very special place to me and I’ve been visiting every year for the last 40 years, so this is an incredibly exciting opportunity.

‘I can’t wait to soak up the atmosphere – from the sporting action to meeting competitors and supporters from the 24 islands taking part. Orkney 2025 really is a great opportunity to share with the world just how special the islands are.’

Lorraine will be teaming up with local presenter Stewart Bain to host, to ensure the opening ceremony has an Orcadian twist.

The 20th running of the Games will take place between July 12-18 and will see Orkney welcome around 2,000 athletes from the Isle of Man and 23 other islands.

The Games will include 12 sports: archery, athletics, badminton, bowls, cycling, football, golf, gymnastics, sailing, squash, swimming and triathlon.

This marks the first time Orkney has hosted the Games and more than 800 volunteers have stepped forward to take on vital roles, from stewarding events to supporting athletes and spectators.
The Games kick off with a spectacular opening ceremony and athletes’ parade in Kirkwall on Saturday, July 12 with highlights throughout the week including the triathlon in Stromness, cycling road races through the west mainland, and the half-marathon in Kirkwall.
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