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There's an air of excitement

in central London today

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as the capital prepares

for a spectacular event and this big

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Grannies are going to be some of the

stars.

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With over 140 floats

plus 20 of the country's

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finest marching bands,

it can only be one thing.

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It's the Lord Mayor's Show!

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Good morning, we are coming

to you live from the heart

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of the capital waiting

for the new Lord Mayor of London

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to arrive and take his place

on the balcony of Mansion House.

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There are 6,500 participants in this

year's procession but don't worry,

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Sonali and I are on the ground

to help guide you through this

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year's event and our commentary team

are in a prime position to bring

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you in-depth coverage as the

three-mile long parade passes by.

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Well, it's my first time

here and it's looking pretty

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impressive from up here.

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I'm pleased to be joined

by ex-Marine JJ Chalmers

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in the commentary box.

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This is a combination, isn't it? It

is a combination of history with a

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modern twist?

Yes, charities are on

parade and of course, there is the

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military. There is 1800 military

personnel who will be passing

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through here marching to the beat of

the drums. Some of the finest bands

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in the world including the Household

Cavalry Mounted Regiment and it will

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be quite a show.

You mentioned the

military JJ and today's parade falls

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on 11th November and that is of

course, of special significance, it

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is Armistice Day we take time to

remember those who died this the

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many conflicts since 1914 and at

11am, before the Lord Mayor's parade

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gets underway, we are going to join

the whole nation, all of us here, in

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remembrance as Britain pauses for a

two minutes silence. And the lady

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mayoress is our first sight on

parade. She is arriving on horse

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Back and that is the first time that

has happened in over 30 years, but

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she is well qualified to do it. Not

only is she a horsewoman herself,

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but she is a vet. So she has a

personal connection with the

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animals.

This year marks the 80th

anniversary of the first BBC

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Broadcast from the Lord Mayor's

Show, back in 1937 and not many

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people had televisions, and now it

is broadcast to millions of people

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across the world. Sonali has been

digging through the archives.

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The London skyline has changed

dramatically over the past 80 years,

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yet with a carnival atmosphere mixed

with a dash of eccentricity the Lord

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Mayor's Show has remained constant.

Every year throngs of people have

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lined the streets to marvel a the

parade passing by. Sometimes a

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famous face could be spotted in the

crowd. In 1948, it was the actress

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Elizabeth Taylor. At just 16 years

old, she was already an

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international star. Throughout the

years the parade has featured many

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extraordinary sights. Some more

weird than wonderful!

It is straight

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out of a fairytale.

A strong

military presence has always been at

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the heart of the annual parade,

reflecting its historic routes. With

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1968, colour splashed on to our TV

screens, bringing the military

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uniforms and vibrant costumes to

life.

A very colourful spectacle

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indeed.

Always picking up on the

mood of the times, moving from the

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60s to the 70s, space fever gripped

the nation.

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The Lord Mayor's Show has always

been a celebration that encapsulates

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the British spirit.

A truly family affair with each

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generation bringing the next to

witness the flamboyant displays and

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military precision waiting with

bated breath to see what could

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possibly appear next.

And there is our first sight of the

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gold Stagecoach. It weighs almost

three tonnes. The new Lord Mayor

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Charles Bowman is just giving a wave

to the crowd as he comes past.

Yes,

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the coach cost over £1,000 at the

time of building and in today's

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money that would be £120,000 which

seems like a reasonable price, but

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if we tried to build one today, it

would cost over £2 million.

It is

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the oldest working ceremonial

vehicle in the world. Quite

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something, it has been used at every

show since 1757.

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The Lord Mayor as he arrives at

Mansion House. Of course, this is

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only one part of his day. The day

began early. He began it by boarding

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the Gloriana. He joined a flotilla

of 25 boats travelling down the

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Thames through power bridge to HMS

President where he disembarked. He

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climbed then into that gilded

carriage used for the last 260 years

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to make his way there. In the past,

JJ, the Lord Mayor went to

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Westminster, didn't he? He went by

boat originally.

Yes, the parade

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itself was a flotilla and one of the

amazing facts and it shows the true

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history of this is we talk about

floats and parades around the world,

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but it started here, the float from

the flotilla.

Many of the

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organisations who will will be

parading today are celebrating

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something special. One of them the

people's dispensary for sick animals

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is here to celebrate its 100th

birthday in style. Over the last

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century the PDSA has famously cared

for millions of animals across the

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country, but something that isn't as

well-known is how they have been

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shining a light on hero animals.

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In 1917 Maria Dicken launched a

small charity called the PDSA, its

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mission was to treat the sick

animals of the poor without charge.

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From the very beginning, it was a

great success. Yet stories of the

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animals heading into battle in World

War I played heavily on Maria's

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mind. More than 16 million animals

served alongside military personnel.

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Often giving their lives. Maria

wanted this to be honoured. So, in

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1943 during World War II, she

created the Dicken medal, widely

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acknowledged as the Victoria Cross

for animals. It is an award

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internationally recognised today.

Since that time, have honoured 32

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pigeons, 31 dogs, four horses and

one cat. Most recently our PDSA

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Order of Merit, the order equivalent

of the OBE recognises animals who

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paid distinguished service to

society. One of the first animal to

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say receive the award was Obe.

He

received the award after the Londis

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turbanses in London 2011. Obe

suffered a fractured skull as a

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result of an object being thrown

from the crowd. I have worked for

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Obe for six years. He has been a

soul mate and a best mate for the

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time that we have been together and

he will enjoy his retirement at home

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sunning himself in the garden.

Sit.

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Intrepid got his medal on the first

night of the riots when he came

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under fire from missiles and had to

deal with burning buildings and I'm

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looking forward to showing Intrepid

off at the Lord Mayor's Show. He has

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worked hard for the past 11 years

and he loves big occasions. It is

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the best job in the world working

with these heroes.

Incredible

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stories of animal bravery of the

debt owed by humans to animals. And

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everyone is in place now. Everyone

in place ready for the off, but

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before the off, there is going to be

the inspection of the Guard of

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Honour. A lot of people have come

pretty early in the morning for this

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and I have to say when we first

arrived here, the weather was JJ,

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shall we say mixed?

It was mixed,

but it is beginning to clear and I

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think we'll, yeah, I think it will

hold out for us.

Now, thousands of

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people are taking part in the

procession itself. All of them

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helping to make the event the

fantastic spectacle that it is and

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Sonali and Sean are representing two

people representing different

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organisations that offer support and

inspiration to ex-service people.

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Yes, I'm with former corporal

Stewart Robinson who represented the

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UK in wheelchair rugby at the

Invictus Games. This is your first

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Lord Mayor's Show?

Yes. From what I

have seen so far, it is a

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prestigious and amazing occasion.

It

must mean so much more to you

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falling on Armistice Day today?

On

both counts we have got a massive

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prestigious event and it seems a be

fitting tribute to the sacrifices

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that so many men and women have

paid.

You represented the country at

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the Invictus Games and I understand

your next big game is Tokyo 2020 and

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the Paralympic Games?

Yes, that's

the plan. Fingers crossed it will go

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well. I am aiming to competing as

much as I can and the gain goal is

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Tokyo 2020.

The best of luck with

that and enjoy the parade today. I'm

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with Charmaine. You are with the

Chelsea Pensioners. What does it

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feel to be like to be part of the

Lord Mayor's Show?

Very privileged,

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I must admit, sir.

And you have got

a connection to it, haven't you?

In

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what respect, sir?

Something you

have always wanted to be part of?

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Especially as a Chelsea pensioner.

Today, of course, is Armistice Day,

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it is a day of remembrance, what

does remembrance signify to you?

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Well, from all the years I was in

the Army to those people that died,

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we are still here to represent them

and we're very proud to represent

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the people that, you know, lost

their lives and we as I say, we

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would never, we wouldn't be here

today.

Of course, it's a significant

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day. Very, a great day for

celebration, but a very important

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day for remembrance?

It certainly

is, sir and we are all proud here as

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Chelsea Pensioners and we couldn't

wish for a better place to live now.

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It's considered the best retirement

home in the world.

Thank you very

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much.

And we're all proud to be there.

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So the Lord Mayor makes his way to

the balcony and some waves for the

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crowd and some appreciation for the

crowd as he makes his way there.

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This is a moment though JJ, where we

do something slightly unusual

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because this is a moment, isn't it,

where the mood changes toen extent?

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Yes, it is an incredibly poignant

weekend for us and it is so poignant

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with Armistice falling today that a

day of celebration for both

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charities, but including the

military in particular, it is such

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an important occasion, but it is so

right that we stop in what is a

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celebration and reflect and that

makes it sop much more poignant in

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my opinion.

Yes. And it's an

opportunity also for everyone in

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this crowd to take part and that's

the point, isn't it? It's not just

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the formal ceremonial and not just

for the Lord Mayor and his guests,

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it is for everyone who is lining

this parade route.

It is one of the

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things I find so remarkable about

this Square Mile of the city is that

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it is barely ever quiet particularly

on a day like today, it's going to,

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the drums will bang and the bands

will play, but then there will be

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the silence throughout it any moment

now.

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And although it is a change of mood

and although it is something that

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doesn't happen in every Lord Mayor's

parade, actually, it fits rather

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well, doesn't it into the hole as we

see the Lord Mayor arrive ready to

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take his seat, it's something that's

a very natural part actually of

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what's going on around us

particularly with all the military

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people here?

Yes. There are 1800

military personnel on parade today.

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That's more than Trooping the

Colour. This is truly, truly a

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military occasion, but it does party

and join with the civilian

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population.

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MUSIC: THE LAST POST

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And now we await the instructions.

Dominic Reid OBE has given his

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instruction and we are under way.

This is it. The gun goes, nothing

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can stop this parade now. The

streets that we can see behind us

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are just lined with individuals and

floats that are ready. This is the

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bottleneck point where everybody

comes together. And now this is it,

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we are off and running.

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No more rousing a way to get things

going, is it?

No, indeed, it's the

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Coldstream Guards who'll be leading

out the parade at this point. One of

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the oldest military bands in the

world. They have had continuous

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service for over 200 years. They'll

be on parade again tomorrow at

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remembrance and cenotaph as well.

One of the things that is really

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striking about that parade is, when

we say oh, we really do mean it,

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don't we, 1650 it was formed.

It

makes it one of the oldest regiments

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in the world and that is it, you

know, this parade is 802 years old!

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There are many, many countries in

the world not that old, let alone

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parades.

They started with drummers

before they had an official band?

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Yes. Took them 100 years or so

actually to get the official band

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together in 1785. They've been

playing ever since then. Musical

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support for state ceremonial

occasions. You can see them at

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Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle,

changing the guard ceremonies.

One

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of the other things you can always

expect from the Lord Mayor's show is

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animals, camels, horses, donkeys,

the lot. We all know what a camel

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looks like, but cast your mind back

600 years ago for the people who

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lined the streets to see exotic

animals, lions and elephants have

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been paraded here in the past.

The

camels have been brought in by the

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worshipful company of Grocers and

they are here because they are the

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mother company of the new Lord

Mayor. It's the first company that

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he joined and they were formed by

members of the Gild who were

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responsible for ensuring the purity

of spices. There we are seeing some

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spices to mark that heritage.

Of

course that would have been carried

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on the camel trains traditionally.

That is why they've brought the

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camels with them, I guess.

Behind

the desert Oasis, we saw some ribbon

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dancers. Back to the military.

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Drum and Trumpet Corps. Playing

their own tunes as they come past

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Mansion House. Some told us in

advance what they're going to be,

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some haven't.

There are the

traditional protectors of the City

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of London, Gog & Magog. Put together

a company.

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Fell Isly Harding is with the

Samaritans. You've got a particular

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connection with your charity and the

Lord Mayor?

I certainly have. The

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Lord Mayor's right there, lives next

door to the church where my father

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founded the Samaritans. We used to

stand on the roof with my three

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triplet brothers and watch the Lord

Mayor's show every year as children.

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So really special to be here. And

your father was the founder of the

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Samaritans?

Yes.

Amazing. What are

you hoping to get out of today with

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your charity?

Oh, well the Lord

Mayor supports the Samaritans,

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well-being in the City. We want to

make sure that nobody who rings has

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an engaged tone so lots of people

supporting free call.

OK, thank you,

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enjoy your day.

Thank you, bye-bye!

Charles Bowman, congratulations on

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becoming the 690th Lord Mayor of

London. I understand this show has

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meant so much to you since a young

age?

Well, I'm thrilled, thrilled to

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be here and very, very excited and

honoured about this incredible role,

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690th Lord Mayor of the City of

London. You are right. As a

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seven-year-old, my father worked in

the City. His father and my great

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grandfather too. I remember, as a

seven-year-old, being brought to the

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City of London. He had an office on

Cheapside and a view down all the

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way there and, as a seven-year-old,

oh, my gosh, the colour, it was a

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wet day as it often is in November

but it stuck out for me and it's

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part of the catalyst I suppose of

why I'm here today.

You have chosen

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a very busy, interesting time to

become a global champion of this

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wonderful City with Brexit on the

horizon. .

Look, I say very

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honestly, I'm honoured and excited.

But again in the spirit of honesty,

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a little daunted. We face challenges

within our country and politically

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at this time. I am very

enthusiastic, excited and honoured

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to be given the opportunity to lead

this great City through this period.

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I can see how much you are enjoying

being up here. What are you most

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looking forward to in this wonderful

spectacle?

It's 700,000 people,

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horses, camels, donkeys, other

animals coming through. It's a great

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thrill that my wife and two

daughters are riding this year,

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that's the first time that a lady

mayoress will have ridden. It's a

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young person's show, so please,

throughout the course of the show,

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we'll be using social media at Lord

Mayor underscore show, so please

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everybody join me in that and tweet

with me.

Congratulations, thank you

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so much.

Thank you very much indeed.

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On the subject of social media, we

should say that we have our own

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e-mail:

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Please do get in touch with us.

Messages perhaps for people who you

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know who're taking part in the show.

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It's the Royal Air Force that will

be leading off the parade today. The

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military aspect is done in seniority

and because this is the junior

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service, the RAF, but it's a very,

very important year for them coming

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up. It will be their centenary next

year, so they're led by the band of

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the Royal Air Force Regiment, the

director of music is Flight

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Lieutenant Thomas Roder, he served

for 14 and a half year, including in

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the Falkland Islands, as a doing

handler, so it's a remind they're

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the bands are not just bandsmen and

drummers, buglers, they are also

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serving soldiers ing airmen and

marines as well.

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The Queen's squadron was born from

the Royal Air Force with the

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centenary coming up in April 2018.

They first flew to war back in 1914.

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The aircraft flew from Dover to

France to be part of the First World

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War and it was the formative years

when they were the core Flying Squad

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Rons back then.

We caught sight of some air cadets

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there. That's the other feature of

this, JJ, you have people who're

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regular soldiers here and you have

people, as you say, who are serving

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abroad, who've recently served

abroad. You've also got much younger

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people as well, much younger people

who either want to be part of the

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services or who're in it part-time?

You heard the Lord Mayor say this is

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a young person's parade as well so

it's right that the Cadets are front

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and centre.

I'm with Adam Layfield with the

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company of Leather Sellers. What is

your connection to them?

They've

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been supporting my boxing club in

Edmonton, the 'Ingments, since it

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opened. -- the Eagles. It gives

people like me an opportunity to be

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write am today.

What do they do?

They hold activities for kids, the

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youth, and they help us with the

projects we are trying to build.

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What has boxing done for you?

It's

taught me discipline and respect.

0:27:370:27:43

Without boxing, I wouldn't be where

I am today.

There are some boxers in

0:27:430:27:47

front of us. You are all looking

pretty mean. You pack a mean punch

0:27:470:27:50

don't you?

Yes, yes.

What do you

make of today's occasion?

The

0:27:500:27:56

atmosphere's good, it brings people

around and yeah, never been to

0:27:560:28:02

something like this before so it's

nice.

Enjoy the day.

Thank you very

0:28:020:28:04

much.

0:28:040:28:05

There, the air Cadets, as JJ was

saying, the RAF and those who serve

0:28:140:28:19

in the air side of our military.

Very much prominent today and that,

0:28:190:28:25

of course, JJ, is because next year

is an important year for them?

Yes,

0:28:250:28:29

it will be the centenary next year,

and they have everybody from

0:28:290:28:36

serving, full-time regulars,

reserves and Cadets being

0:28:360:28:38

represented from there.

I have found intrepid, the hero

0:28:380:28:44

horse we met in the film earlier on

in the show and Jan here is Director

0:28:440:28:51

General of the PDSA. Emma told us

how Intrepid loves a big occasion

0:28:510:28:55

like this and look at him. He's an

absolute star isn't he?

Yes, he

0:28:550:29:00

absolutely does, we are really proud

to today be walking with the animals

0:29:000:29:03

today and to be able the see the

incredible bond that exists between

0:29:030:29:06

animals and their owners. We see it

every day in our hospitals in PDSA,

0:29:060:29:12

the incredible bond between the

owners and their pets. That's why

0:29:120:29:16

PDSA exists, to keep them together

as long as they possibly can. To see

0:29:160:29:23

the sick and injured animals with

their owners afterwards, is great.

0:29:230:29:28

PDSA has such a rich history with

the animal awards programme. We are

0:29:280:29:32

celebrating 100 years of PDSA. It's

brilliant. Our centenary year is

0:29:320:29:37

coming up on November 17th and it's

going to be fantastic.

Happy 100th

0:29:370:29:41

birthday. Lovely to see and meet

Intrepid and see his medal as well

0:29:410:29:47

well.

Thank you.

0:29:470:29:51

And to all, the Lord Mayor looks on,

appreciatively. And they look

0:29:560:30:01

appreciatively back and show their

appreciation of him. It's a

0:30:010:30:05

wonderful moment. Everyone who comes

past the front of the Lord Mayor

0:30:050:30:08

gets the opportunity to wave at him.

Traditionally, the Lord Mayor waves

0:30:080:30:12

back. The lady mayoress waving back.

There is a connection between the

0:30:120:30:19

people on the stand, isn't there and

the people who march?

0:30:190:30:32

Accept

Yes, he shows the respect and

gratitude that is afforded to him.

0:30:330:30:39

His arm will tired from all the

waving though!

0:30:430:30:50

Many of the people on the balcony

have risen to their feet because the

0:30:500:30:55

Royal Hospital Chelsea are passing

by on an open top. It is the first

0:30:550:31:01

institution to rurchd the clock care

to army veterans. It is the 325th

0:31:010:31:07

anniversary this year. I love the

stats I have got here. There is 21

0:31:070:31:11

in total with an age of 1704! An

average age of.81.

That's the big

0:31:110:31:19

stat, 1704?

The oldest is 93 and the

youngest a very young 68!

0:31:190:31:33

Anyone who knows me will know I like

to get my hands dirty. I haven't got

0:31:330:31:39

my hands dirty, but I am busy.

What's the thinking behind this?

We

0:31:390:31:43

need to let everyone know that the

harsh environment we work in in

0:31:430:31:47

town, we look after a lot of

clients, but we want to get more

0:31:470:31:50

flowers out and about in town and

this really highlights what we are

0:31:500:31:54

trying to do and create biodiversity

because it is a harsh environment

0:31:540:31:58

and if we can make somewhere nice

for the wildlife and insects as well

0:31:580:32:02

as us, it is a good thing for all.

It is a lovely environment beside

0:32:020:32:07

us. Your float looks fantastic. Is

that a beehive?

Yes, it is. It is a

0:32:070:32:12

bit of fun as well, but what we are

doing with the beehive, we put a lot

0:32:120:32:17

of beehives out at our clients

places throughout London. We've got

0:32:170:32:21

five, Tenby hives in town. We have

got a lot of beekeepers. A lot of

0:32:210:32:25

the clients then get to keep the

honey and give it out and really

0:32:250:32:30

bees are hugely important for all of

us. Without bees we wouldn't have

0:32:300:32:33

any food. And we would really

struggle to live. We really must

0:32:330:32:37

encourage bees and by encouraging

each other to have plants and

0:32:370:32:40

flowers in the garden, flowering

shrubs, it really makes a

0:32:400:32:43

difference.

No bees in there at the

moment. We are going to hand these

0:32:430:32:48

out, so let's get busy, shall we?

You will have to make some more now!

0:32:480:33:06

One of my favourite things about

these big events is the superfan.

0:33:410:33:45

It's fair, Karen, isn't it to call

you a superfan of the Lord Mayor's

0:33:450:33:48

Show?

Yes, I think so. I first came

when I was eight with a school

0:33:480:33:52

friend and I have been trying to

come every year or watch it on the

0:33:520:33:56

TV ever since. I'm so excited to be

in it now.

It is your first year in

0:33:560:34:04

it. Has it lived up to your

expectations?

It has. I think our

0:34:040:34:10

float is just amazing. All our pubs

are showing on it and everyone is

0:34:100:34:15

excited on the float.

It is nice

being this side of the barriers this

0:34:150:34:19

year?

It is. You stand back there

and you feel the excitement coming

0:34:190:34:22

off it, but to be in it is a whole

different game.

Well, I will leave

0:34:220:34:27

you to enjoy your time to shine.

Thank you very much.

0:34:270:34:37

It has superfans the Lord Mayor's

Show and groupies I am sure. The

0:34:400:34:46

mayor and mayoress are superfans as

they get a proper greeting from the

0:34:460:34:52

Green King stand.

You get a real impression, don't

0:34:520:35:01

you, as this float winds its way

gradually down the road that

0:35:010:35:06

actually this is quite a bottleneck,

although, we have said this is the

0:35:060:35:11

largest unrehearsed show in the

world, there is an awful lot of

0:35:110:35:14

organisation going on because

without the organisation, this would

0:35:140:35:18

be chaos.

Well, it is planned with

military precision! The

0:35:180:35:24

pageantmaster Dominic Reid is the

man that's behind it, but with a

0:35:240:35:27

huge enormous team that work

throughout the year and it is quite

0:35:270:35:30

amazing because it is so creative,

whilst being so, so organised and

0:35:300:35:34

structured.

And as we speak, coming

into view, and walking down that

0:35:340:35:40

road, The London Regiment and a

reminder when you look at these

0:35:400:35:43

people, who are not in anything like

their dress gear, that this is a

0:35:430:35:49

very real thing for a lot of the

forces personnel here, they are

0:35:490:35:54

parading today, but they are also

and have also been very recently

0:35:540:35:58

taking part in active service.

Absolutely. You know, this is one

0:35:580:36:03

of, this is the London Regiment and

they are showing really, the

0:36:030:36:08

multitude of weapon systems and

different jobs that they would come

0:36:080:36:12

up against and they are the only

army reserve infantry based in

0:36:120:36:16

London. It was raised back in 1804

and the other thing about the Lord

0:36:160:36:20

Mayor's Show and its military

tradition is back in the early part

0:36:200:36:24

of last century, this was almost a

recruiting drive, for the First

0:36:240:36:29

World War in particular, many were

Kitchener's Army that would join the

0:36:290:36:36

parade out and off to war. Changed

days, now, obviously, but we see

0:36:360:36:41

them in their military finery, but

also in their, you know, their field

0:36:410:36:45

rig.

As we look at the seventh battalion,

0:36:450:36:52

the Rifles, closer to home they were

volunteers for an operation in 2013.

0:36:520:36:57

So people in the south and the

south-west of England may have seen

0:36:570:37:00

them at close quarters. They went

there to help in areas affected by

0:37:000:37:05

severe flooding.

Yes, they have recently been

0:37:050:37:11

deployed to Estonia which is part of

Nato's enhanced forward presence

0:37:110:37:17

there following the Russian

annexation of the Crimea.

0:37:170:37:29

You see all sorts of weird and

wonderful things on the parade and I

0:37:300:37:34

have hooked up with a bunch of sheep

and Chris. Chris, why sheep?

Well,

0:37:340:37:40

they are warm and I'm the master and

historically we go back to 1180, we

0:37:400:37:46

set the rules and regulations for

the wool trade and these days

0:37:460:37:50

obviously that's slightly different,

but today we are celebrating because

0:37:500:37:54

the new Lord Mayor and lady mayoress

is a wool man. We are here to

0:37:540:38:04

support her. We've engaged some

rather large sheep to enjoy the

0:38:040:38:09

whole occasion.

Well, looking back

at the sheep there now.

This the

0:38:090:38:17

past master Bill Clarke, he

organises the sheep drive over

0:38:170:38:21

London Bridge and he is like a stick

of rock with wool right through it.

0:38:210:38:27

Wool played a really important

historically, hasn't it, in this

0:38:270:38:30

part of the world?

Wool, when you go

back into the medieval times, built

0:38:300:38:37

our Navies, churches, armies and 90%

of England's taxes came from wool.

0:38:370:38:43

The wool farmers were the Googles

and Apples of their day?

They were

0:38:430:38:50

and incredibly rich and wealthy

people.

I just want to look ahead

0:38:500:38:53

because we have got some dancing

sheep. What's that about?

This is

0:38:530:39:01

about the mythical. So we have, this

is our like a Chinese dragon, but

0:39:010:39:07

these are sheep dragons and that's

to represent us and really to engage

0:39:070:39:11

with the crowd. Now, over there, we

have our Lord Mayor, the lady

0:39:110:39:17

mayoress, she, as I mentioned

earlier is a wool man and now, I

0:39:170:39:23

have got to shout out all together.

Three cheers for the Lord Mayor and

0:39:230:39:30

the lady mayoress.

Baa. Baa.

Now,

look at that. It's the worshipful

0:39:300:39:50

Company of Paviors. You ought to be

able to see behind there, their

0:39:500:39:56

vintage steamroller and their

trailer with a jazz band and walkers

0:39:560:40:00

with the traditional inflatable pig!

Yes, it wouldn't be the Lord Mayor's

0:40:000:40:05

Show without an appearance from the

famous inflatable pig!

0:40:050:40:11

One of the amazing facts you learn

from being part of this, the pigs

0:40:110:40:16

used to roam the streets of London

cleaning up the gutters and the

0:40:160:40:19

sewers. It is just, it is crazy to

believe.

0:40:190:40:26

Going fanning, it meant cleansing

the prifies which was a profitable

0:40:260:40:30

business we're told, but I can't

imagine the conditions were much

0:40:300:40:34

fun.

Anyway, all much cleaner today.

0:40:340:40:42

They're wending their way past

Mansion House now.

The streets are

0:40:420:40:45

cleaner. It is quite interesting.

They come out, they clean the

0:40:450:40:48

streets and then just before the

parade, they then bring out a

0:40:480:40:52

gritting lorry which lays down the

sand that you will see. So it's not

0:40:520:40:55

that they haven't cleaned up, they

lay down the sand because as we have

0:40:550:40:59

seen there is so many animals and

camels and donkeys and horses and it

0:40:590:41:03

helps them provide some grip.

Can you tell I'm with the doctors?

0:41:030:41:14

I'm with Dr Tim Bake irwho is with

the society that helped you train to

0:41:140:41:21

become a medic?

This year it is 400

years since we were given Royal

0:41:210:41:26

Charter. We are in the show to

celebrate that. The charitable

0:41:260:41:30

sector, supported by Journey through

school and medical school to become

0:41:300:41:34

a doctor today.

Even today, so you

help each individual medical school,

0:41:340:41:40

you help someone get through and

qualify?

We help medical students

0:41:400:41:44

that are in need and for our 400th

anniversary we set up a new bursary

0:41:440:41:53

to allow medical students going to

the developing world. All medical

0:41:530:41:56

students can have a look and apply

for one of our bursaries. We have

0:41:560:42:00

got 25 to get out.

Do you ever get

the Dougie Houser comment?

All the

0:42:000:42:05

time.

I'm glad it is not just me.

What have you made of the parade.

0:42:050:42:12

It's great fun and the rain has

stopped which is even better when

0:42:120:42:16

you're wearing this.

Enjoy.

Thank

you very much.

See you later,

0:42:160:42:18

Dougie!

0:42:180:42:26

Now the Royal British Legion band.

There are individuals in this band

0:42:350:42:40

which are ageing, an age range from

nine years old up to the oldest of

0:42:400:42:43

53. As we have already mentioned

this is, of course, Armistice Day

0:42:430:42:49

and the Royal British Legion, they

are the nation's custodians of

0:42:490:42:53

remembrance. They were formed in

1921 and they launched their first

0:42:530:42:58

ever Poppy Appeal on 11th November

that year.

0:42:580:43:06

It is worth saying as well that the

Festival of Remembrance tonight will

0:43:060:43:11

be on BBC One at 9pm. So, a plug for

that on BBC One later on today.

0:43:110:43:21

Of course, quite a few of the people

we're seeing here will be present at

0:43:210:43:26

that festival. Not only in the

crowd, but also those processing.

It

0:43:260:43:33

is a huge weekend for the military.

I would love to know how much boot

0:43:330:43:37

polish gets used in a weekend like

this!

0:43:370:43:43

The Eddie Stobbart lorry has gone,

but if it brakes down, it's in good

0:43:430:43:47

company because here is the

Automobile Association. It looks to

0:43:470:43:55

me as if yes, we have got some

vintage vehicles there. That's what

0:43:550:43:59

you would have summoned if you had

called on help, I don't know, when

0:43:590:44:02

would that have been? Back in the

1950s, I guess.

0:44:020:44:07

And right in the front there,

something that you might have called

0:44:070:44:13

on precar.

Yes, the AA has taken

part in the show for 20 years and a

0:44:130:44:19

big focus happening this year again

on many of their members who have

0:44:190:44:25

been former serving military

themselves. A huge tradition from

0:44:250:44:29

the First World War and through to

today of employing service men and

0:44:290:44:33

women within the AA.

That, I think, is the oldest vehicle

0:44:330:44:42

in the entry. It was built in 1904.

Originally owned by a one-time Lady

0:44:420:44:48

in Waiting to Queen maury who

requested that picnic baskets be

0:44:480:44:54

installed.

Now some rather serious kit here.

0:44:540:45:06

Yes, this is some of the heavy, but

man packable to some degree. It is

0:45:060:45:13

the multilaunch rocket system. It is

an air defence system and now, some

0:45:130:45:16

of our very advanced kit and

equipment, the sort of bomb disposal

0:45:160:45:22

and search robots.

0:45:220:45:29

This is the City of London Engineer

Regiment, their float representing

0:45:290:45:33

the long history in London and

elements of the regiment that have

0:45:330:45:36

been involved in securing the City

of London from the threat of

0:45:360:45:41

unexploded ordinance all the way

through since the Blitz.

It's 150

0:45:410:45:46

year history. The regiment's had 30

name changes. London's remained the

0:45:460:45:53

constant throughout that for 104

years of that. They've got 50 people

0:45:530:46:01

in the Middle East at the moment

training out there.

0:46:010:46:06

When I was a little boy, I was

bought a remote control car for

0:46:100:46:15

Christmas, it was the best present I

ever had. My next guest is a very

0:46:150:46:20

hi-tech remote control. Sir, what

does this do?

It's an alternative to

0:46:200:46:26

the big one you can see on the back

of the truck so we can take to it

0:46:260:46:30

where we need it, rather than

carrying a big vehicle around.

What

0:46:300:46:34

does it search out?

It's a remote

means of dealing with an IED so it

0:46:340:46:40

has various cameras on there. This

one's got a big silver thing that

0:46:400:46:45

you can see and the one on the

wagon's got a leaf blower so we can

0:46:450:46:50

do multiple things in it.

It's

crucial work then, this is finding

0:46:500:46:53

bombs that are going to really hurt

and maim and kill some soldiers,

0:46:530:46:57

this is the thing that saves their

lives?

Yes, it does, yes. You can do

0:46:570:47:02

quite a lot of the task with just

this robot.

Can I have a go?

Of

0:47:020:47:06

course you can.

I'll need to hand

this over.

Forward, left and back.

0:47:060:47:13

OK, let's go. It's quite hard when

you first get to use it but

0:47:130:47:20

afterwards it becomes a lot easier.

Once you get used to it, it's OK.

0:47:200:47:26

I'm going to let that camera get in

front.

0:47:260:47:29

It's really, really hard, I have to

say. I prefer the remote control car

0:47:320:47:37

I had when I was a little boy. Thank

you very much that was brilliant,

0:47:370:47:40

thanks for letting me have a go.

No

problem.

0:47:400:47:45

Sean tries but I've got to say, if

it was me on the ground, I would

0:47:450:47:49

rather it was the man that he was

talking to that was driving it.

I'm

0:47:490:47:54

relieved he kept it pretty much on

the roadway and didn't drive it

0:47:540:47:57

straight into the crowd.

I hate to

imagine how much one of those things

0:47:570:48:02

cost.

Exactly.

0:48:020:48:12

I'm making a point as we watch a cat

on a sitting room scene and we were

0:48:260:48:31

before that seeing a field hospital

and we'll doubtless see all manner

0:48:310:48:35

of other variations of human life.

As you can see, inflatables galore

0:48:350:48:40

and that's really part of the show

isn't it?

It's one of the most

0:48:400:48:45

wonderful things, how it's all

intersporesed, you could easily send

0:48:450:48:49

the military through and send

through the charities, but it's the

0:48:490:48:52

fact that you go from seeing

military hardware followed up by

0:48:520:48:58

giant inflatables, it's just the

atmosphere here, you know, you've

0:48:580:49:02

got to come to the Lord Mayor's

show. If you are watching, take a

0:49:020:49:06

year out, come down and watch it.

The atmosphere is just wonderful

0:49:060:49:09

here.

The household troops band of

the Salvation Army playing Montreal

0:49:090:49:20

Citadel led by Carl Saunders.

0:49:200:49:24

This morning, a mum tweeted med

saying she was too poorly to come to

0:49:380:49:41

the parade today but go and see her

daughter at the girl guides. Your

0:49:410:49:46

wish is my command, they are

parading beautifully and Amy is a

0:49:460:49:50

Girl Guide leader, you have been

involved with them since a young

0:49:500:49:53

age?

Since? Since five but before

then also.

What difference has it

0:49:530:50:00

made to your life?

It's really

helped grow confidence in girls and

0:50:000:50:04

I can see other girls as well, and

it's helped shape my future as a

0:50:040:50:08

teacher. I chose special needs

because of some of the tuns I'd had

0:50:080:50:13

with Girl Guiding.

I was a guide

more than 20 years ago, you are one

0:50:130:50:19

in 2017. What do you get up to now?

We get up to lots of different

0:50:190:50:26

activities that we wouldn't be able

to do anywhere else.

Like this.

Like

0:50:260:50:32

this, yes.

And we can run around

camps.

It's all about empowering

0:50:320:50:38

women isn't it?

Yes and empowering

them to have the confidence and to

0:50:380:50:43

give them skills to take into the

modern world.

0:50:430:50:47

I didn't do too badly. Thank you

very much. Enjoy!

Thank you very

0:50:470:50:51

much.

0:50:510:50:52

Fantastic. If you are joining us,

you are just watching of course, the

0:50:580:51:05

Lord Mayor's Parade, winding through

the City of London through the

0:51:050:51:10

ancient narrow streets. It's an

extraordinary feat that they manage

0:51:100:51:13

it, it's, as we have said right at

the start, an unrehearsed show, the

0:51:130:51:18

largest unrehearsed show in the

world but it's also well organised

0:51:180:51:21

and has to be because otherwise you

would have articulated lorries, you

0:51:210:51:26

would have people, you would have

inflatables of various sorts jammed

0:51:260:51:32

in these streets. That is not JJ,

what you want.

No, that doesn't keep

0:51:320:51:37

London running. There are 6,500

people here today and every one of

0:51:370:51:40

them will leave with a certificate

and get a packed lunch down at the

0:51:400:51:44

other end. It's made by the likes of

the Girl Guides. To keep them moving

0:51:440:51:50

and fed, it's a tremendous piece of

logistics that quite frankly that's

0:51:500:51:56

what London does. It's right that

London can stop, close the streets

0:51:560:52:01

to put something like this on.

All

of it to celebrate the fact that we

0:52:010:52:05

have a new Lord Mayor. And he takes

that job, there he is, Charles

0:52:050:52:11

Bowman, takes that job for a year,

he comes to the job with various

0:52:110:52:15

things he wants to do. Charles

Bowman wants to improve the image of

0:52:150:52:21

business generally around the

country. He'll be travelling around

0:52:210:52:24

the country and also abroad and

there are representatives of foreign

0:52:240:52:29

banks and others based here who're

also very much part of this parade.

0:52:290:52:36

Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office

just one of them. It's not just

0:52:360:52:41

London centric. We have floats from

Yorkshire and from all over the

0:52:410:52:47

world. You get a real sense of the

scale of it all as these floats pass

0:52:470:52:53

the crowd. Look at the size of that

robot, I hope Sean isn't controlling

0:52:530:53:00

that one at this point!

Please, no.

The City of London Corporation -

0:53:000:53:05

Cleansing. The point of that robot

is, if you look really closely, I

0:53:050:53:09

don't know if you can see, it's made

out of wheelie bins, the whole

0:53:090:53:13

thing. Four metres tall I should

think. Let's hope they're screwed

0:53:130:53:19

together properly. It's quite a work

of art.

0:53:190:53:23

Has it comes towards us, the point

of it is that the City of London

0:53:280:53:37

Corporation - Cleansing - those

people are part of the task, part of

0:53:370:53:41

the team that keeps this place as

clean as it is. If you can see

0:53:410:53:49

behind them as well, other things

made out of cans and plastics, all

0:53:490:54:00

to do with the anti-littering

message. It's a special day for

0:54:000:54:03

everyone. For some, it's even more

special than others. It's your

0:54:030:54:07

birthday isn't it?

Yes, 16th

birthday.

16 today, happy birthday.

0:54:070:54:15

As an army Cadet you have to train

for all sorts of things don't you

0:54:150:54:19

but you have also been a hero?

Yes,

there was a situation in which I had

0:54:190:54:25

to save somebody's life and do CPR.

It was a really good experience, I

0:54:250:54:29

helped out somebody in the

community. After that, I felt better

0:54:290:54:33

preserving life. It was the youth

techniques I've learnt from school

0:54:330:54:38

and the army Cadets. I've had a lot

of people to help me over the time

0:54:380:54:42

I've done it in, people in my

attachment. It's a really happy

0:54:420:54:49

experience saving someone's life.

Did you get an award for it?

I've

0:54:490:54:53

been put down for two awards, one

through the Army Cadets and

0:54:530:54:58

hopefully I'll get that next March.

What a way to celebrate here and

0:54:580:55:02

your birthday. This is a gin

birthday party for you! Thank you.

0:55:020:55:08

What a remarkable young man. I mean,

utterly incredible. Myself, I was a

0:55:080:55:14

Royal Marine Cadet and yes it led to

me joining the marines myself but if

0:55:140:55:19

I'd only just had my experience, the

confidence and skills it gave me

0:55:190:55:25

would have steadied me extremely

well in life and he's a testament to

0:55:250:55:28

the work of the Cadets.

0:55:280:55:30

All of this being enjoyed by lots of

ages, lots of children here taking

0:55:380:55:41

part in the parade, but also a range

of ages watching it and enjoying the

0:55:410:55:46

floats as they come past. Plenty of

those floats representing not only

0:55:460:55:54

people, organisations based here in

the City of London, but also those

0:55:540:55:59

from around the world.

0:55:590:56:02

This is the Royal Yeomanry founded

in 1967, so very much one of the

0:56:060:56:12

younger military groups here, the

amalgamation of several historic

0:56:120:56:17

cavalry regiments, those dated back

an awful long way to 1794, but the

0:56:170:56:24

Yeomanry themselves recently formed.

Yes. They brought some hardware with

0:56:240:56:27

them.

0:56:270:56:31

That was in service in the 60s.

They've brought with them also a

0:56:340:56:40

Land Rover stripped back and the

weapons platform is added on, giving

0:56:400:56:46

them the ability to add weapons on

the ground to support troops as they

0:56:460:56:50

move forward.

The second of the two

Saracen vehicles you would have seen

0:56:500:56:57

in Northern Ireland at the height of

the troubles. It's not really a

0:56:570:57:00

vintage vehicle is it, but it's a

vehicle that's not in service any

0:57:000:57:03

more.

0:57:030:57:08

I'm with Commondant Phillipa and the

first-aid nursing Yeomanry. Tell us

0:57:140:57:18

about the role you play in London's

emergency response?

Well, we are an

0:57:180:57:26

old unit that were set up in 1907,

an all-female volunteer

0:57:260:57:31

organisation, and we support civil

and military authorities. And this

0:57:310:57:39

year, we've given I think over 5,000

hours of support to 150 members,

0:57:390:57:45

including helping out with the

tragic terrorist incidents in London

0:57:450:57:50

and Manchester and Grenfell Tower.

So you are really an essential part

0:57:500:57:53

of that response. Second lieutenant

Zoe Brookes here joined two years

0:57:530:57:56

ago because you found out that a

member of your family had a personal

0:57:560:58:02

connection to the Fannies as you

call yourself?

That's right. My aunt

0:58:020:58:08

couldn't stay at home, she went to

France. Via Spain then to England,

0:58:080:58:14

she joined the SOE and parachuted

back into occupied France. She was

0:58:140:58:19

executed there as she went back

there. I met her at plaque unveiling

0:58:190:58:24

and was encouraged to join and here

I am.

You are parading with your

0:58:240:58:29

great aunt in mind?

That's right.

Today would have been her 100th

0:58:290:58:33

birthday so it's amazing to be here

with all of these women, this is the

0:58:330:58:37

best legacy I could have asked for,

it's really positive.

Gosh that's

0:58:370:58:41

worked out so well. Enjoy the day.

Thank you very much.

It was really

0:58:410:58:45

nice to see those pictures of your

aunt as well.

0:58:450:58:49

London's had a tough year but it's

thanks to individuals like that and

0:58:530:58:57

the incredible emergency services

that have put on such a thing.

0:58:570:59:00

Myself who has suffered trauma in

Afghanistan can tell you that the

0:59:000:59:07

work which military surgeons and

also NHS surgeons do is utterly

0:59:070:59:11

incredible and not just life-saving

but in so many ways life-changing

0:59:110:59:15

too.

0:59:150:59:19

This Battalion marked its 50th

anniversary this year. It's the

0:59:220:59:31

Milita Intelligence Battalion and

they are have that status which was

0:59:310:59:40

give tonne them by the previous Lord

Mayor. -- give tonne them by the

0:59:400:59:45

previous Lord Mayor.

0:59:450:59:47

Privileged status as sort of the

military groupings equivalent of the

0:59:520:59:58

freedom of the City effectively,

allowing them to enter the City with

0:59:581:00:03

the bay boyonets and drums. Keep

your messages coming in, by the way.

1:00:031:00:17

Perhaps you know someone who is

taking part and want to send them a

1:00:191:00:23

message. Whatever you want to say,

do get in touch.

1:00:231:00:27

Bugles and drums playing The scam

shamrock as they march through

1:00:461:00:51

Mansion House.

1:00:511:00:53

They have made their way from

Dusseldorf, Germany, showing this is

1:01:011:01:05

just so much more than just Britain

on show and London on show.

It is an

1:01:051:01:11

important point that, isn't it? We

have people here being watched by an

1:01:111:01:15

attentive crowd and by the Lord

Mayor and the lady mayoress who have

1:01:151:01:21

come just not from London, not just

other parts of the country, but from

1:01:211:01:26

the outside world as well.

It feels like I have seen everything

1:01:261:01:34

at the Lord Mayor's Show, but I

haven't seen anything as colourful

1:01:341:01:38

as these guys. You are getting a

great reaction from the crowd.

This

1:01:381:01:44

makes a change from wearing a suit

every day.

You are a solicitor! Can

1:01:441:01:48

you get away with this?

Well, it is

nice to get solicitors together from

1:01:481:01:53

time to time and wear something

different and show that solicitors

1:01:531:01:59

are more fun than writing forms

every day.

It has got you together

1:01:591:02:05

with other solicitors?

Yes. It is

nice to get together and show we are

1:02:051:02:10

friendly as well.

What about the

other solicitors you're against?

1:02:101:02:15

Have any recognised you on the TV?

A

couple of years ago I was having a

1:02:151:02:19

detailed conversation on the phone,

at the end of the conversation they

1:02:191:02:22

said, "Have I seen you on the

television looking dressed up as

1:02:221:02:26

something in London?" I was like oh

dear, my credibility has gone!

You

1:02:261:02:31

can guarantee he wasn't having as

much fun as you.

Absolutely.

You

1:02:311:02:35

will have a lot of fun today. Thank

you very much, enjoy yourself.

1:02:351:02:45

Now, this is a good enough college.

It is a long-standing connection to

1:02:511:02:56

the office of the Lord Mayor. Had a

campus that was expanded after the

1:02:561:03:01

Second World War, thanks in part to

the Lord Mayor's national Northern

1:03:011:03:05

Banks giving fund and you can see

the walkers in international

1:03:051:03:09

dressing gowns. They represent the

nationalities of their regiments, it

1:03:091:03:17

is residents, I have got regiments

on the brain, but that's your

1:03:171:03:21

business, JJ, not mine!

1:03:211:03:30

Well, it's actually in Lord Mayor's

years past, the weather se pretty

1:03:381:03:43

good for a Lord Mayor's Show I would

say. The weather is holding off but

1:03:431:03:47

as we always say, it never dampens

the spirits of people here and every

1:03:471:03:50

so often I have to take my head

phones off just to get the full

1:03:501:03:53

atmosphere. The sound of the drums

just echoing off the buildings

1:03:531:03:57

around us. It's just tremendous.

We

saw there, just passed, or they have

1:03:571:04:03

just passed us Epping Forest being

celebrated. Epping Forest, it's a

1:04:031:04:06

really important open space in

London. Not a space that you

1:04:061:04:10

necessarily come to if you come to

visit London, but it does actually

1:04:101:04:14

attract a lot of visitors, 4.2

million visits a year and they are

1:04:141:04:18

very proud of it and they are very

happy to be here. One million trees

1:04:181:04:23

in Epping Forest.

Ah, Captain America and his son are

1:04:231:04:31

here keeping us safe!

And their many

friends.

1:04:311:04:37

Now, this is the first Hook Scout

and Guide Band. They performed in

1:04:371:04:48

the Paralympics in London in 2012.

No strangers to large events in

1:04:481:04:53

London then.

And they are a relatively ancient,

1:04:531:04:59

inasmuch as they were founded back

in the 1930s. I suppose it doesn't

1:04:591:05:06

really compare with plenty of the

regiments that we have seen, but

1:05:061:05:09

it's something.

Back to inflatables now.

An

1:05:091:05:13

inflatable rib of beef!

It must be the Company of Butchers,

1:05:131:05:24

of course!

We've got a pig's head as well.

1:05:241:05:32

Yes.

Every aspect of pigs, haven't

we? Somewhere down there as well,

1:05:321:05:40

there is Corporal Jones. That's

Corporal Jones' vehicle. One of the

1:05:401:05:46

things they're celebrating is

Corporal Jones, the loved character

1:05:461:05:49

from Dad's Army, they have got 11

lookalikes dressed and look like

1:05:491:05:55

other characters from Dad's Army. It

is a refurbished butcher's van from

1:05:551:06:00

the 1930s. It is the kind of van

that Corporal Jones in Dad's Army

1:06:001:06:05

would have driven.

1:06:051:06:16

I'm glad they made it with their

inflatable beef too. We were

1:06:181:06:23

reliably informed if the weather was

too windy they might not be able to

1:06:231:06:28

parade the beef.

It has been held up

by eight butchers. Maybe they would

1:06:281:06:33

need eight butchers.

She is not sure

it's going to stay in place, is she?

1:06:331:06:40

We are at the stage now with the

senior service, the Air Force, the

1:06:401:06:44

junior service have been through the

army and now the Navy. This is the

1:06:441:06:48

band of her majesty's Royal Marines,

the greatest military band in the

1:06:481:06:53

world playing. Then we have

individuals from the 43 Commando,

1:06:531:07:08

Fleet Protection Group. O squadron,

it is a squadron I served in Belize

1:07:081:07:14

with. They will be taking part in

ceremonies throughout the week. They

1:07:141:07:23

are based up in Faslane.

What does

it mean to them to be doing this

1:07:231:07:27

today?

It is incredible. The Lord

Mayor's Show is an amazing occasion

1:07:271:07:31

to be part of. It is such a

celebration of so many things and so

1:07:311:07:34

many things military in that sense.

But it falls on this Armistice Day.

1:07:341:07:39

It falls on remembrance. So

throughout this weekend, there is

1:07:391:07:42

also this huge point of reflection

and as much effort as it is to get

1:07:421:07:51

your uniform looking crisp, you are

so happy to did it and so honoured,

1:07:511:07:54

because you are doing it to

represent those who cannot be here,

1:07:541:07:58

who have fallen in service and those

that came before us.

1:07:581:08:08

The Royal Marines were formed only

about half a mile from here back on

1:08:121:08:20

28th October 1664. We have recently

celebrated our birthday.

And behind

1:08:201:08:29

them, the Royal Navy Reserve from

HMS President. They have got a

1:08:291:08:34

marching detachment and somewhere in

there as well, they are pulling a

1:08:341:08:37

field gun.

Yes, the field gun at the rear there

1:08:371:08:41

and the Lord Mayor himself was at

HMS President today.

1:08:411:08:49

Now this sight here, as you see, two

young Commando recruits who are

1:08:491:08:55

carrying each other in a fireman's

carrier around the three-and-a-half

1:08:551:08:59

mile around the route. That is going

to be tough work let me assure you

1:08:591:09:03

that. Those guys are carrying at

least 32lbs of kit on their back.

1:09:031:09:09

They will be taking it in turns, but

that's a strong, strong shout.

1:09:091:09:13

Although they are smiling and

running now, my goodness, that's

1:09:131:09:16

showing off a bit, although they are

smiling and running, they are making

1:09:161:09:19

a point which quite a few of the

military paraders have been making.

1:09:191:09:23

That is that, they are doing some

pretty serious stuff and if people

1:09:231:09:27

are thinking of coming and joining

them as you were mentioning earlier

1:09:271:09:30

on during the First World War,

people actually got into step with

1:09:301:09:33

them, didn't they and left and

joined straight after.

That was it,

1:09:331:09:38

it was Kitchener's Army. You could

join the rear of the parade and off

1:09:381:09:42

you went to war effectively.

1:09:421:09:52

The troops of the Royal Marine

reserves City of London there. I

1:10:001:10:04

served in the Royal Marine reserve

myself. You wear the same green

1:10:041:10:10

beret as your counterparts going

through the same Commando course. I

1:10:101:10:19

did a spell in America and they are

in the same green beret.

1:10:191:10:27

And there, of course -- they have

historical links with the City of

1:10:271:10:30

London. They have had the links

through the whole of the last

1:10:301:10:32

century. HMS President is an

operational Royal Navy verve unit

1:10:321:10:36

based on the River Thames in the

Borough of Tower Hamlets. Very, very

1:10:361:10:40

close to here.

Well, this is truly a

Lord Mayor's Show sight as we see

1:10:401:10:48

grannies on electrical trolleys I

would say!

Yes, grannies on

1:10:481:10:53

trolleys!

Yes, this is welcome to Yorkshire

1:10:531:10:57

and again it shows that this is not

just about the City of London, they

1:10:571:11:02

travelled down from Yorkshire to be

part of the parade.

Do we know what

1:11:021:11:06

grannies on trolleys have to do with

Yorkshire?

Someone asked and I

1:11:061:11:10

believe they said it's just a bit of

fun! When I think of Yorkshire, it's

1:11:101:11:15

not the first thing that springs to

mind.

But it will be now! That's the

1:11:151:11:19

point, I guess and that's the point

of this parade, I guess.

1:11:191:11:29

And again you have this

extraordinary position, you have the

1:11:291:11:33

grannies on their Segways, if indeed

they were Segways and then you have

1:11:331:11:36

another military band and then you

have a range of ages as well as we

1:11:361:11:39

can see there and so many, it has

been really striking to me the youth

1:11:391:11:43

of so many of those marching and

particularly the youth of those

1:11:431:11:48

marching in military formation.

Yes, it's a tremendous thing the

1:11:481:11:55

cadet movement, the Sea Cadets, the

air cadets and the Army cadets. It

1:11:551:11:58

is similar to that of the Girl

Guides or the Boy Scouts, but it is

1:11:581:12:02

engrained in a military tradition.

It teaches discipline and skills,

1:12:021:12:05

and gives you so much confidence to

come out here and parade on these

1:12:051:12:09

streets and keep in time and wave to

the Lord Mayor. It's tremendous.

And

1:12:091:12:13

also JJ, to have the Lord Mayor wave

back and to have the appreciation of

1:12:131:12:18

him, of these dignitaries and of

this huge crowd as well. Something

1:12:181:12:23

that an awful lot, particularly of

the younger people here just won't

1:12:231:12:26

have experienced before.

Another

sight you don't see every day in

1:12:261:12:35

London - a combine harvester making

its way through the streets!

1:12:351:12:42

Once a year is when you see it and

only in these streets when something

1:12:421:12:48

has gone horribly wrong. Yes, a

combine harvester.

The Worshipful

1:12:481:12:58

Company of Farmers.

1:12:581:13:07

We were talking about the military

vehicles and actually the damage

1:13:151:13:18

they would do to the streets if they

were able to parade fully. We saw

1:13:181:13:23

some vehicles earlier on that were

on flatbeds, you don't drive a tank

1:13:231:13:28

down here and use the street later

on in the day.

But you can drive a

1:13:281:13:32

combine harvester, but the front of

it has been taken off because I

1:13:321:13:36

don't think the streets would be

wide enough for a full combine

1:13:361:13:39

harvester!

And of course pandas representing

1:13:391:13:46

the fact that this is reflecting all

over the world.

1:13:461:14:00

Scat Zhejiang Association.

It is the first time they have taken

1:14:001:14:07

part in the show. 50 participants

included in their entry and they

1:14:071:14:12

were founded in 2009. They promote

ties between the UK and China and

1:14:121:14:18

when you think of those ties and you

think of the importance of those

1:14:181:14:21

ties, particularly, of course, in

the business world, it goes back to

1:14:211:14:26

one of the things that the Lord

Mayor wants to do during his year in

1:14:261:14:29

office and that is to promote not

just Britain abroad and the city

1:14:291:14:34

abroad, although that's a very

important part of it, but also

1:14:341:14:39

promote the idea that business, that

doing business, and that this place,

1:14:391:14:43

the City of London, is a decent

place to be and a decent place to

1:14:431:14:48

work and a very important place to

work.

1:14:481:14:59

The Prince's Trust.

I'm with Dominic

Reid the pageantmaster. This is

1:14:591:15:04

coming up to the end of the parade,

but it is not the end of the

1:15:041:15:08

festivities for the Lord Mayor, is

it?

It is the whole day. The Lord

1:15:081:15:13

Mayor is going to the Royal Courts

of Justice and swear his allegiance

1:15:131:15:16

to the sovereign and then he will

come back here and after that, he is

1:15:161:15:19

going to the fireworks. There is a

great firework display on the Thames

1:15:191:15:23

at 5.15pm. So there is plenty more

to come.

A whole day of celebration.

1:15:231:15:29

This is not your first year, it is

your 26th year as pageantmaster.

1:15:291:15:34

What do you make of this year? Are

you able to sum up what you have

1:15:341:15:37

seen so far?

1:15:371:15:44

It's terrific. The content's been

very good. It's been a nice day.

1:15:441:15:50

Congratulations. What I've seen so

far has been absolutely wonderful.

1:15:501:15:53

Well done.

Thank you very much.

1:15:531:15:57

Dominic Reid, I'm sure a man who

sleeps well at the end of such an

1:16:001:16:05

occasion. He actually inherited the

role from his father who was the

1:16:051:16:11

Pageantmaster before him. I think if

you vaguely recognise him, you

1:16:111:16:15

should do, he's been doing it for

some time and took over from his

1:16:151:16:18

father, really is a family business

and what a business too! He

1:16:181:16:23

absolutely has to get this right.

1:16:231:16:26

Now, as we watch the parade

continue, we sadly can't continue

1:16:351:16:40

for much longer to broadcast it.

It's almost time for us to say

1:16:401:16:44

goodbye. Although of course for

these people, the day's actually

1:16:441:16:48

only just begun, it really does go

on all day and lots of people here

1:16:481:16:53

are going to enjoy their day in

London. I have thoroughly enjoyed

1:16:531:16:58

the inflatables and all the rest of

it, but I thoroughly have enjoyed

1:16:581:17:02

the mix. I think that, JJ, is what I

take from it?

Yes, there's such a

1:17:021:17:07

mix here, but it's always the fact

for me that this is a huge military

1:17:071:17:10

occasion. Many of the soldiers will

on to the fest Ralls of remembrance

1:17:101:17:16

at the cenotaph. This is a weekend

of celebration and indeed

1:17:161:17:20

reflection.

1:17:201:17:23

I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye

to these festivities. I've loved how

1:17:491:17:56

young this show's felt this year.

This is my first Lord Mayor's show

1:17:561:17:59

and I've been struck by the feast of

sound and music and colour, it's

1:17:591:18:04

just been amazing. A pomp and

pageantry parade of young and old

1:18:041:18:11

and all sorts of animals. Fantastic

and so much enthusiasm. It's all

1:18:111:18:15

been brought together by the Lord

Mayor's Show, an amazing

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achievement.

People have really

enjoyed themselves here, people have

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been politely sipping champagne on

the sides. We hope you've enjoyed it

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as much as we have. We hope you have

a sense of the spectacle that this

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is. See you next time.

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