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Feathers, sequins and amusive each featured astatine this year's event
Thousands of radical gathered successful cardinal London for the yearly New Year's Day parade, the archetypal afloat 1 successful 3 years.
The event, which has been taking spot since 1987, saw much than 8,000 performers entertain flag-waving crowds on the route.
The parade, which was cancelled successful 2021 owed to the Covid pandemic, is thought to person attracted much than 500,000 spectators.
London's Mayor Sadiq Khan said determination was "no amended spot to invited successful the New Year than London".
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Image caption,Performers from much than 20 countries were involved
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Image caption,The three-hour parade takes spot successful the bosom of London, covering Regent Street and Trafalgar Square
Last year, conscionable 600 summons holders attended a pared-back accumulation successful a impermanent outdoor arena, mostly owed to Covid restrictions connected planetary performers and Londoners.
This twelvemonth the three-hour parade took spot successful the bosom of London, a kaleidoscope of colour covering well-known areas including Regent Street and Trafalgar Square.
The way began astatine Piccadilly, past headed eastbound to Piccadilly Circus, earlier moving southbound down Regent Street and St James's, passing Pall Mall, to the decorativeness constituent astatine Westminster.
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Image caption,Pearly Kings and Queens took portion successful the event
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Image caption,Maximalism was a wide taxable astatine this year's event
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Image caption,The acold upwind did not halt the marching bands arsenic they paraded from Piccadilly to Parliament Street
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Image caption,It seems the performers had 1 motto - the bigger costume the better
It was hard to archer who was the much excited, the performers oregon the crowd.
Parade director, Joe Bone, believes this year's lawsuit volition bring a much-needed assistance amid the outgo of surviving crisis.
"We are each successful it together," helium said.
"The parade tin beryllium enjoyed by communities crossed the superior - and connected TV astir the satellite - it's our acquisition to London."
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