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  • British and French customs officials shake hands during the ceremony to open the Channel Tunnel in Kent, on the UK side. As proof of Anglo-french relations between the two European states, an Entente Cordiale exists in this theatrical joke about bureaucracy between France and Britain. It symbolises the controls on human traffic that will soon pass through the tunnel beneath the sea between England and France, the first physical link between these two land masses since the Ice Age.
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  • Reader of the Daily Telegraph newspaper reads about the previous night's Olympic opening ceremony,.on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
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  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-17-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-08-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-02-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-16-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-13-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-09-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-06-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-14-13-07-2017.jpg
  • A 4 year-old's blows out a candle after his baptism ceremony in a local Catholic church
    jamie_baptism07-01-03-2014.jpg
  • Family and relatives after a 4 year-old's baptism ceremony in a local Catholic church
    jamie_baptism04-01-03-2014.jpg
  • Family and relatives watch a 4 year-old's baptism ceremony in a local Catholic church
    jamie_baptism03-01-03-2014.jpg
  • Young women graduands wearing rented gowns and mortarboards take a selfie with a smartphone at a private drinks party before their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    ella_graduation-14-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Above the city crest, the new Lord Mayor of London waves to crowds during the annual ceremony of the Lord Mayor's Show
    lord_mayor01-15-11-1995.jpg
  • Air show organiser Jock Maitland of the Biggin Hill displays is to be presented with a momento by members of  the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's prestigious Royal Air Force aerobatic team. We look down upon three pilots' backs (known as the Reds) who are lined up in their famous red flying suits during the ceremony and as speeches of thanks are made. A scaled model of a Hawk jet aircraft is hidden from view behind Flight Lieutenant Dave Slow's back before being handed to Mr Maitland as thanks for his contribution to the air show calendar. They stand at ease on the grass of this famous World War II airfield which saw much enemy action during the Batttle of Britain, patiently and relaxed with hands behind backs before leaving to perform their display routine in front of thousands of spectators.
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  • Families and spectators sing the British national anthem during a medal ceremony for shooting gold medallist Peter Robinson in the Olympic Park during the London 2012 Olympics. The planting of 4,000 trees, 300,000 wetland plants and more than 150,000 perennial plants plus  nectar-rich wildflower make for a colourful setting for the Games. This land was transformed to become a 2.5 Sq Km sporting complex, once industrial businesses and now the venue of eight venues including the main arena, Aquatics Centre and Velodrome plus the athletes' Olympic Village. After the Olympics, the park is to be known as Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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  • A bride and wedding guests including a young, interested bridesmaid file into the RAF church before the ceremony.
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  • A memorial wreath in Kongressni Square the day after a ceremony on the country's Independence Day, on 26th June 2018, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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  • A memorial wreath in Kongressni Square the day after a ceremony on the country's Independence Day, on 26th June 2018, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    slovenia-429-26-06-2018.jpg
  • Young women graduates wearing rented gowns and mortarboards have photos taken by family members after their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-23-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Young graduates wearing rented gowns and mortarboards have photos taken by family members after their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-21-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-10-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-03-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Local children walk past as a reader of the Daily Telegraph newspaper reads about the previous night's Olympic opening ceremony, on the first day of competition of the London 2012 Olympic 250km mens' road race. Starting from central London and passing the capital's famous landmarks before heading out into rural England to the gruelling Box Hill in the county of Surrey. Local southwest Londoners lined the route hoping for British favourite Mark Cavendish to win Team GB first medal but were eventually disappointed when Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov eventually won gold.
    olympic_cycling42-28-07-2012.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-15-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-11-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-12-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-07-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Rows of young graduates during their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, in the Central Hall at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-04-13-07-2017.jpg
  • A father reassures and congratulates his 4 year-old son after his baptism ceremony in a local Catholic church.
    jamie_baptism08-01-03-2014.jpg
  • Family and relatives after a 4 year-old's baptism ceremony in a local Catholic church
    jamie_baptism05-01-03-2014.jpg
  • Family and relatives watch a 4 year-old's baptism ceremony in a local Catholic church
    jamie_baptism02-01-03-2014.jpg
  • Marching grenadier bandsmen pass the war memorial in Horseguards Parade on the Queen's official Trooping the Colour ceremony
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  • A 4 year-old's blows out a candle after his baptism ceremony in a local Catholic church
    jamie_baptism06-01-03-2014.jpg
  • Family and relatives watch a 4 year-old's baptism ceremony in a local Catholic church
    jamie_baptism01-01-03-2014.jpg
  • A young, vulnerable-looking youth stands close to two members of a local Evangelical church who are using a carpet warehouse as a temporary Ministry. Rolls of carpets and rugs are behind these Christians as the two officials practice the 'laying on of hands' to cleanse the soul of their young convert during a religious meeting in Newport, Wales. As the ceremony takes place when this boy is persuaded to accept Jesus into his life, two retail signs proclaim the prices and credit terms of the household items. The laying on of hands is a religious practice found throughout the world in varying forms. In Christian churches, this practice is used as both a symbolic and formal method of invoking the Holy Spirit during baptisms, healing services, blessings, and ordination of priests, ministers, elders, deacons, and other holy church ceremonies.
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  • A memorial wreath in Kongressni Square the day after a ceremony on the country's Independence Day, on 26th June 2018, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    slovenia-431-26-06-2018.jpg
  • Young women graduates wearing rented gowns and mortarboards have photos taken by family members after their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-27-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Young women graduates wearing rented gowns and mortarboards have photos taken by family members after their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-24-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Young women graduates wearing rented gowns and mortarboards have photos taken by family members after their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-22-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Young women graduates wearing rented gowns and mortarboards have photos taken by family members after their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-18-13-07-2017.jpg
  • A young woman graduand adjusts a friend's rented gown at a private drinks party before their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    ella_graduation-15-13-07-2017.jpg
  • A young woman graduand wearing a rented gown and mortarboard at a private drinks party before their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    ella_graduation-16-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Young women graduands wearing rented gowns and mortarboards take a selfie with a smartphone at a private drinks party before their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    ella_graduation-12-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Young women graduands wearing rented gowns and mortarboards take a selfie with a smartphone at a private drinks party before their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    ella_graduation-13-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Young women graduates wearing rented gowns and mortarboards have photos taken by family members after their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-26-13-07-2017.jpg
  • Young women graduates wearing rented gowns and mortarboards have photos taken by family members after their university graduation ceremony, on 13th July 2017, at the University of York, England.
    york_graduation-25-13-07-2017.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show02-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show04-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show05-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show08-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show07-10-11-2012.jpg
  • Members of the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change guard with the Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-02-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-13-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-07-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Members of the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change guard with the Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-01-11-06-2019.jpg
  • A detail of a Grenadier Guardsman's chinstrap during a ceremonial parade for Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee celebrations, on 3rd June 2002, in London, England.
    queens_golden_jubilee-03-06-2002_3.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-04-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-03-11-06-2019.jpg
  • In the weeks before Christmas day in December, the Lord Mayor of London makes a speech in front of invited guests and VIPs, hosting his annual party in the Great Hall at his official town hall - the Guildhall - in the historic financial district of the City of London. Inviting Greater London's borough Mayors, they can each invite worthy children for an afternoon's fancy dress party. The Guildhall has been used as a town hall for several hundred years, and is still the ceremonial centre of the City of London. The term Guildhall refers both to the whole building and to its main room, which is a medieval style great hall similar to those at many Oxbridge colleges. The great hall is believed to be on the site of an earlier Guildhall, and has large mediaeval crypts underneath. During the Roman period it was the site of an amphitheatre, the largest in Britannia.
    lord_mayor01-16-11-1993.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-11-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-08-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Female officer cadets march in line with their weapons on shoulders past guests and VIPs at their passing out parade in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. An honoured cadet strides in front holding a ceremonial sword vertically in her white glove while one cadet in the main line-up is of an ethnic minority. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre. Sandhurst is prestigious and has had many famous alumni including Sir Winston Churchill, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Sultan Qaboos of Oman and, more recently, Prince Harry and Prince William. All British Army officers, and many from elsewhere in the world, are trained at Sandhurst. RMA Sandhurst was formed in 1947, from a merger of the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich (which trained officers for the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers from 1741 to 1939) and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.
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  • A Beefeater Sergeant Yeoman stands guard outside the Tower of London. The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. In principle they are responsible for looking after any prisoners in the Tower and safeguarding the British crown jewels, but in practice they act as tour guides and are a tourist attraction in their own right, a point the Yeoman Warders acknowledge. In 2011, there were 37 Yeomen Warders and one Chief Warder.
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  • Five boy mannequis display ceremonial costumes for special occasions in the window of a clothing supplier in a southern suburb of Berlin, Germany.
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  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show06-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. Wearing white gloves and a decorative overcoat worn on special occasions, we see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
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  • Elite ceremonial soldiers called Evzones or Proedriki Froura (Presidential Guard), parade on Acropolis Hill, Athens. This special contingent of the light infantry unit are on duty at the Acropolis during the national holiday of 'No Day,' celebrating the day when Mussolini was denied a marching route through Greece in 1941. The Acropolis was once the centre of classical Greek culture which the world has inherited for its laws and philosophical thinking. Mounted above the Athenian city within fortified 60m high walls, its history is a World Heritage Site, important because of its "universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex." The establishment of democracy, took a leading position amongst the other city-states of the ancient world.
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  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show10-10-11-2012.jpg
  • A Beadle mace-bearer from the City of London holds a ceremonial mace in the crook of his left arm during the annual Lord"s Mayor's Show. We see only the arm and the golden mace as a close-up detail. The Beadle's role is now only symbolic, accompanying the City Adlermen as the lead the processions through the capital's ancient financial heart. A Beadle or bedel was a lay official of a church or synagogue who would usher, keep order, make reports, and assist in religious functions; or a minor official who carries out various civil, educational, or ceremonial duties. The term has Franco-English pre-renaissance origins, derived from the Vulgar Latin "bidellus" or "bedellus", rooted in words for "herald". It moved into Old English as a title given to an Anglo-Saxon officer who summoned householders to council.
    lord_mayors_show09-10-11-2012.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-05-11-06-2019.jpg
  • In the weeks before Christmas day on December 25th, the Lord Mayor of London hosts an annual party at his official town hall - the Guildhall - in the historic financial district of the City of London. Inviting Greater London's borough Mayors, they can each invite worthy children for an afternoon's fancy dress party. Two children dressed as Tarzan with a small monkey and a Grenadier Guard with a bearskin, and are seated on the Mayoral throne like two princes in a royal court. The chairs are coated with gold leaf with red cushioned fabric and with the Corporation of London's crest on the top. It looks resplendent and opulent. The two kids are sat looking small in the chairs seemingly made for giants but behind them is another boy dressed as a grey rabbit with floppy ears running past. The Guildhall has been used as a town hall for several hundred years, and is still the ceremonial centre of the City of London. The term Guildhall refers both to the whole building and to its main room, which is a medieval style great hall similar to those at many Oxbridge colleges. The Guildhall complex houses the offices of the Corporation of London and various public facilities. (Greater London also has a City Hall). The great hall is believed to be on the site of an earlier Guildhall, and has large mediaeval crypts underneath. During the Roman period it was the site of an amphitheatre, the largest in Britannia. The City of London is still part of London's city centre, but apart from financial services, most of London's metropolitan functions are centred on the West End. The City of London has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000.
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  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard in front of the public and with a mounted police as security, during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-15-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-12-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Members of the The Queen's Life Guard (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (blue tunics) change the guard during the daily ceremonial in Horse Guards Parade, on 11th June 2019, in London, England. Life Guards have stood guard at Horse Guards, the official entrance to St James and Buckingham Palace, since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.
    guard_mount-09-11-06-2019.jpg
  • Troopers from the Household Cavalry struggle to fit a bridle on a heavy horse in a City of London courtyard before the annual Lord Mayor's parade through the London streets held every November. The tall horse bucks its head and fights the efforts of the two soldiers and one grimaces in the pressure to get ready for this ceremonial event, as other armed forces representatives march for the benefit of the new Lord Mayor. The British Household Cavalry is made up of two regiments of the British armed forces, the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).
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  • Young boys between the ages of 8 and 13 gather in the streets outside the compound of the Govenor of the war-torn region of north Darfur, Sudan. Dressed in white gowns and wearing red bandanas, they will soon celebrate a Sudanese rite of passage, the male circumcision. When they have recited the entire Qur'an [Koran] once through will they generally endure this traditional practice
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  • Young boys between the ages of 8 and 13 gather in the streets outside the compound of the Govenor of the war-torn region of north Darfur, Sudan. Dressed in white gowns and wearing red bandanas, they will soon celebrate a Sudanese rite of passage, the male circumcision. When they have recited the entire Qur'an [Koran] once through will they generally endure this traditional practice
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  • The new Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans rides through the streets of the City of London, the capital's ancient financial district founded by the Romans in the 1st Century. This is the pageant's 800th birthday and the 250 year-old horse-drawn guided State Coach will be pulled through the medieval streets with the newly-elected Mayor along with 7,000 others. This first took place in 1215 making it the oldest and longest civil procession in the world which survived both Bubonic plague and the Blitz.
    lord_mayors_show39-14-11-2015.jpg
  • A black mounted lifeguard trooper parades at Horseguards in Whitehall, Westminster, Central London. <br />
This regiment is classed as a corps in its own right, and consists of two regiments: Life Guards (British Army) and the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). They are the senior regular regiments in the British Army, with traditions dating from 1660.
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  • Listening intently to a speech given by a city dignitary before Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke MP, the then-Chancellor in John Major's Conservative government of 1994, these city and financial dignitaries have feasted well in the old Guildhall, the City of London's town hall - the Guildhall - in the historic financial district of the capital. Wearing formal banquet attire, these chiefs of industry appear to be an all-male audience though there were also women sat at tables during the Banker's Dinner held every in June when the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers a speech known as the Mansion House Speech hosted by the Lord Mayor, which takes its name from his official residence nearby. They concentrate on the speech to hear the Chancellor's predictions for growth and prosperity.
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  • A detail of a Welsh Guard's red tunic uniform including a medal for service in Northern Ireland. Polished button and a faultlessly clean surface proves the high standards expected by this famous British army regiment. The Welsh Guards (Gwarchodlu Cymreig) part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. The Welsh Guards came into existence on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant of His Majesty King George V in order to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards.
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  • A black mounted lifeguard trooper parades at Horseguards in Whitehall, Westminster, Central London. <br />
This regiment is classed as a corps in its own right, and consists of two regiments: Life Guards (British Army) and the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). They are the senior regular regiments in the British Army, with traditions dating from 1660.
    black_horseguards03-03-10-2013.jpg
  • US expatriate citizens gather at a formal ball for Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th US President in London. .
    obama_inauguration15-20-01_2009.jpg
  • Ladies attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather in a compound tent belonging to the Govenor of North Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues.
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  • British Labour peer, Lord Ahmed of Rotherham dances with local women and children in a compound of the govenor of north Darfur, Osman Mohammed Yousef Kibir at Al Fashir, Sudan. Nazir, Baron Ahmed (born 1958) is a member of the House of Lords, having become the United Kingdom's first Muslim life peer in 1998 and is in this war-torn province of Sudan to attend the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, hosted by the govenor in his own compound.
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  • Displaying handicrafts, local ladies attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather outside a compound belonging to the Govenor of North Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues.
    sudan114-23-05-2009.jpg
  • The Sovereigns passing-out parade at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, on 16th June 1996, at Sandhurst, England. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is the British Army officer initial training centre. Sandhurst is prestigious and has had many famous alumni including Sir Winston Churchill, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Sultan Qaboos of Oman and, more recently, Prince Harry and Prince William. All British Army officers, and many from elsewhere in the world, are trained at Sandhurst. RMA Sandhurst was formed in 1947, from a merger of the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich (which trained officers for the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers from 1741 to 1939) and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.
    sandhurst_horse-16-06-1996.jpg
  • As crowds of supporters and protesters line the Mall in central London, Chinese leader Xi Jinping starts off his state visit to Britain. There is much attached to Anglo-Sino relations and this series of trade and diplomatic events is of great importance to the UK government in terms of new business and investment. Protesters however, voiced their distaste at human rights issues for dissenters and of the occupation of Tibet.
    xi_jinping_visit39-20-10-2015.jpg
  • As crowds of supporters and protesters line the Mall in central London, Chinese leader Xi Jinping starts off his state visit to Britain. There is much attached to Anglo-Sino relations and this series of trade and diplomatic events is of great importance to the UK government in terms of new business and investment. Protesters however, voiced their distaste at human rights issues for dissenters and of the occupation of Tibet.
    xi_jinping_visit13-20-10-2015.jpg
  • A close-up detail of the ruins of the Altar at the Aedes Genii Augusti temple at Pompeii. Roman citizens seen on a relief at the side of the forum in the ancient city of Pompei. Being built or renovated around the time of the volcanic eruption in 79 AD, this detail is from the white marble altar depicting the sacrifice of a bull and we see the scene depicting a marketplace where Romans of the empire buy and sell their wares.
    pompeii_relief-12-06-2003.jpg
  • On the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the elite 'Red Arrows', Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team, fly over the RAF Museum in Hendon, North London as part of the celebrations to honour this momentous date in aviations history. Coming from behind RAF personnel who are lined up to meet Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, the ten Hawk jet aircraft make a perfect Diamond as they trail red, white and blue smoke across the blue skies above London. Since 1965 the team have flown over 4,000 such shows in 52 countries.
    Red_Arrows001_RBA.jpg
  • Elderly members of expatriate US citizens and 'Democrats Abroad' party supporters talk in an empty ballroom before others arrive to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama as the United States' 44th President, after his Nov 08 election victory as America's first African American Commander in Chief. The location is The Royal Lancaster Hotel in central London, England. Similar events were held by Democrats Abroad around the world but in England, Obama's election to the White House excited Britain's political and cultural landscape during a deep economic recession. .
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  • A US citizen listens spellbound to Barack Obama's inauguration speech. Along with other members of expatriate 'Democrats Abroad' party supporters, she holds the American flag during Obama's swearing in as the United States' 44th President, after his Nov 08 election victory as America's first African American Commander in Chief. The location is The Texas Embassy Texmex bar in central London, England. Similar events were held by Democrats Abroad around the world but in England, Obama's election to the White House excited Britain's political and cultural landscape during a deep economic recession. .
    obama_inauguration11-20-01_2009.jpg
  • Elated US citizens celebrate at the very moment of Barack Obama's inauguration as the United States' 44th President, after his Nov 08 election victory as America's first African American Commander in Chief. Members of expatriates and 'Democrats Abroad' party supporters wave their hands in the air at The Texas Embassy Texmex bar in central London, England. Similar events were held by Democrats Abroad around the world but in England, Obama's election to the White House excited Britain's political and cultural landscape during a deep economic recession...
    obama_inauguration06-20-01_2009.jpg
  • Ladies attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather to hear speeches and traditional songs under the cool shade of a canopy outside the compound walls belonging to the Govenor of North Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues and celebrate Darfurian culture.
    sudan135-23-05-2009.jpg
  • Ladies attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather to dance and sing traditional songs in a compound belonging to the Govenor of North Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues.
    sudan122-23-05-2009.jpg
  • Ladies attending the first-ever international Conference on Womens' Challenge in Darfur, gather in a compound tent belonging to the Govenor of North Darfur in Al Fasher (also spelled, Al-Fashir) where the women from remote parts of Sudan gathered to discuss peace and political issues.
    sudan111-23-05-2009.jpg
  • As crowds of supporters and protesters line the Mall in central London, Chinese leader Xi Jinping starts off his state visit to Britain. There is much attached to Anglo-Sino relations and this series of trade and diplomatic events is of great importance to the UK government in terms of new business and investment. Protesters however, voiced their distaste at human rights issues for dissenters and of the occupation of Tibet.
    xi_jinping_visit27-20-10-2015.jpg
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