POLICE OFFICERS PREPARE TO KEEP THE PEACE AS ORANGEMEN PARADE IN NORTH BELFAST, 2003-07-12 (photo)

British police officers standy by to keep the peace as Orangemen parade past the mainly nationalist Catholic Ardyone area of the Crumlin Road, in north Belfast as Northern Ireland's Protestant majority celebrate the peak of their "marching season" on July 12, 2003. As the most volatile date in the province's calendar began, there is cautious hope that a quiet summer on the streets could help revive the stalled peace process. The parade on July 12 is part of celebrations marking the anniversary of the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James at the battle of the Boyne in 1690. REUTERS/Paul McErlane PM/MD