On 10th September the athletes from Team GB were paraded through central London on a succession of floats, culminating in a presentation by the Victoria Memorial, just outside Buckingham Palace. This particular area was reserved for special groups: members of the armed forces, police men and women, NHS workers, Team GB administrative staff, and various charity groups. I was extremely lucky to get a ticket to this final stage of the parade; in fact, I set off that morning without a ticket but I just happened to get chatting to a young woman from a charity who had a ticket that she couldn't use. I won't say which charity she was with, because I don't think people were supposed to pass tickets on to other people, but she happily gave me her ticket to use which just happened to be in this prime area. I felt like a bit of a fraud, but decided to make the most of the opportunity!
Here is a selection of pictures from the day. I have captioned some of the athletes' pictures with the names of those shown, but I'm afraid I don't know everybody so have left some blank.
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A policewoman at the entrance to The Mall.
The people in pink in the background are Olympics volunteers. |
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| Two volunteers share a joke |
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| Diana and Lucy from NHS London (not merely flying the flag, but sheltering from a few raindrops) |
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| Greg Rutherford, gold medallist in long jump |
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| Nicola Adams, gold medallist in boxing |
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| Mark Colbourne and Ed Clancy (paralympics cyclists) |
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| Victoria Pendleton - gold and silver medallist in cycling |
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| Deborah Criddle - Paralympics Equestrian |
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| Laughing at Mayor Boris Johnson's speech |
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| Laughing at Mayor Boris Johnson's speech |
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