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In July of 2013, Niagara Falls was\nilluminated in blue to mark the birth of Prince George, illuminated in pink in\nMay 2015, in honour of the birth of Princess Charlotte and again in blue in\ncelebration of the birth of Prince Louis, in April of 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nspecial illumination of the Falls in blue to commemorate the historic birth of\nthe newest member of the royal family will take place from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30\np.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All\nspecial illumination requests are reviewed and approved by the Niagara Falls\nIllumination Board, which has financed and operated the &#8220;illumination of\nNiagara Falls&#8221; since 1925. The Niagara Falls Illumination Board is made up of\nrepresentatives from the City of Niagara Falls Ontario, City of Niagara Falls,\nNew York, Ontario Power Generation Inc., New York Power Authority, New York\nState Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and The Niagara\nParks Commission. It is the Illumination Board&#8217;s responsibility and mandate to\nfinance and maintain the nightly illumination of both the Horseshoe and\nAmerican Falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>&#8211; 30 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information please visit www.niagaraparks.com or contact:<br>Tony Baldinelli<br>Senior Manager, Communications and Stakeholder Relations<br>The Niagara Parks Commission<br><a href=\"mailto:tbaldinelli@niagaraparks.com\">tbaldinelli@niagaraparks.com<\/a> (905) 356-2241 ext. 2206 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blue Niagara Falls (Loop)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/138043679?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Niagara Falls, ON \u2014 In celebration of the birth of the newest member of the royal family, The Niagara Falls Illumination Board will light up Niagara Falls in blue this evening from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to help mark this special occasion. 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