Olympic torch lights up London... and it's absolutely fabulous: Tens of thousands line streets as flame arrives at Buckingham Palace
; c y" T! |1 c1 J" a( jwww2.tvboxnow.comBy Alex Horlock and Suzannah Hills- Wills, Kate and Harry are all smiles as they meet torchbearers Wai-Ming Lee and John Hulse in Buckingham Palace
- Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha witness Torch arriving at Downing Street TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ l. I8 c& K! w3 S# B2 Q# T! J
- Joanna Lumley and Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders divided torch-carrying duties as it passed through Sloane Square
- Comedian Walliams 'humbled' as he carries torch through streets of Islington, north London
- On Day 69 of torch relay, the flame visited some of the most recognisable sights across the capital
- Huge crowds gather at St Paul's, Camden Lock and the Globe Theatre to receive torch bearers
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- Crowds gather in Hyde Park for finale concert to celebrate flame's arrival; A5 p; x0 ?4 M. \: x
- On Tuesday two men took torch to new heights as they leapt from a plane at 15,000ft
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After travelling nearly 8,000 miles, the Olympic Torch was finally welcomed to Buckingham Palace today by Prince William and Kate - signalling the final countdown to the opening ceremony tomorrow.
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The smiling Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry witnessed the 'torch kiss' between Wai-Ming Lee and the next torchbearer John Hulse who carried it out of the palace towards Constitution Hill where it continued on to Hyde Park.& D) G" I6 Q& w& W
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An estimated 80,000 crowd had gathered in the park to witness torchbearer Tyler Rix, a young footballer and musician, carry the flame on to the stage and light a huge cauldron to mark the start of a special concert to celebrate the torch's arrival. . K: v9 K/ d: ]/ E0 J* S0 x
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Meeting royalty: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry watch Wai-Ming hand over the London 2012 Olympic Torch to John Hulse at Buckingham Palacetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 M- Q; C/ B! R' m) A
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Passing the flame: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry were joined by 40 children from the Team GB Ambition Programme as they watched Wai-Ming hand over the London 2012 Olympic Torch to John Hulse www2.tvboxnow.com$ T5 _3 U' F8 s; M" I2 s1 S Z
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Outside the palace: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and 40 children from the Team GB Ambition Programme wait for the Torch to arrive
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# l3 V: o) [' V4 m2 @4 e8 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRaising the flame: John Hulse gets ready to start his run out of Buckingham Palace with the Torch
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% }5 j; f1 F |6 Twww2.tvboxnow.comMayor of London Boris Johnson told the crowd at Hyde Park: 'I have never seen anything like this in all my life. The excitement is growing all the time, the Geiger counter of Olympic mania is going to go off the scale. www2.tvboxnow.com! k: e3 a/ w) A9 M. n U; ?
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'The people from around the world are coming and seeing the greatest city in the world there are some people coming who don't yet know about the preparations we have been doing for the last seven years. 公仔箱論壇9 ~% o: ~- k( t/ |* Y: l
/ m2 c0 A, S: I3 L1 ` ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'The stadiums are ready, the transport infrastructure is ready and our Team GB athletes are ready - they are going to win more gold, silver and bronze medals than you would need to bail out Spain and Greece together!'公仔箱論壇& l7 ?3 @/ N# D# d6 n) Y
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Relight my fire: Torchbearer Tyler Rix lights the Olympic cauldron starting the concert to welcome the Torch's arrival in London's Hyde Park
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Doing it in style: Tyler Rix, 19, from Woodside Park, was the final Torchbearer to carry the Olympic Flame today before the relay starts again in Hampton Court tomorrow公仔箱論壇) a) j. t, @+ O9 i* x
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Proud: Torchbearer Tyler Rix and London Mayor Boris Johnson wave to the crowd after the lighting of the Olympic cauldron www2.tvboxnow.com4 o) c2 y9 l* a$ h7 l- c
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'We are ready!': Mayor Boris Johnson talks to the huge crowd at Hyde Park today - telling them: 'Olympic mania is going off the scale'公仔箱論壇4 n9 y& M/ l$ o. x2 `, m* J
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Now that's a crowd: Thousands descended on Hyde Park for a concert to celebrate the Torch arrival as the 24-hour countdown to the opening ceremony approaches5 v1 ~2 Q+ p0 z/ z/ B& |; j
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It comes shortly after the Torch was bought to Downing Street by the first ever female member of the British Royal Navy, Kate Nesbitt, from Trafalgar Square along streets lined with cheering crowds.
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Ms Nesbitt - also the second woman in the British Armed forces to be awarded the Military Cross and the medal for bravery for actions in Afghanistan during March 2009 - then passed the flame on to Florence Rowe, 81, outside Number 10 in front of Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha.
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David Cameron has dismissed concerns that Britons might not be behind the London Olympics - saying the enthusiasm which had greeted the torch relay over the last two months showed they were not a London Games, not an England Games, but a United Kingdom Games.www2.tvboxnow.com c: b7 V% J2 g% T% n- b( d
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Crowds surround a torchbearer carrying the Olympic flame along Whitehall towards Parliament Square on the penultimate day of its journey around the UK before arriving in the Olympic Stadium on Friday evening for the Olympic games' Opening Ceremony
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At Number 10: Olympic torch bearer Kate Nesbitt with Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha Cameron in Downing Street today公仔箱論壇7 Z7 A% [: Q" X3 l6 r9 |2 \
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X marks the spot: The Olympic Torch is carried through Oxford Circus as thousands gathered in the streets and peered out of office windows to watch it pass
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+ ~. I5 a' z' Z5 W6 W/ K }: `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr Cameron said: 'Let's put our best foot forward, we're an amazing country with fantastic things to offer. This is a great moment for us, let's seize it.
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7 e9 W6 Z1 f7 x- h; V( k'But, from where I stand, I think we're set for a really remarkable few weeks for Britain, when we welcome the world, say this is a great country to come, enjoy the Olympics, but also think of all the other things we've got to offer.'公仔箱論壇- K8 ?5 k7 Z+ z, b
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He went on: 'Of course, this is a time of some economic difficulty for the UK, everybody knows that. But look at what we're capable of achieving as a nation, even at a difficult economic time.
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1 e) H' u' ]% d% vwww2.tvboxnow.comSophie Countess of Wessex with her daughter Lady Louise Viscount and son James, the Viscount Severn, watching the Olympic Torch Relay pass through Buckingham Palace S& v/ L/ M) E" s8 _1 `7 q( a. V
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Showing off the flag: James, Viscount Severn, shows off his Union Jack flag to his mother Sophie Countess of Wessex as the Torch goes past" \4 W; U& ]4 T
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The Olympic torch relay is carried through the front gates of Buckingham Palace to where members of the Royal family were waitingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 G3 Y) W9 j3 f$ _" Z
% z! Q, [" r! F7 y! xwww2.tvboxnow.com'In terms of the country coming together, I think the torch relay really demonstrates that this is not a London Games, this is not an England Games, this is a United Kingdom Games.' TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。2 T0 j! q, k) R& K5 o$ G. ]7 l
0 i9 F+ u/ N% a- A0 m. E, D公仔箱論壇It comes after another star-studded day where Joanna Lumley and Absolutely Fabulous co-star Jennifer Saunders divided torch-carrying duties as it passed through Sloane Square, on a day when the flame was paraded in front of a number of London's most iconic landmarks.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" L' V& `$ ~) i! q
The pair smiled and waved to the hundreds of spectators who lined the route to cheer them on, as they completed the leg in a quick walk.公仔箱論壇) v4 N+ |. E& T1 p4 q
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( \7 u& F. t7 lThousands of spectators cheer on the Torch Relay along Regent Street in central London just a day before the opening ceremony 公仔箱論壇4 u1 i& ?3 x$ C0 @2 ]
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/ ^$ P/ d5 e4 P+ v. e1 `" Awww2.tvboxnow.comThe Olympic Torch is carried on top of an open top bus down London's busiest shopping high street, Oxford Street, on day 68 of a 70-day relayTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, T4 D' s! A2 i
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The London Olympic Torch Bus slowly makes its way through the crowds along Oxford Street as thousands attend to see it on its way to Hyde Park 公仔箱論壇2 Z& B4 A3 U& J1 i3 H# c) ?
! ~% n, Y$ x0 b: g1 e1 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe women still had time to stop and soak up the atmosphere, as they struck up poses reminiscent of when Lumley and Saunders played Patsie and Edina in the hit sitcom.5 O' K. T; p. V$ @( B
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Lumley and Saunders helped the torch on its way to see an even more grand sight than the streets of Chelsea.
5 t$ ^# S* I2 _+ V2 {( b% P8 ~公仔箱論壇By the time the ladies had their hands on the flame on Day 69 of the relay, the torch had already gone past a host of impressive London landmarks such as St Paul's, Camden Lock and the Museum of London. 0 |: t F! I3 M E' `( t: H3 P
! ~+ E! Y) G, a% k c. G8 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTomorrow the torch will enter the Olympic Park, and will be used to light the cauldron. At least that's one part of creative director Danny Boyle's opening ceremony that isn't enshrined in mystery. 8 A) N. i Q6 g! q1 b
$ f3 ?8 J* i* h) hCrowds began to gather throughout the afternoon at Hyde Park where a finale concert took place in celebration of the torch's arrival.( `+ b: a& y: `2 ]+ f
Earlier in the day, television icon Sir Bruce Forsyth larked about with the flame in front of the BBC White City Television Centre, and the 84-year-old showed once more just how much of a showman he is.
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4 T( H5 a' o2 z9 v4 T, Hwww2.tvboxnow.comFellow sitcom star and comedian David Walliams told how he was 'humbled' to carry the Olympic torch through Islington.0 l. U2 E) p% v( U% l$ \# O* s
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Olympic fever: The concert drew thousands to Hyde Park where there will be a concert to celebrate the torch's arrivalwww2.tvboxnow.com% j M& A2 o; `) P1 y _8 j- x
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Walliams set off from the town hall in the centre of Islington while being cheered on by an appreciative audience.
# B" ]& [0 _! V4 F, L公仔箱論壇The co-creator of Little Britain was surprised and delighted to have even been asked to carry the torch, and said that although jogging was not his forte, running and waving is far easier than swimming and waving.+ ]! R0 L" ? @& |
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Walliams has raised a great deal of money for various charities by undertaking gruelling long-distance swimming challenges.
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2 E2 ^/ F7 _9 r/ H( k公仔箱論壇United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sets off with the Olympic Torch from Parliament Square towards Constitution Hill
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Strictly Come Dancing: TV presenter Sir Bruce Forsyth shows off his moves as he carries the Olympic Flame through Kensington and Chelsea # \0 }3 O8 z6 B1 G/ @" Y y$ W
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Charity fundraiser Walliams carried the flame at around 8.30am outside Islington Town Hall, as it made its way towards St Paul's Cathedral.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ L& U; a T9 X, Y: C
Walliams said: 'I felt really humbled to be a part of it. This torch and this flame is bigger than anybody out there and there's something about the spirit and I really got a sense of that running along.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- X* R4 I- c- m' N
3 j' a1 c4 \ C/ `9 L0 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'You can't really get lost on Upper Street and I had a wonderful response. I was thrilled to be asked to do it, especially so near to the Olympics starting.'
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The 40-year-old, whose fundraising feats include swimming the English Channel, the River Thames and the Straits of Gibraltar, added: 'I'm not a natural runner but it's much easier to run and wave than swim and wave. When I was swimming the Thames there were people lining the banks so I had to stop to wave to them and it slowed me down.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. Y+ B: B6 }( f8 D' C: P
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Mr Elbrow then paraded the torch around St Paul's as the gleeful crowd watched him pass 公仔箱論壇& W4 K4 A" _: R/ N' C* @- v# I
: y' n2 F% a3 @: Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'It was fantastic to be a part of it, I've been looking forward to it for ages. You get to keep the tracksuit, which is the most important thing. You have to buy the torch. There was a lovely response and I know I'm only a small part of it but it felt very special.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 B2 O# ~6 f* K
; L* m( p2 b0 M9 B! h, x( P- Vwww2.tvboxnow.com'I'm not a natural jogger, let alone runner, but it's only 300 metres so I did manage it. I started off walking, then I went into a jog, then I thought I would show off and started running and then it was all over. I'm glad it wasn't much further.'
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The torch's journey began shortly before 7am with Clive Woodward, Team GB's deputy chef de mission and manager of the England 2003 World Cup Rugby winners, starting the relay from the Roundhouse in Camden.
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Carrying the flame: The Daily Mail's Charles Sale runs with the Olympic torch through the streets of London today
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* S( @ R( e2 B# d% P2 bScout volunteer Jon Sayer will have the honour of carrying the flame to the gates of the Queen's official London home this evening, when he will meet the Duchess.公仔箱論壇1 N9 z" v7 }. L5 j) K' |" M
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The 33-year-old, described as an inspirational helper who saved the life of a man who had jumped into a river swollen with rainwater last year, was chosen to take part in the relay after the Duchess asked for a fellow Scout to participate in this prestigious leg of the event., z% C8 \, ~) Y4 z( q
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Mr Sayer, from Todmorden in West Yorkshire, is one of three volunteers helping to carry the Olympic flame through the palace the day before the Queen officially opens the Games.
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' r" f& a m. w4 Y5 h. KWilliam nominated his charity Mountain Rescue to take part and John Hulse was given the honour, and Wai-Ming Lee from MapAction was picked after Prince Harry, the organisation's royal patron, put it forward.
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& y- k- G/ ^( o! S) P$ N0 i) nBrixton town: The Olympic Torch, bottom right, is carried through the crowd packed streets of central Brixton
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) h( q# J* J2 m [) |" aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The three royals are ambassadors for Team GB and ParalympicsGB and will be joined at the leg by 40 athletes from the Team GB Ambition Programme, which aims to encourage future sports stars.
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a+ W7 @4 p, {$ g2 F8 vwww2.tvboxnow.comElsewhere in the capital, celebrities including rugby heroes Lawrence Dallaglio and Lewis Moody will carry the flame, as well as surprise guests like Jennifer Saunders.
" q- W- c3 a- R2 n, C( G0 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMeanwhile, mystery still surrounds the identity of the person who will light the Olympic flame at tomorrow’s opening ceremony, but Locog chief executive Paul Deighton said that the final choice was surprisingly easy.
C+ J. Y) R% k7 G公仔箱論壇Mr Deighton, who sat on the panel which made the selection, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It was surprising how we reached unanimity pretty quickly.
$ d. j. c3 A- P7 D+ x: f8 t'I think when everyone sees our choice last night they will understand why we made it.'公仔箱論壇& D8 G i1 d4 E5 h! h9 m
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Earlier in the week, Chris McCann, 50, leapt 15,000ft out of a plane above Peterborough, brandishing an official Games torch.公仔箱論壇: C& I6 T( }: i/ D: k8 l- x
The beacon had earlier been carried through Norwich by official torch bearer James Colley, 23, who jumped alongside Chris on Tuesday afternoon. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" {: a/ _0 D4 @' o5 p$ c
l) D# o5 |$ l4 `9 lThey plummeted in free fall for one minute before deploying their parachutes and it then took five more minutes to reach the ground.
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The father-of-four-said said: 'It was an amazing thing to do.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! q3 `2 m$ r% A t: d& E
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'It has to be the strangest thing I have ever leapt out of a plane with and I have done more than 8,000 jumps.
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'It was actually quite hard to hold as it altered my wind resistance. Up there the forces are also a lot stronger so it was difficult to keep a grip of it.公仔箱論壇0 I5 a5 M2 M. ^6 ~! O
'But it was tethered to my arm - the last thing we wanted to do was drop the thing from that high up.公仔箱論壇9 a# f0 C3 D5 M" T6 D8 B8 T
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'James came up with the idea after carrying the torch through Norwich but he is not experienced enough to hold it so I had to jump with him.www2.tvboxnow.com& y H, G0 S+ H- [! Y
'It's great we must be the first to have ever jumped with the Olympic torch.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, k# \* ^% r! T% B
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James who is studying Chemistry at the University of East Anglia, said: 'It was a bit of a crazy idea but I am glad we did it.
+ I& o, l$ ~% f- b5 J3 M'It was great running with the torch but this was even better.'公仔箱論壇 U9 Y6 F+ {( \0 \9 e4 X/ ^ a% h: D
* p8 R8 H9 J7 N y3 J! Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPhotographer Mark Harris, 36, jumped with the pair and took the amazing snaps.
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