NEARLY 800 years after the first gig, tomorrow (Saturday) sees the annual Lord Mayor’s Show parade through the streets of London.
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As well as the usual floats and pageantry, this year’s event features an RAF flypast and is to be kickstarted by a one mile race of the best young runners from London’s boroughs, with the famous procession finished off with a bang in the form of a huge firework display.
Not to be confused with the plain old Mayor of London – that’s Boris Johnson – the Lord Mayor of London represents businesses in the City of London financial district, albeit in a primarily ceremonial capacity these days, and has ‘shown’ himself to fellow Londoners since 1215.
The Lord Mayor’s Show is London’s biggest non-Royal bit of pageantry and regularly attracts hundreds of thousands of onlookers. This year’s new Lord Mayor is to be Alderman Nick Anstee, the 682nd to take the post.
