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There's an air of excitement
in central London today | 0:00:06 | 0:00:11 | |
as the capital prepares
for a spectacular event and this big | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
Grannies are going to be some of the
stars. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:23 | |
With over 140 floats
plus 20 of the country's | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
finest marching bands,
it can only be one thing. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:27 | |
It's the Lord Mayor's Show! | 0:00:27 | 0:00:32 | |
Good morning, we are coming
to you live from the heart | 0:00:43 | 0:00:48 | |
of the capital waiting
for the new Lord Mayor of London | 0:00:48 | 0:00:51 | |
to arrive and take his place
on the balcony of Mansion House. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:57 | |
There are 6,500 participants in this
year's procession but don't worry, | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
Sonali and I are on the ground
to help guide you through this | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
year's event and our commentary team
are in a prime position to bring | 0:01:03 | 0:01:10 | |
you in-depth coverage as the
three-mile long parade passes by. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:16 | |
Well, it's my first time
here and it's looking pretty | 0:01:16 | 0:01:18 | |
impressive from up here. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:23 | |
I'm pleased to be joined
by ex-Marine JJ Chalmers | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
in the commentary box. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:29 | |
This is a combination, isn't it? It
is a combination of history with a | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
modern twist? Yes, charities are on
parade and of course, there is the | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
military. There is 1800 military
personnel who will be passing | 0:01:37 | 0:01:41 | |
through here marching to the beat of
the drums. Some of the finest bands | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
in the world including the Household
Cavalry Mounted Regiment and it will | 0:01:44 | 0:01:50 | |
be quite a show. You mentioned the
military JJ and today's parade falls | 0:01:50 | 0:01:55 | |
on 11th November and that is of
course, of special significance, it | 0:01:55 | 0:02:01 | |
is Armistice Day we take time to
remember those who died this the | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
many conflicts since 1914 and at
11am, before the Lord Mayor's parade | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
gets underway, we are going to join
the whole nation, all of us here, in | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
remembrance as Britain pauses for a
two minutes silence. And the lady | 0:02:14 | 0:02:23 | |
mayoress is our first sight on
parade. She is arriving on horse | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
Back and that is the first time that
has happened in over 30 years, but | 0:02:27 | 0:02:32 | |
she is well qualified to do it. Not
only is she a horsewoman herself, | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
but she is a vet. So she has a
personal connection with the | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
animals. This year marks the 80th
anniversary of the first BBC | 0:02:40 | 0:02:50 | |
Broadcast from the Lord Mayor's
Show, back in 1937 and not many | 0:02:50 | 0:02:56 | |
people had televisions, and now it
is broadcast to millions of people | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
across the world. Sonali has been
digging through the archives. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:06 | |
The London skyline has changed
dramatically over the past 80 years, | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
yet with a carnival atmosphere mixed
with a dash of eccentricity the Lord | 0:03:10 | 0:03:15 | |
Mayor's Show has remained constant.
Every year throngs of people have | 0:03:15 | 0:03:19 | |
lined the streets to marvel a the
parade passing by. Sometimes a | 0:03:19 | 0:03:23 | |
famous face could be spotted in the
crowd. In 1948, it was the actress | 0:03:23 | 0:03:29 | |
Elizabeth Taylor. At just 16 years
old, she was already an | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
international star. Throughout the
years the parade has featured many | 0:03:32 | 0:03:38 | |
extraordinary sights. Some more
weird than wonderful! It is straight | 0:03:38 | 0:03:44 | |
out of a fairytale. A strong
military presence has always been at | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
the heart of the annual parade,
reflecting its historic routes. With | 0:03:47 | 0:03:54 | |
1968, colour splashed on to our TV
screens, bringing the military | 0:03:54 | 0:03:58 | |
uniforms and vibrant costumes to
life. A very colourful spectacle | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
indeed. Always picking up on the
mood of the times, moving from the | 0:04:01 | 0:04:06 | |
60s to the 70s, space fever gripped
the nation. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
The Lord Mayor's Show has always
been a celebration that encapsulates | 0:04:10 | 0:04:15 | |
the British spirit.
A truly family affair with each | 0:04:15 | 0:04:20 | |
generation bringing the next to
witness the flamboyant displays and | 0:04:20 | 0:04:25 | |
military precision waiting with
bated breath to see what could | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
possibly appear next.
And there is our first sight of the | 0:04:28 | 0:04:39 | |
gold Stagecoach. It weighs almost
three tonnes. The new Lord Mayor | 0:04:39 | 0:04:44 | |
Charles Bowman is just giving a wave
to the crowd as he comes past. Yes, | 0:04:44 | 0:04:49 | |
the coach cost over £1,000 at the
time of building and in today's | 0:04:49 | 0:04:54 | |
money that would be £120,000 which
seems like a reasonable price, but | 0:04:54 | 0:04:58 | |
if we tried to build one today, it
would cost over £2 million. It is | 0:04:58 | 0:05:03 | |
the oldest working ceremonial
vehicle in the world. Quite | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
something, it has been used at every
show since 1757. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:16 | |
The Lord Mayor as he arrives at
Mansion House. Of course, this is | 0:05:16 | 0:05:21 | |
only one part of his day. The day
began early. He began it by boarding | 0:05:21 | 0:05:27 | |
the Gloriana. He joined a flotilla
of 25 boats travelling down the | 0:05:27 | 0:05:33 | |
Thames through power bridge to HMS
President where he disembarked. He | 0:05:33 | 0:05:39 | |
climbed then into that gilded
carriage used for the last 260 years | 0:05:39 | 0:05:44 | |
to make his way there. In the past,
JJ, the Lord Mayor went to | 0:05:44 | 0:05:53 | |
Westminster, didn't he? He went by
boat originally. Yes, the parade | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
itself was a flotilla and one of the
amazing facts and it shows the true | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | |
history of this is we talk about
floats and parades around the world, | 0:06:02 | 0:06:06 | |
but it started here, the float from
the flotilla. Many of the | 0:06:06 | 0:06:15 | |
organisations who will will be
parading today are celebrating | 0:06:15 | 0:06:17 | |
something special. One of them the
people's dispensary for sick animals | 0:06:17 | 0:06:22 | |
is here to celebrate its 100th
birthday in style. Over the last | 0:06:22 | 0:06:28 | |
century the PDSA has famously cared
for millions of animals across the | 0:06:28 | 0:06:31 | |
country, but something that isn't as
well-known is how they have been | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
shining a light on hero animals. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:43 | |
In 1917 Maria Dicken launched a
small charity called the PDSA, its | 0:06:43 | 0:06:47 | |
mission was to treat the sick
animals of the poor without charge. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
From the very beginning, it was a
great success. Yet stories of the | 0:06:50 | 0:06:55 | |
animals heading into battle in World
War I played heavily on Maria's | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
mind. More than 16 million animals
served alongside military personnel. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:04 | |
Often giving their lives. Maria
wanted this to be honoured. So, in | 0:07:04 | 0:07:10 | |
1943 during World War II, she
created the Dicken medal, widely | 0:07:10 | 0:07:17 | |
acknowledged as the Victoria Cross
for animals. It is an award | 0:07:17 | 0:07:22 | |
internationally recognised today.
Since that time, have honoured 32 | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
pigeons, 31 dogs, four horses and
one cat. Most recently our PDSA | 0:07:26 | 0:07:32 | |
Order of Merit, the order equivalent
of the OBE recognises animals who | 0:07:32 | 0:07:40 | |
paid distinguished service to
society. One of the first animal to | 0:07:40 | 0:07:46 | |
say receive the award was Obe. He
received the award after the Londis | 0:07:46 | 0:07:53 | |
turbanses in London 2011. Obe
suffered a fractured skull as a | 0:07:53 | 0:07:58 | |
result of an object being thrown
from the crowd. I have worked for | 0:07:58 | 0:08:04 | |
Obe for six years. He has been a
soul mate and a best mate for the | 0:08:04 | 0:08:08 | |
time that we have been together and
he will enjoy his retirement at home | 0:08:08 | 0:08:11 | |
sunning himself in the garden.
Sit. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:21 | |
Intrepid got his medal on the first
night of the riots when he came | 0:08:21 | 0:08:25 | |
under fire from missiles and had to
deal with burning buildings and I'm | 0:08:25 | 0:08:33 | |
looking forward to showing Intrepid
off at the Lord Mayor's Show. He has | 0:08:33 | 0:08:38 | |
worked hard for the past 11 years
and he loves big occasions. It is | 0:08:38 | 0:08:45 | |
the best job in the world working
with these heroes. Incredible | 0:08:45 | 0:08:51 | |
stories of animal bravery of the
debt owed by humans to animals. And | 0:08:51 | 0:08:58 | |
everyone is in place now. Everyone
in place ready for the off, but | 0:08:58 | 0:09:03 | |
before the off, there is going to be
the inspection of the Guard of | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
Honour. A lot of people have come
pretty early in the morning for this | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
and I have to say when we first
arrived here, the weather was JJ, | 0:09:11 | 0:09:17 | |
shall we say mixed? It was mixed,
but it is beginning to clear and I | 0:09:17 | 0:09:21 | |
think we'll, yeah, I think it will
hold out for us. Now, thousands of | 0:09:21 | 0:09:26 | |
people are taking part in the
procession itself. All of them | 0:09:26 | 0:09:32 | |
helping to make the event the
fantastic spectacle that it is and | 0:09:32 | 0:09:38 | |
Sonali and Sean are representing two
people representing different | 0:09:38 | 0:09:41 | |
organisations that offer support and
inspiration to ex-service people. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:46 | |
Yes, I'm with former corporal
Stewart Robinson who represented the | 0:09:46 | 0:09:51 | |
UK in wheelchair rugby at the
Invictus Games. This is your first | 0:09:51 | 0:09:56 | |
Lord Mayor's Show? Yes. From what I
have seen so far, it is a | 0:09:56 | 0:10:01 | |
prestigious and amazing occasion. It
must mean so much more to you | 0:10:01 | 0:10:05 | |
falling on Armistice Day today? On
both counts we have got a massive | 0:10:05 | 0:10:11 | |
prestigious event and it seems a be
fitting tribute to the sacrifices | 0:10:11 | 0:10:16 | |
that so many men and women have
paid. You represented the country at | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
the Invictus Games and I understand
your next big game is Tokyo 2020 and | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
the Paralympic Games? Yes, that's
the plan. Fingers crossed it will go | 0:10:23 | 0:10:28 | |
well. I am aiming to competing as
much as I can and the gain goal is | 0:10:28 | 0:10:33 | |
Tokyo 2020. The best of luck with
that and enjoy the parade today. I'm | 0:10:33 | 0:10:37 | |
with Charmaine. You are with the
Chelsea Pensioners. What does it | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
feel to be like to be part of the
Lord Mayor's Show? Very privileged, | 0:10:40 | 0:10:46 | |
I must admit, sir. And you have got
a connection to it, haven't you? In | 0:10:46 | 0:10:51 | |
what respect, sir? Something you
have always wanted to be part of? | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
Especially as a Chelsea pensioner.
Today, of course, is Armistice Day, | 0:10:55 | 0:10:59 | |
it is a day of remembrance, what
does remembrance signify to you? | 0:10:59 | 0:11:03 | |
Well, from all the years I was in
the Army to those people that died, | 0:11:03 | 0:11:08 | |
we are still here to represent them
and we're very proud to represent | 0:11:08 | 0:11:13 | |
the people that, you know, lost
their lives and we as I say, we | 0:11:13 | 0:11:18 | |
would never, we wouldn't be here
today. Of course, it's a significant | 0:11:18 | 0:11:23 | |
day. Very, a great day for
celebration, but a very important | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
day for remembrance? It certainly
is, sir and we are all proud here as | 0:11:27 | 0:11:31 | |
Chelsea Pensioners and we couldn't
wish for a better place to live now. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:36 | |
It's considered the best retirement
home in the world. Thank you very | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
much.
And we're all proud to be there. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:47 | |
So the Lord Mayor makes his way to
the balcony and some waves for the | 0:11:47 | 0:11:53 | |
crowd and some appreciation for the
crowd as he makes his way there. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
This is a moment though JJ, where we
do something slightly unusual | 0:11:56 | 0:12:01 | |
because this is a moment, isn't it,
where the mood changes toen extent? | 0:12:01 | 0:12:06 | |
Yes, it is an incredibly poignant
weekend for us and it is so poignant | 0:12:06 | 0:12:11 | |
with Armistice falling today that a
day of celebration for both | 0:12:11 | 0:12:15 | |
charities, but including the
military in particular, it is such | 0:12:15 | 0:12:20 | |
an important occasion, but it is so
right that we stop in what is a | 0:12:20 | 0:12:23 | |
celebration and reflect and that
makes it sop much more poignant in | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
my opinion. Yes. And it's an
opportunity also for everyone in | 0:12:26 | 0:12:31 | |
this crowd to take part and that's
the point, isn't it? It's not just | 0:12:31 | 0:12:35 | |
the formal ceremonial and not just
for the Lord Mayor and his guests, | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
it is for everyone who is lining
this parade route. It is one of the | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
things I find so remarkable about
this Square Mile of the city is that | 0:12:43 | 0:12:47 | |
it is barely ever quiet particularly
on a day like today, it's going to, | 0:12:47 | 0:12:50 | |
the drums will bang and the bands
will play, but then there will be | 0:12:50 | 0:12:55 | |
the silence throughout it any moment
now. | 0:12:55 | 0:12:58 | |
And although it is a change of mood
and although it is something that | 0:12:58 | 0:13:02 | |
doesn't happen in every Lord Mayor's
parade, actually, it fits rather | 0:13:02 | 0:13:07 | |
well, doesn't it into the hole as we
see the Lord Mayor arrive ready to | 0:13:07 | 0:13:11 | |
take his seat, it's something that's
a very natural part actually of | 0:13:11 | 0:13:14 | |
what's going on around us
particularly with all the military | 0:13:14 | 0:13:17 | |
people here? Yes. There are 1800
military personnel on parade today. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:22 | |
That's more than Trooping the
Colour. This is truly, truly a | 0:13:22 | 0:13:28 | |
military occasion, but it does party
and join with the civilian | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
population. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
MUSIC: THE LAST POST | 0:13:47 | 0:13:57 | |
And now we await the instructions.
Dominic Reid OBE has given his | 0:18:34 | 0:18:40 | |
instruction and we are under way.
This is it. The gun goes, nothing | 0:18:40 | 0:18:45 | |
can stop this parade now. The
streets that we can see behind us | 0:18:45 | 0:18:49 | |
are just lined with individuals and
floats that are ready. This is the | 0:18:49 | 0:18:54 | |
bottleneck point where everybody
comes together. And now this is it, | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
we are off and running. | 0:18:57 | 0:19:03 | |
No more rousing a way to get things
going, is it? No, indeed, it's the | 0:19:09 | 0:19:14 | |
Coldstream Guards who'll be leading
out the parade at this point. One of | 0:19:14 | 0:19:18 | |
the oldest military bands in the
world. They have had continuous | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
service for over 200 years. They'll
be on parade again tomorrow at | 0:19:21 | 0:19:26 | |
remembrance and cenotaph as well.
One of the things that is really | 0:19:26 | 0:19:32 | |
striking about that parade is, when
we say oh, we really do mean it, | 0:19:32 | 0:19:39 | |
don't we, 1650 it was formed. It
makes it one of the oldest regiments | 0:19:39 | 0:19:43 | |
in the world and that is it, you
know, this parade is 802 years old! | 0:19:43 | 0:19:48 | |
There are many, many countries in
the world not that old, let alone | 0:19:48 | 0:19:53 | |
parades. They started with drummers
before they had an official band? | 0:19:53 | 0:19:56 | |
Yes. Took them 100 years or so
actually to get the official band | 0:19:56 | 0:20:02 | |
together in 1785. They've been
playing ever since then. Musical | 0:20:02 | 0:20:07 | |
support for state ceremonial
occasions. You can see them at | 0:20:07 | 0:20:12 | |
Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle,
changing the guard ceremonies. One | 0:20:12 | 0:20:18 | |
of the other things you can always
expect from the Lord Mayor's show is | 0:20:18 | 0:20:26 | |
animals, camels, horses, donkeys,
the lot. We all know what a camel | 0:20:26 | 0:20:30 | |
looks like, but cast your mind back
600 years ago for the people who | 0:20:30 | 0:20:35 | |
lined the streets to see exotic
animals, lions and elephants have | 0:20:35 | 0:20:39 | |
been paraded here in the past. The
camels have been brought in by the | 0:20:39 | 0:20:44 | |
worshipful company of Grocers and
they are here because they are the | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
mother company of the new Lord
Mayor. It's the first company that | 0:20:48 | 0:20:53 | |
he joined and they were formed by
members of the Gild who were | 0:20:53 | 0:20:59 | |
responsible for ensuring the purity
of spices. There we are seeing some | 0:20:59 | 0:21:04 | |
spices to mark that heritage. Of
course that would have been carried | 0:21:04 | 0:21:10 | |
on the camel trains traditionally.
That is why they've brought the | 0:21:10 | 0:21:15 | |
camels with them, I guess. Behind
the desert Oasis, we saw some ribbon | 0:21:15 | 0:21:21 | |
dancers. Back to the military. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
Drum and Trumpet Corps. Playing
their own tunes as they come past | 0:21:31 | 0:21:36 | |
Mansion House. Some told us in
advance what they're going to be, | 0:21:36 | 0:21:40 | |
some haven't. There are the
traditional protectors of the City | 0:21:40 | 0:21:49 | |
of London, Gog & Magog. Put together
a company. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:58 | |
Fell Isly Harding is with the
Samaritans. You've got a particular | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
connection with your charity and the
Lord Mayor? I certainly have. The | 0:22:01 | 0:22:07 | |
Lord Mayor's right there, lives next
door to the church where my father | 0:22:07 | 0:22:13 | |
founded the Samaritans. We used to
stand on the roof with my three | 0:22:13 | 0:22:19 | |
triplet brothers and watch the Lord
Mayor's show every year as children. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:24 | |
So really special to be here. And
your father was the founder of the | 0:22:24 | 0:22:29 | |
Samaritans? Yes. Amazing. What are
you hoping to get out of today with | 0:22:29 | 0:22:35 | |
your charity? Oh, well the Lord
Mayor supports the Samaritans, | 0:22:35 | 0:22:39 | |
well-being in the City. We want to
make sure that nobody who rings has | 0:22:39 | 0:22:45 | |
an engaged tone so lots of people
supporting free call. OK, thank you, | 0:22:45 | 0:22:51 | |
enjoy your day. Thank you, bye-bye!
Charles Bowman, congratulations on | 0:22:51 | 0:22:58 | |
becoming the 690th Lord Mayor of
London. I understand this show has | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
meant so much to you since a young
age? Well, I'm thrilled, thrilled to | 0:23:02 | 0:23:07 | |
be here and very, very excited and
honoured about this incredible role, | 0:23:07 | 0:23:12 | |
690th Lord Mayor of the City of
London. You are right. As a | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
seven-year-old, my father worked in
the City. His father and my great | 0:23:15 | 0:23:20 | |
grandfather too. I remember, as a
seven-year-old, being brought to the | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
City of London. He had an office on
Cheapside and a view down all the | 0:23:23 | 0:23:29 | |
way there and, as a seven-year-old,
oh, my gosh, the colour, it was a | 0:23:29 | 0:23:36 | |
wet day as it often is in November
but it stuck out for me and it's | 0:23:36 | 0:23:40 | |
part of the catalyst I suppose of
why I'm here today. You have chosen | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
a very busy, interesting time to
become a global champion of this | 0:23:44 | 0:23:48 | |
wonderful City with Brexit on the
horizon. . Look, I say very | 0:23:48 | 0:23:53 | |
honestly, I'm honoured and excited.
But again in the spirit of honesty, | 0:23:53 | 0:23:57 | |
a little daunted. We face challenges
within our country and politically | 0:23:57 | 0:24:02 | |
at this time. I am very
enthusiastic, excited and honoured | 0:24:02 | 0:24:06 | |
to be given the opportunity to lead
this great City through this period. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:12 | |
I can see how much you are enjoying
being up here. What are you most | 0:24:12 | 0:24:16 | |
looking forward to in this wonderful
spectacle? It's 700,000 people, | 0:24:16 | 0:24:24 | |
horses, camels, donkeys, other
animals coming through. It's a great | 0:24:24 | 0:24:28 | |
thrill that my wife and two
daughters are riding this year, | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
that's the first time that a lady
mayoress will have ridden. It's a | 0:24:31 | 0:24:41 | |
young person's show, so please,
throughout the course of the show, | 0:24:41 | 0:24:44 | |
we'll be using social media at Lord
Mayor underscore show, so please | 0:24:44 | 0:24:51 | |
everybody join me in that and tweet
with me. Congratulations, thank you | 0:24:51 | 0:24:55 | |
so much. Thank you very much indeed. | 0:24:55 | 0:25:00 | |
On the subject of social media, we
should say that we have our own | 0:25:02 | 0:25:10 | |
e-mail: | 0:25:10 | 0:25:12 | |
Please do get in touch with us.
Messages perhaps for people who you | 0:25:16 | 0:25:20 | |
know who're taking part in the show. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
It's the Royal Air Force that will
be leading off the parade today. The | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
military aspect is done in seniority
and because this is the junior | 0:25:28 | 0:25:33 | |
service, the RAF, but it's a very,
very important year for them coming | 0:25:33 | 0:25:36 | |
up. It will be their centenary next
year, so they're led by the band of | 0:25:36 | 0:25:42 | |
the Royal Air Force Regiment, the
director of music is Flight | 0:25:42 | 0:25:49 | |
Lieutenant Thomas Roder, he served
for 14 and a half year, including in | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
the Falkland Islands, as a doing
handler, so it's a remind they're | 0:25:52 | 0:25:56 | |
the bands are not just bandsmen and
drummers, buglers, they are also | 0:25:56 | 0:26:01 | |
serving soldiers ing airmen and
marines as well. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:06 | |
The Queen's squadron was born from
the Royal Air Force with the | 0:26:11 | 0:26:16 | |
centenary coming up in April 2018.
They first flew to war back in 1914. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:23 | |
The aircraft flew from Dover to
France to be part of the First World | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
War and it was the formative years
when they were the core Flying Squad | 0:26:27 | 0:26:31 | |
Rons back then.
We caught sight of some air cadets | 0:26:31 | 0:26:38 | |
there. That's the other feature of
this, JJ, you have people who're | 0:26:38 | 0:26:43 | |
regular soldiers here and you have
people, as you say, who are serving | 0:26:43 | 0:26:47 | |
abroad, who've recently served
abroad. You've also got much younger | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
people as well, much younger people
who either want to be part of the | 0:26:50 | 0:26:55 | |
services or who're in it part-time?
You heard the Lord Mayor say this is | 0:26:55 | 0:27:00 | |
a young person's parade as well so
it's right that the Cadets are front | 0:27:00 | 0:27:04 | |
and centre.
I'm with Adam Layfield with the | 0:27:04 | 0:27:12 | |
company of Leather Sellers. What is
your connection to them? They've | 0:27:12 | 0:27:16 | |
been supporting my boxing club in
Edmonton, the 'Ingments, since it | 0:27:16 | 0:27:22 | |
opened. -- the Eagles. It gives
people like me an opportunity to be | 0:27:22 | 0:27:27 | |
write am today. What do they do?
They hold activities for kids, the | 0:27:27 | 0:27:32 | |
youth, and they help us with the
projects we are trying to build. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:37 | |
What has boxing done for you? It's
taught me discipline and respect. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:43 | |
Without boxing, I wouldn't be where
I am today. There are some boxers in | 0:27:43 | 0:27:47 | |
front of us. You are all looking
pretty mean. You pack a mean punch | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
don't you? Yes, yes. What do you
make of today's occasion? The | 0:27:50 | 0:27:56 | |
atmosphere's good, it brings people
around and yeah, never been to | 0:27:56 | 0:28:02 | |
something like this before so it's
nice. Enjoy the day. Thank you very | 0:28:02 | 0:28:04 | |
much. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:05 | |
There, the air Cadets, as JJ was
saying, the RAF and those who serve | 0:28:14 | 0:28:19 | |
in the air side of our military.
Very much prominent today and that, | 0:28:19 | 0:28:25 | |
of course, JJ, is because next year
is an important year for them? Yes, | 0:28:25 | 0:28:29 | |
it will be the centenary next year,
and they have everybody from | 0:28:29 | 0:28:36 | |
serving, full-time regulars,
reserves and Cadets being | 0:28:36 | 0:28:38 | |
represented from there.
I have found intrepid, the hero | 0:28:38 | 0:28:44 | |
horse we met in the film earlier on
in the show and Jan here is Director | 0:28:44 | 0:28:51 | |
General of the PDSA. Emma told us
how Intrepid loves a big occasion | 0:28:51 | 0:28:55 | |
like this and look at him. He's an
absolute star isn't he? Yes, he | 0:28:55 | 0:29:00 | |
absolutely does, we are really proud
to today be walking with the animals | 0:29:00 | 0:29:03 | |
today and to be able the see the
incredible bond that exists between | 0:29:03 | 0:29:06 | |
animals and their owners. We see it
every day in our hospitals in PDSA, | 0:29:06 | 0:29:12 | |
the incredible bond between the
owners and their pets. That's why | 0:29:12 | 0:29:16 | |
PDSA exists, to keep them together
as long as they possibly can. To see | 0:29:16 | 0:29:23 | |
the sick and injured animals with
their owners afterwards, is great. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:28 | |
PDSA has such a rich history with
the animal awards programme. We are | 0:29:28 | 0:29:32 | |
celebrating 100 years of PDSA. It's
brilliant. Our centenary year is | 0:29:32 | 0:29:37 | |
coming up on November 17th and it's
going to be fantastic. Happy 100th | 0:29:37 | 0:29:41 | |
birthday. Lovely to see and meet
Intrepid and see his medal as well | 0:29:41 | 0:29:47 | |
well. Thank you. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:51 | |
And to all, the Lord Mayor looks on,
appreciatively. And they look | 0:29:56 | 0:30:01 | |
appreciatively back and show their
appreciation of him. It's a | 0:30:01 | 0:30:05 | |
wonderful moment. Everyone who comes
past the front of the Lord Mayor | 0:30:05 | 0:30:08 | |
gets the opportunity to wave at him.
Traditionally, the Lord Mayor waves | 0:30:08 | 0:30:12 | |
back. The lady mayoress waving back.
There is a connection between the | 0:30:12 | 0:30:19 | |
people on the stand, isn't there and
the people who march? | 0:30:19 | 0:30:32 | |
Accept Yes, he shows the respect and
gratitude that is afforded to him. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:39 | |
His arm will tired from all the
waving though! | 0:30:43 | 0:30:50 | |
Many of the people on the balcony
have risen to their feet because the | 0:30:50 | 0:30:55 | |
Royal Hospital Chelsea are passing
by on an open top. It is the first | 0:30:55 | 0:31:01 | |
institution to rurchd the clock care
to army veterans. It is the 325th | 0:31:01 | 0:31:07 | |
anniversary this year. I love the
stats I have got here. There is 21 | 0:31:07 | 0:31:11 | |
in total with an age of 1704! An
average age of.81. That's the big | 0:31:11 | 0:31:19 | |
stat, 1704? The oldest is 93 and the
youngest a very young 68! | 0:31:19 | 0:31:33 | |
Anyone who knows me will know I like
to get my hands dirty. I haven't got | 0:31:33 | 0:31:39 | |
my hands dirty, but I am busy.
What's the thinking behind this? We | 0:31:39 | 0:31:43 | |
need to let everyone know that the
harsh environment we work in in | 0:31:43 | 0:31:47 | |
town, we look after a lot of
clients, but we want to get more | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
flowers out and about in town and
this really highlights what we are | 0:31:50 | 0:31:54 | |
trying to do and create biodiversity
because it is a harsh environment | 0:31:54 | 0:31:58 | |
and if we can make somewhere nice
for the wildlife and insects as well | 0:31:58 | 0:32:02 | |
as us, it is a good thing for all.
It is a lovely environment beside | 0:32:02 | 0:32:07 | |
us. Your float looks fantastic. Is
that a beehive? Yes, it is. It is a | 0:32:07 | 0:32:12 | |
bit of fun as well, but what we are
doing with the beehive, we put a lot | 0:32:12 | 0:32:17 | |
of beehives out at our clients
places throughout London. We've got | 0:32:17 | 0:32:21 | |
five, Tenby hives in town. We have
got a lot of beekeepers. A lot of | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
the clients then get to keep the
honey and give it out and really | 0:32:25 | 0:32:30 | |
bees are hugely important for all of
us. Without bees we wouldn't have | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
any food. And we would really
struggle to live. We really must | 0:32:33 | 0:32:37 | |
encourage bees and by encouraging
each other to have plants and | 0:32:37 | 0:32:40 | |
flowers in the garden, flowering
shrubs, it really makes a | 0:32:40 | 0:32:43 | |
difference. No bees in there at the
moment. We are going to hand these | 0:32:43 | 0:32:48 | |
out, so let's get busy, shall we?
You will have to make some more now! | 0:32:48 | 0:33:06 | |
One of my favourite things about
these big events is the superfan. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:45 | |
It's fair, Karen, isn't it to call
you a superfan of the Lord Mayor's | 0:33:45 | 0:33:48 | |
Show? Yes, I think so. I first came
when I was eight with a school | 0:33:48 | 0:33:52 | |
friend and I have been trying to
come every year or watch it on the | 0:33:52 | 0:33:56 | |
TV ever since. I'm so excited to be
in it now. It is your first year in | 0:33:56 | 0:34:04 | |
it. Has it lived up to your
expectations? It has. I think our | 0:34:04 | 0:34:10 | |
float is just amazing. All our pubs
are showing on it and everyone is | 0:34:10 | 0:34:15 | |
excited on the float. It is nice
being this side of the barriers this | 0:34:15 | 0:34:19 | |
year? It is. You stand back there
and you feel the excitement coming | 0:34:19 | 0:34:22 | |
off it, but to be in it is a whole
different game. Well, I will leave | 0:34:22 | 0:34:27 | |
you to enjoy your time to shine.
Thank you very much. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:37 | |
It has superfans the Lord Mayor's
Show and groupies I am sure. The | 0:34:40 | 0:34:46 | |
mayor and mayoress are superfans as
they get a proper greeting from the | 0:34:46 | 0:34:52 | |
Green King stand.
You get a real impression, don't | 0:34:52 | 0:35:01 | |
you, as this float winds its way
gradually down the road that | 0:35:01 | 0:35:06 | |
actually this is quite a bottleneck,
although, we have said this is the | 0:35:06 | 0:35:11 | |
largest unrehearsed show in the
world, there is an awful lot of | 0:35:11 | 0:35:14 | |
organisation going on because
without the organisation, this would | 0:35:14 | 0:35:18 | |
be chaos. Well, it is planned with
military precision! The | 0:35:18 | 0:35:24 | |
pageantmaster Dominic Reid is the
man that's behind it, but with a | 0:35:24 | 0:35:27 | |
huge enormous team that work
throughout the year and it is quite | 0:35:27 | 0:35:30 | |
amazing because it is so creative,
whilst being so, so organised and | 0:35:30 | 0:35:34 | |
structured. And as we speak, coming
into view, and walking down that | 0:35:34 | 0:35:40 | |
road, The London Regiment and a
reminder when you look at these | 0:35:40 | 0:35:43 | |
people, who are not in anything like
their dress gear, that this is a | 0:35:43 | 0:35:49 | |
very real thing for a lot of the
forces personnel here, they are | 0:35:49 | 0:35:54 | |
parading today, but they are also
and have also been very recently | 0:35:54 | 0:35:58 | |
taking part in active service.
Absolutely. You know, this is one | 0:35:58 | 0:36:03 | |
of, this is the London Regiment and
they are showing really, the | 0:36:03 | 0:36:08 | |
multitude of weapon systems and
different jobs that they would come | 0:36:08 | 0:36:12 | |
up against and they are the only
army reserve infantry based in | 0:36:12 | 0:36:16 | |
London. It was raised back in 1804
and the other thing about the Lord | 0:36:16 | 0:36:20 | |
Mayor's Show and its military
tradition is back in the early part | 0:36:20 | 0:36:24 | |
of last century, this was almost a
recruiting drive, for the First | 0:36:24 | 0:36:29 | |
World War in particular, many were
Kitchener's Army that would join the | 0:36:29 | 0:36:36 | |
parade out and off to war. Changed
days, now, obviously, but we see | 0:36:36 | 0:36:41 | |
them in their military finery, but
also in their, you know, their field | 0:36:41 | 0:36:45 | |
rig.
As we look at the seventh battalion, | 0:36:45 | 0:36:52 | |
the Rifles, closer to home they were
volunteers for an operation in 2013. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:57 | |
So people in the south and the
south-west of England may have seen | 0:36:57 | 0:37:00 | |
them at close quarters. They went
there to help in areas affected by | 0:37:00 | 0:37:05 | |
severe flooding.
Yes, they have recently been | 0:37:05 | 0:37:11 | |
deployed to Estonia which is part of
Nato's enhanced forward presence | 0:37:11 | 0:37:17 | |
there following the Russian
annexation of the Crimea. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:29 | |
You see all sorts of weird and
wonderful things on the parade and I | 0:37:30 | 0:37:34 | |
have hooked up with a bunch of sheep
and Chris. Chris, why sheep? Well, | 0:37:34 | 0:37:40 | |
they are warm and I'm the master and
historically we go back to 1180, we | 0:37:40 | 0:37:46 | |
set the rules and regulations for
the wool trade and these days | 0:37:46 | 0:37:50 | |
obviously that's slightly different,
but today we are celebrating because | 0:37:50 | 0:37:54 | |
the new Lord Mayor and lady mayoress
is a wool man. We are here to | 0:37:54 | 0:38:04 | |
support her. We've engaged some
rather large sheep to enjoy the | 0:38:04 | 0:38:09 | |
whole occasion. Well, looking back
at the sheep there now. This the | 0:38:09 | 0:38:17 | |
past master Bill Clarke, he
organises the sheep drive over | 0:38:17 | 0:38:21 | |
London Bridge and he is like a stick
of rock with wool right through it. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:27 | |
Wool played a really important
historically, hasn't it, in this | 0:38:27 | 0:38:30 | |
part of the world? Wool, when you go
back into the medieval times, built | 0:38:30 | 0:38:37 | |
our Navies, churches, armies and 90%
of England's taxes came from wool. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:43 | |
The wool farmers were the Googles
and Apples of their day? They were | 0:38:43 | 0:38:50 | |
and incredibly rich and wealthy
people. I just want to look ahead | 0:38:50 | 0:38:53 | |
because we have got some dancing
sheep. What's that about? This is | 0:38:53 | 0:39:01 | |
about the mythical. So we have, this
is our like a Chinese dragon, but | 0:39:01 | 0:39:07 | |
these are sheep dragons and that's
to represent us and really to engage | 0:39:07 | 0:39:11 | |
with the crowd. Now, over there, we
have our Lord Mayor, the lady | 0:39:11 | 0:39:17 | |
mayoress, she, as I mentioned
earlier is a wool man and now, I | 0:39:17 | 0:39:23 | |
have got to shout out all together.
Three cheers for the Lord Mayor and | 0:39:23 | 0:39:30 | |
the lady mayoress. Baa. Baa. Now,
look at that. It's the worshipful | 0:39:30 | 0:39:50 | |
Company of Paviors. You ought to be
able to see behind there, their | 0:39:50 | 0:39:56 | |
vintage steamroller and their
trailer with a jazz band and walkers | 0:39:56 | 0:40:00 | |
with the traditional inflatable pig!
Yes, it wouldn't be the Lord Mayor's | 0:40:00 | 0:40:05 | |
Show without an appearance from the
famous inflatable pig! | 0:40:05 | 0:40:11 | |
One of the amazing facts you learn
from being part of this, the pigs | 0:40:11 | 0:40:16 | |
used to roam the streets of London
cleaning up the gutters and the | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
sewers. It is just, it is crazy to
believe. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:26 | |
Going fanning, it meant cleansing
the prifies which was a profitable | 0:40:26 | 0:40:30 | |
business we're told, but I can't
imagine the conditions were much | 0:40:30 | 0:40:34 | |
fun.
Anyway, all much cleaner today. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:42 | |
They're wending their way past
Mansion House now. The streets are | 0:40:42 | 0:40:45 | |
cleaner. It is quite interesting.
They come out, they clean the | 0:40:45 | 0:40:48 | |
streets and then just before the
parade, they then bring out a | 0:40:48 | 0:40:52 | |
gritting lorry which lays down the
sand that you will see. So it's not | 0:40:52 | 0:40:55 | |
that they haven't cleaned up, they
lay down the sand because as we have | 0:40:55 | 0:40:59 | |
seen there is so many animals and
camels and donkeys and horses and it | 0:40:59 | 0:41:03 | |
helps them provide some grip.
Can you tell I'm with the doctors? | 0:41:03 | 0:41:14 | |
I'm with Dr Tim Bake irwho is with
the society that helped you train to | 0:41:14 | 0:41:21 | |
become a medic? This year it is 400
years since we were given Royal | 0:41:21 | 0:41:26 | |
Charter. We are in the show to
celebrate that. The charitable | 0:41:26 | 0:41:30 | |
sector, supported by Journey through
school and medical school to become | 0:41:30 | 0:41:34 | |
a doctor today. Even today, so you
help each individual medical school, | 0:41:34 | 0:41:40 | |
you help someone get through and
qualify? We help medical students | 0:41:40 | 0:41:44 | |
that are in need and for our 400th
anniversary we set up a new bursary | 0:41:44 | 0:41:53 | |
to allow medical students going to
the developing world. All medical | 0:41:53 | 0:41:56 | |
students can have a look and apply
for one of our bursaries. We have | 0:41:56 | 0:42:00 | |
got 25 to get out. Do you ever get
the Dougie Houser comment? All the | 0:42:00 | 0:42:05 | |
time. I'm glad it is not just me.
What have you made of the parade. | 0:42:05 | 0:42:12 | |
It's great fun and the rain has
stopped which is even better when | 0:42:12 | 0:42:16 | |
you're wearing this. Enjoy. Thank
you very much. See you later, | 0:42:16 | 0:42:18 | |
Dougie! | 0:42:18 | 0:42:26 | |
Now the Royal British Legion band.
There are individuals in this band | 0:42:35 | 0:42:40 | |
which are ageing, an age range from
nine years old up to the oldest of | 0:42:40 | 0:42:43 | |
53. As we have already mentioned
this is, of course, Armistice Day | 0:42:43 | 0:42:49 | |
and the Royal British Legion, they
are the nation's custodians of | 0:42:49 | 0:42:53 | |
remembrance. They were formed in
1921 and they launched their first | 0:42:53 | 0:42:58 | |
ever Poppy Appeal on 11th November
that year. | 0:42:58 | 0:43:06 | |
It is worth saying as well that the
Festival of Remembrance tonight will | 0:43:06 | 0:43:11 | |
be on BBC One at 9pm. So, a plug for
that on BBC One later on today. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:21 | |
Of course, quite a few of the people
we're seeing here will be present at | 0:43:21 | 0:43:26 | |
that festival. Not only in the
crowd, but also those processing. It | 0:43:26 | 0:43:33 | |
is a huge weekend for the military.
I would love to know how much boot | 0:43:33 | 0:43:37 | |
polish gets used in a weekend like
this! | 0:43:37 | 0:43:43 | |
The Eddie Stobbart lorry has gone,
but if it brakes down, it's in good | 0:43:43 | 0:43:47 | |
company because here is the
Automobile Association. It looks to | 0:43:47 | 0:43:55 | |
me as if yes, we have got some
vintage vehicles there. That's what | 0:43:55 | 0:43:59 | |
you would have summoned if you had
called on help, I don't know, when | 0:43:59 | 0:44:02 | |
would that have been? Back in the
1950s, I guess. | 0:44:02 | 0:44:07 | |
And right in the front there,
something that you might have called | 0:44:07 | 0:44:13 | |
on precar. Yes, the AA has taken
part in the show for 20 years and a | 0:44:13 | 0:44:19 | |
big focus happening this year again
on many of their members who have | 0:44:19 | 0:44:25 | |
been former serving military
themselves. A huge tradition from | 0:44:25 | 0:44:29 | |
the First World War and through to
today of employing service men and | 0:44:29 | 0:44:33 | |
women within the AA.
That, I think, is the oldest vehicle | 0:44:33 | 0:44:42 | |
in the entry. It was built in 1904.
Originally owned by a one-time Lady | 0:44:42 | 0:44:48 | |
in Waiting to Queen maury who
requested that picnic baskets be | 0:44:48 | 0:44:54 | |
installed.
Now some rather serious kit here. | 0:44:54 | 0:45:06 | |
Yes, this is some of the heavy, but
man packable to some degree. It is | 0:45:06 | 0:45:13 | |
the multilaunch rocket system. It is
an air defence system and now, some | 0:45:13 | 0:45:16 | |
of our very advanced kit and
equipment, the sort of bomb disposal | 0:45:16 | 0:45:22 | |
and search robots. | 0:45:22 | 0:45:29 | |
This is the City of London Engineer
Regiment, their float representing | 0:45:29 | 0:45:33 | |
the long history in London and
elements of the regiment that have | 0:45:33 | 0:45:36 | |
been involved in securing the City
of London from the threat of | 0:45:36 | 0:45:41 | |
unexploded ordinance all the way
through since the Blitz. It's 150 | 0:45:41 | 0:45:46 | |
year history. The regiment's had 30
name changes. London's remained the | 0:45:46 | 0:45:53 | |
constant throughout that for 104
years of that. They've got 50 people | 0:45:53 | 0:46:01 | |
in the Middle East at the moment
training out there. | 0:46:01 | 0:46:06 | |
When I was a little boy, I was
bought a remote control car for | 0:46:10 | 0:46:15 | |
Christmas, it was the best present I
ever had. My next guest is a very | 0:46:15 | 0:46:20 | |
hi-tech remote control. Sir, what
does this do? It's an alternative to | 0:46:20 | 0:46:26 | |
the big one you can see on the back
of the truck so we can take to it | 0:46:26 | 0:46:30 | |
where we need it, rather than
carrying a big vehicle around. What | 0:46:30 | 0:46:34 | |
does it search out? It's a remote
means of dealing with an IED so it | 0:46:34 | 0:46:40 | |
has various cameras on there. This
one's got a big silver thing that | 0:46:40 | 0:46:45 | |
you can see and the one on the
wagon's got a leaf blower so we can | 0:46:45 | 0:46:50 | |
do multiple things in it. It's
crucial work then, this is finding | 0:46:50 | 0:46:53 | |
bombs that are going to really hurt
and maim and kill some soldiers, | 0:46:53 | 0:46:57 | |
this is the thing that saves their
lives? Yes, it does, yes. You can do | 0:46:57 | 0:47:02 | |
quite a lot of the task with just
this robot. Can I have a go? Of | 0:47:02 | 0:47:06 | |
course you can. I'll need to hand
this over. Forward, left and back. | 0:47:06 | 0:47:13 | |
OK, let's go. It's quite hard when
you first get to use it but | 0:47:13 | 0:47:20 | |
afterwards it becomes a lot easier.
Once you get used to it, it's OK. | 0:47:20 | 0:47:26 | |
I'm going to let that camera get in
front. | 0:47:26 | 0:47:29 | |
It's really, really hard, I have to
say. I prefer the remote control car | 0:47:32 | 0:47:37 | |
I had when I was a little boy. Thank
you very much that was brilliant, | 0:47:37 | 0:47:40 | |
thanks for letting me have a go. No
problem. | 0:47:40 | 0:47:45 | |
Sean tries but I've got to say, if
it was me on the ground, I would | 0:47:45 | 0:47:49 | |
rather it was the man that he was
talking to that was driving it. I'm | 0:47:49 | 0:47:54 | |
relieved he kept it pretty much on
the roadway and didn't drive it | 0:47:54 | 0:47:57 | |
straight into the crowd. I hate to
imagine how much one of those things | 0:47:57 | 0:48:02 | |
cost. Exactly. | 0:48:02 | 0:48:12 | |
I'm making a point as we watch a cat
on a sitting room scene and we were | 0:48:26 | 0:48:31 | |
before that seeing a field hospital
and we'll doubtless see all manner | 0:48:31 | 0:48:35 | |
of other variations of human life.
As you can see, inflatables galore | 0:48:35 | 0:48:40 | |
and that's really part of the show
isn't it? It's one of the most | 0:48:40 | 0:48:45 | |
wonderful things, how it's all
intersporesed, you could easily send | 0:48:45 | 0:48:49 | |
the military through and send
through the charities, but it's the | 0:48:49 | 0:48:52 | |
fact that you go from seeing
military hardware followed up by | 0:48:52 | 0:48:58 | |
giant inflatables, it's just the
atmosphere here, you know, you've | 0:48:58 | 0:49:02 | |
got to come to the Lord Mayor's
show. If you are watching, take a | 0:49:02 | 0:49:06 | |
year out, come down and watch it.
The atmosphere is just wonderful | 0:49:06 | 0:49:09 | |
here. The household troops band of
the Salvation Army playing Montreal | 0:49:09 | 0:49:20 | |
Citadel led by Carl Saunders. | 0:49:20 | 0:49:24 | |
This morning, a mum tweeted med
saying she was too poorly to come to | 0:49:38 | 0:49:41 | |
the parade today but go and see her
daughter at the girl guides. Your | 0:49:41 | 0:49:46 | |
wish is my command, they are
parading beautifully and Amy is a | 0:49:46 | 0:49:50 | |
Girl Guide leader, you have been
involved with them since a young | 0:49:50 | 0:49:53 | |
age? Since? Since five but before
then also. What difference has it | 0:49:53 | 0:50:00 | |
made to your life? It's really
helped grow confidence in girls and | 0:50:00 | 0:50:04 | |
I can see other girls as well, and
it's helped shape my future as a | 0:50:04 | 0:50:08 | |
teacher. I chose special needs
because of some of the tuns I'd had | 0:50:08 | 0:50:13 | |
with Girl Guiding. I was a guide
more than 20 years ago, you are one | 0:50:13 | 0:50:19 | |
in 2017. What do you get up to now?
We get up to lots of different | 0:50:19 | 0:50:26 | |
activities that we wouldn't be able
to do anywhere else. Like this. Like | 0:50:26 | 0:50:32 | |
this, yes. And we can run around
camps. It's all about empowering | 0:50:32 | 0:50:38 | |
women isn't it? Yes and empowering
them to have the confidence and to | 0:50:38 | 0:50:43 | |
give them skills to take into the
modern world. | 0:50:43 | 0:50:47 | |
I didn't do too badly. Thank you
very much. Enjoy! Thank you very | 0:50:47 | 0:50:51 | |
much. | 0:50:51 | 0:50:52 | |
Fantastic. If you are joining us,
you are just watching of course, the | 0:50:58 | 0:51:05 | |
Lord Mayor's Parade, winding through
the City of London through the | 0:51:05 | 0:51:10 | |
ancient narrow streets. It's an
extraordinary feat that they manage | 0:51:10 | 0:51:13 | |
it, it's, as we have said right at
the start, an unrehearsed show, the | 0:51:13 | 0:51:18 | |
largest unrehearsed show in the
world but it's also well organised | 0:51:18 | 0:51:21 | |
and has to be because otherwise you
would have articulated lorries, you | 0:51:21 | 0:51:26 | |
would have people, you would have
inflatables of various sorts jammed | 0:51:26 | 0:51:32 | |
in these streets. That is not JJ,
what you want. No, that doesn't keep | 0:51:32 | 0:51:37 | |
London running. There are 6,500
people here today and every one of | 0:51:37 | 0:51:40 | |
them will leave with a certificate
and get a packed lunch down at the | 0:51:40 | 0:51:44 | |
other end. It's made by the likes of
the Girl Guides. To keep them moving | 0:51:44 | 0:51:50 | |
and fed, it's a tremendous piece of
logistics that quite frankly that's | 0:51:50 | 0:51:56 | |
what London does. It's right that
London can stop, close the streets | 0:51:56 | 0:52:01 | |
to put something like this on. All
of it to celebrate the fact that we | 0:52:01 | 0:52:05 | |
have a new Lord Mayor. And he takes
that job, there he is, Charles | 0:52:05 | 0:52:11 | |
Bowman, takes that job for a year,
he comes to the job with various | 0:52:11 | 0:52:15 | |
things he wants to do. Charles
Bowman wants to improve the image of | 0:52:15 | 0:52:21 | |
business generally around the
country. He'll be travelling around | 0:52:21 | 0:52:24 | |
the country and also abroad and
there are representatives of foreign | 0:52:24 | 0:52:29 | |
banks and others based here who're
also very much part of this parade. | 0:52:29 | 0:52:36 | |
Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office
just one of them. It's not just | 0:52:36 | 0:52:41 | |
London centric. We have floats from
Yorkshire and from all over the | 0:52:41 | 0:52:47 | |
world. You get a real sense of the
scale of it all as these floats pass | 0:52:47 | 0:52:53 | |
the crowd. Look at the size of that
robot, I hope Sean isn't controlling | 0:52:53 | 0:53:00 | |
that one at this point! Please, no.
The City of London Corporation - | 0:53:00 | 0:53:05 | |
Cleansing. The point of that robot
is, if you look really closely, I | 0:53:05 | 0:53:09 | |
don't know if you can see, it's made
out of wheelie bins, the whole | 0:53:09 | 0:53:13 | |
thing. Four metres tall I should
think. Let's hope they're screwed | 0:53:13 | 0:53:19 | |
together properly. It's quite a work
of art. | 0:53:19 | 0:53:23 | |
Has it comes towards us, the point
of it is that the City of London | 0:53:28 | 0:53:37 | |
Corporation - Cleansing - those
people are part of the task, part of | 0:53:37 | 0:53:41 | |
the team that keeps this place as
clean as it is. If you can see | 0:53:41 | 0:53:49 | |
behind them as well, other things
made out of cans and plastics, all | 0:53:49 | 0:54:00 | |
to do with the anti-littering
message. It's a special day for | 0:54:00 | 0:54:03 | |
everyone. For some, it's even more
special than others. It's your | 0:54:03 | 0:54:07 | |
birthday isn't it? Yes, 16th
birthday. 16 today, happy birthday. | 0:54:07 | 0:54:15 | |
As an army Cadet you have to train
for all sorts of things don't you | 0:54:15 | 0:54:19 | |
but you have also been a hero? Yes,
there was a situation in which I had | 0:54:19 | 0:54:25 | |
to save somebody's life and do CPR.
It was a really good experience, I | 0:54:25 | 0:54:29 | |
helped out somebody in the
community. After that, I felt better | 0:54:29 | 0:54:33 | |
preserving life. It was the youth
techniques I've learnt from school | 0:54:33 | 0:54:38 | |
and the army Cadets. I've had a lot
of people to help me over the time | 0:54:38 | 0:54:42 | |
I've done it in, people in my
attachment. It's a really happy | 0:54:42 | 0:54:49 | |
experience saving someone's life.
Did you get an award for it? I've | 0:54:49 | 0:54:53 | |
been put down for two awards, one
through the Army Cadets and | 0:54:53 | 0:54:58 | |
hopefully I'll get that next March.
What a way to celebrate here and | 0:54:58 | 0:55:02 | |
your birthday. This is a gin
birthday party for you! Thank you. | 0:55:02 | 0:55:08 | |
What a remarkable young man. I mean,
utterly incredible. Myself, I was a | 0:55:08 | 0:55:14 | |
Royal Marine Cadet and yes it led to
me joining the marines myself but if | 0:55:14 | 0:55:19 | |
I'd only just had my experience, the
confidence and skills it gave me | 0:55:19 | 0:55:25 | |
would have steadied me extremely
well in life and he's a testament to | 0:55:25 | 0:55:28 | |
the work of the Cadets. | 0:55:28 | 0:55:30 | |
All of this being enjoyed by lots of
ages, lots of children here taking | 0:55:38 | 0:55:41 | |
part in the parade, but also a range
of ages watching it and enjoying the | 0:55:41 | 0:55:46 | |
floats as they come past. Plenty of
those floats representing not only | 0:55:46 | 0:55:54 | |
people, organisations based here in
the City of London, but also those | 0:55:54 | 0:55:59 | |
from around the world. | 0:55:59 | 0:56:02 | |
This is the Royal Yeomanry founded
in 1967, so very much one of the | 0:56:06 | 0:56:12 | |
younger military groups here, the
amalgamation of several historic | 0:56:12 | 0:56:17 | |
cavalry regiments, those dated back
an awful long way to 1794, but the | 0:56:17 | 0:56:24 | |
Yeomanry themselves recently formed.
Yes. They brought some hardware with | 0:56:24 | 0:56:27 | |
them. | 0:56:27 | 0:56:31 | |
That was in service in the 60s.
They've brought with them also a | 0:56:34 | 0:56:40 | |
Land Rover stripped back and the
weapons platform is added on, giving | 0:56:40 | 0:56:46 | |
them the ability to add weapons on
the ground to support troops as they | 0:56:46 | 0:56:50 | |
move forward. The second of the two
Saracen vehicles you would have seen | 0:56:50 | 0:56:57 | |
in Northern Ireland at the height of
the troubles. It's not really a | 0:56:57 | 0:57:00 | |
vintage vehicle is it, but it's a
vehicle that's not in service any | 0:57:00 | 0:57:03 | |
more. | 0:57:03 | 0:57:08 | |
I'm with Commondant Phillipa and the
first-aid nursing Yeomanry. Tell us | 0:57:14 | 0:57:18 | |
about the role you play in London's
emergency response? Well, we are an | 0:57:18 | 0:57:26 | |
old unit that were set up in 1907,
an all-female volunteer | 0:57:26 | 0:57:31 | |
organisation, and we support civil
and military authorities. And this | 0:57:31 | 0:57:39 | |
year, we've given I think over 5,000
hours of support to 150 members, | 0:57:39 | 0:57:45 | |
including helping out with the
tragic terrorist incidents in London | 0:57:45 | 0:57:50 | |
and Manchester and Grenfell Tower.
So you are really an essential part | 0:57:50 | 0:57:53 | |
of that response. Second lieutenant
Zoe Brookes here joined two years | 0:57:53 | 0:57:56 | |
ago because you found out that a
member of your family had a personal | 0:57:56 | 0:58:02 | |
connection to the Fannies as you
call yourself? That's right. My aunt | 0:58:02 | 0:58:08 | |
couldn't stay at home, she went to
France. Via Spain then to England, | 0:58:08 | 0:58:14 | |
she joined the SOE and parachuted
back into occupied France. She was | 0:58:14 | 0:58:19 | |
executed there as she went back
there. I met her at plaque unveiling | 0:58:19 | 0:58:24 | |
and was encouraged to join and here
I am. You are parading with your | 0:58:24 | 0:58:29 | |
great aunt in mind? That's right.
Today would have been her 100th | 0:58:29 | 0:58:33 | |
birthday so it's amazing to be here
with all of these women, this is the | 0:58:33 | 0:58:37 | |
best legacy I could have asked for,
it's really positive. Gosh that's | 0:58:37 | 0:58:41 | |
worked out so well. Enjoy the day.
Thank you very much. It was really | 0:58:41 | 0:58:45 | |
nice to see those pictures of your
aunt as well. | 0:58:45 | 0:58:49 | |
London's had a tough year but it's
thanks to individuals like that and | 0:58:53 | 0:58:57 | |
the incredible emergency services
that have put on such a thing. | 0:58:57 | 0:59:00 | |
Myself who has suffered trauma in
Afghanistan can tell you that the | 0:59:00 | 0:59:07 | |
work which military surgeons and
also NHS surgeons do is utterly | 0:59:07 | 0:59:11 | |
incredible and not just life-saving
but in so many ways life-changing | 0:59:11 | 0:59:15 | |
too. | 0:59:15 | 0:59:19 | |
This Battalion marked its 50th
anniversary this year. It's the | 0:59:22 | 0:59:31 | |
Milita Intelligence Battalion and
they are have that status which was | 0:59:31 | 0:59:40 | |
give tonne them by the previous Lord
Mayor. -- give tonne them by the | 0:59:40 | 0:59:45 | |
previous Lord Mayor. | 0:59:45 | 0:59:47 | |
Privileged status as sort of the
military groupings equivalent of the | 0:59:52 | 0:59:58 | |
freedom of the City effectively,
allowing them to enter the City with | 0:59:58 | 1:00:03 | |
the bay boyonets and drums. Keep
your messages coming in, by the way. | 1:00:03 | 1:00:17 | |
Perhaps you know someone who is
taking part and want to send them a | 1:00:19 | 1:00:23 | |
message. Whatever you want to say,
do get in touch. | 1:00:23 | 1:00:27 | |
Bugles and drums playing The scam
shamrock as they march through | 1:00:46 | 1:00:51 | |
Mansion House. | 1:00:51 | 1:00:53 | |
They have made their way from
Dusseldorf, Germany, showing this is | 1:01:01 | 1:01:05 | |
just so much more than just Britain
on show and London on show. It is an | 1:01:05 | 1:01:11 | |
important point that, isn't it? We
have people here being watched by an | 1:01:11 | 1:01:15 | |
attentive crowd and by the Lord
Mayor and the lady mayoress who have | 1:01:15 | 1:01:21 | |
come just not from London, not just
other parts of the country, but from | 1:01:21 | 1:01:26 | |
the outside world as well.
It feels like I have seen everything | 1:01:26 | 1:01:34 | |
at the Lord Mayor's Show, but I
haven't seen anything as colourful | 1:01:34 | 1:01:38 | |
as these guys. You are getting a
great reaction from the crowd. This | 1:01:38 | 1:01:44 | |
makes a change from wearing a suit
every day. You are a solicitor! Can | 1:01:44 | 1:01:48 | |
you get away with this? Well, it is
nice to get solicitors together from | 1:01:48 | 1:01:53 | |
time to time and wear something
different and show that solicitors | 1:01:53 | 1:01:59 | |
are more fun than writing forms
every day. It has got you together | 1:01:59 | 1:02:05 | |
with other solicitors? Yes. It is
nice to get together and show we are | 1:02:05 | 1:02:10 | |
friendly as well. What about the
other solicitors you're against? | 1:02:10 | 1:02:15 | |
Have any recognised you on the TV? A
couple of years ago I was having a | 1:02:15 | 1:02:19 | |
detailed conversation on the phone,
at the end of the conversation they | 1:02:19 | 1:02:22 | |
said, "Have I seen you on the
television looking dressed up as | 1:02:22 | 1:02:26 | |
something in London?" I was like oh
dear, my credibility has gone! You | 1:02:26 | 1:02:31 | |
can guarantee he wasn't having as
much fun as you. Absolutely. You | 1:02:31 | 1:02:35 | |
will have a lot of fun today. Thank
you very much, enjoy yourself. | 1:02:35 | 1:02:45 | |
Now, this is a good enough college.
It is a long-standing connection to | 1:02:51 | 1:02:56 | |
the office of the Lord Mayor. Had a
campus that was expanded after the | 1:02:56 | 1:03:01 | |
Second World War, thanks in part to
the Lord Mayor's national Northern | 1:03:01 | 1:03:05 | |
Banks giving fund and you can see
the walkers in international | 1:03:05 | 1:03:09 | |
dressing gowns. They represent the
nationalities of their regiments, it | 1:03:09 | 1:03:17 | |
is residents, I have got regiments
on the brain, but that's your | 1:03:17 | 1:03:21 | |
business, JJ, not mine! | 1:03:21 | 1:03:30 | |
Well, it's actually in Lord Mayor's
years past, the weather se pretty | 1:03:38 | 1:03:43 | |
good for a Lord Mayor's Show I would
say. The weather is holding off but | 1:03:43 | 1:03:47 | |
as we always say, it never dampens
the spirits of people here and every | 1:03:47 | 1:03:50 | |
so often I have to take my head
phones off just to get the full | 1:03:50 | 1:03:53 | |
atmosphere. The sound of the drums
just echoing off the buildings | 1:03:53 | 1:03:57 | |
around us. It's just tremendous. We
saw there, just passed, or they have | 1:03:57 | 1:04:03 | |
just passed us Epping Forest being
celebrated. Epping Forest, it's a | 1:04:03 | 1:04:06 | |
really important open space in
London. Not a space that you | 1:04:06 | 1:04:10 | |
necessarily come to if you come to
visit London, but it does actually | 1:04:10 | 1:04:14 | |
attract a lot of visitors, 4.2
million visits a year and they are | 1:04:14 | 1:04:18 | |
very proud of it and they are very
happy to be here. One million trees | 1:04:18 | 1:04:23 | |
in Epping Forest.
Ah, Captain America and his son are | 1:04:23 | 1:04:31 | |
here keeping us safe! And their many
friends. | 1:04:31 | 1:04:37 | |
Now, this is the first Hook Scout
and Guide Band. They performed in | 1:04:37 | 1:04:48 | |
the Paralympics in London in 2012.
No strangers to large events in | 1:04:48 | 1:04:53 | |
London then.
And they are a relatively ancient, | 1:04:53 | 1:04:59 | |
inasmuch as they were founded back
in the 1930s. I suppose it doesn't | 1:04:59 | 1:05:06 | |
really compare with plenty of the
regiments that we have seen, but | 1:05:06 | 1:05:09 | |
it's something.
Back to inflatables now. An | 1:05:09 | 1:05:13 | |
inflatable rib of beef!
It must be the Company of Butchers, | 1:05:13 | 1:05:24 | |
of course!
We've got a pig's head as well. | 1:05:24 | 1:05:32 | |
Yes. Every aspect of pigs, haven't
we? Somewhere down there as well, | 1:05:32 | 1:05:40 | |
there is Corporal Jones. That's
Corporal Jones' vehicle. One of the | 1:05:40 | 1:05:46 | |
things they're celebrating is
Corporal Jones, the loved character | 1:05:46 | 1:05:49 | |
from Dad's Army, they have got 11
lookalikes dressed and look like | 1:05:49 | 1:05:55 | |
other characters from Dad's Army. It
is a refurbished butcher's van from | 1:05:55 | 1:06:00 | |
the 1930s. It is the kind of van
that Corporal Jones in Dad's Army | 1:06:00 | 1:06:05 | |
would have driven. | 1:06:05 | 1:06:16 | |
I'm glad they made it with their
inflatable beef too. We were | 1:06:18 | 1:06:23 | |
reliably informed if the weather was
too windy they might not be able to | 1:06:23 | 1:06:28 | |
parade the beef. It has been held up
by eight butchers. Maybe they would | 1:06:28 | 1:06:33 | |
need eight butchers. She is not sure
it's going to stay in place, is she? | 1:06:33 | 1:06:40 | |
We are at the stage now with the
senior service, the Air Force, the | 1:06:40 | 1:06:44 | |
junior service have been through the
army and now the Navy. This is the | 1:06:44 | 1:06:48 | |
band of her majesty's Royal Marines,
the greatest military band in the | 1:06:48 | 1:06:53 | |
world playing. Then we have
individuals from the 43 Commando, | 1:06:53 | 1:07:08 | |
Fleet Protection Group. O squadron,
it is a squadron I served in Belize | 1:07:08 | 1:07:14 | |
with. They will be taking part in
ceremonies throughout the week. They | 1:07:14 | 1:07:23 | |
are based up in Faslane. What does
it mean to them to be doing this | 1:07:23 | 1:07:27 | |
today? It is incredible. The Lord
Mayor's Show is an amazing occasion | 1:07:27 | 1:07:31 | |
to be part of. It is such a
celebration of so many things and so | 1:07:31 | 1:07:34 | |
many things military in that sense.
But it falls on this Armistice Day. | 1:07:34 | 1:07:39 | |
It falls on remembrance. So
throughout this weekend, there is | 1:07:39 | 1:07:42 | |
also this huge point of reflection
and as much effort as it is to get | 1:07:42 | 1:07:51 | |
your uniform looking crisp, you are
so happy to did it and so honoured, | 1:07:51 | 1:07:54 | |
because you are doing it to
represent those who cannot be here, | 1:07:54 | 1:07:58 | |
who have fallen in service and those
that came before us. | 1:07:58 | 1:08:08 | |
The Royal Marines were formed only
about half a mile from here back on | 1:08:12 | 1:08:20 | |
28th October 1664. We have recently
celebrated our birthday. And behind | 1:08:20 | 1:08:29 | |
them, the Royal Navy Reserve from
HMS President. They have got a | 1:08:29 | 1:08:34 | |
marching detachment and somewhere in
there as well, they are pulling a | 1:08:34 | 1:08:37 | |
field gun.
Yes, the field gun at the rear there | 1:08:37 | 1:08:41 | |
and the Lord Mayor himself was at
HMS President today. | 1:08:41 | 1:08:49 | |
Now this sight here, as you see, two
young Commando recruits who are | 1:08:49 | 1:08:55 | |
carrying each other in a fireman's
carrier around the three-and-a-half | 1:08:55 | 1:08:59 | |
mile around the route. That is going
to be tough work let me assure you | 1:08:59 | 1:09:03 | |
that. Those guys are carrying at
least 32lbs of kit on their back. | 1:09:03 | 1:09:09 | |
They will be taking it in turns, but
that's a strong, strong shout. | 1:09:09 | 1:09:13 | |
Although they are smiling and
running now, my goodness, that's | 1:09:13 | 1:09:16 | |
showing off a bit, although they are
smiling and running, they are making | 1:09:16 | 1:09:19 | |
a point which quite a few of the
military paraders have been making. | 1:09:19 | 1:09:23 | |
That is that, they are doing some
pretty serious stuff and if people | 1:09:23 | 1:09:27 | |
are thinking of coming and joining
them as you were mentioning earlier | 1:09:27 | 1:09:30 | |
on during the First World War,
people actually got into step with | 1:09:30 | 1:09:33 | |
them, didn't they and left and
joined straight after. That was it, | 1:09:33 | 1:09:38 | |
it was Kitchener's Army. You could
join the rear of the parade and off | 1:09:38 | 1:09:42 | |
you went to war effectively. | 1:09:42 | 1:09:52 | |
The troops of the Royal Marine
reserves City of London there. I | 1:10:00 | 1:10:04 | |
served in the Royal Marine reserve
myself. You wear the same green | 1:10:04 | 1:10:10 | |
beret as your counterparts going
through the same Commando course. I | 1:10:10 | 1:10:19 | |
did a spell in America and they are
in the same green beret. | 1:10:19 | 1:10:27 | |
And there, of course -- they have
historical links with the City of | 1:10:27 | 1:10:30 | |
London. They have had the links
through the whole of the last | 1:10:30 | 1:10:32 | |
century. HMS President is an
operational Royal Navy verve unit | 1:10:32 | 1:10:36 | |
based on the River Thames in the
Borough of Tower Hamlets. Very, very | 1:10:36 | 1:10:40 | |
close to here. Well, this is truly a
Lord Mayor's Show sight as we see | 1:10:40 | 1:10:48 | |
grannies on electrical trolleys I
would say! Yes, grannies on | 1:10:48 | 1:10:53 | |
trolleys!
Yes, this is welcome to Yorkshire | 1:10:53 | 1:10:57 | |
and again it shows that this is not
just about the City of London, they | 1:10:57 | 1:11:02 | |
travelled down from Yorkshire to be
part of the parade. Do we know what | 1:11:02 | 1:11:06 | |
grannies on trolleys have to do with
Yorkshire? Someone asked and I | 1:11:06 | 1:11:10 | |
believe they said it's just a bit of
fun! When I think of Yorkshire, it's | 1:11:10 | 1:11:15 | |
not the first thing that springs to
mind. But it will be now! That's the | 1:11:15 | 1:11:19 | |
point, I guess and that's the point
of this parade, I guess. | 1:11:19 | 1:11:29 | |
And again you have this
extraordinary position, you have the | 1:11:29 | 1:11:33 | |
grannies on their Segways, if indeed
they were Segways and then you have | 1:11:33 | 1:11:36 | |
another military band and then you
have a range of ages as well as we | 1:11:36 | 1:11:39 | |
can see there and so many, it has
been really striking to me the youth | 1:11:39 | 1:11:43 | |
of so many of those marching and
particularly the youth of those | 1:11:43 | 1:11:48 | |
marching in military formation.
Yes, it's a tremendous thing the | 1:11:48 | 1:11:55 | |
cadet movement, the Sea Cadets, the
air cadets and the Army cadets. It | 1:11:55 | 1:11:58 | |
is similar to that of the Girl
Guides or the Boy Scouts, but it is | 1:11:58 | 1:12:02 | |
engrained in a military tradition.
It teaches discipline and skills, | 1:12:02 | 1:12:05 | |
and gives you so much confidence to
come out here and parade on these | 1:12:05 | 1:12:09 | |
streets and keep in time and wave to
the Lord Mayor. It's tremendous. And | 1:12:09 | 1:12:13 | |
also JJ, to have the Lord Mayor wave
back and to have the appreciation of | 1:12:13 | 1:12:18 | |
him, of these dignitaries and of
this huge crowd as well. Something | 1:12:18 | 1:12:23 | |
that an awful lot, particularly of
the younger people here just won't | 1:12:23 | 1:12:26 | |
have experienced before. Another
sight you don't see every day in | 1:12:26 | 1:12:35 | |
London - a combine harvester making
its way through the streets! | 1:12:35 | 1:12:42 | |
Once a year is when you see it and
only in these streets when something | 1:12:42 | 1:12:48 | |
has gone horribly wrong. Yes, a
combine harvester. The Worshipful | 1:12:48 | 1:12:58 | |
Company of Farmers. | 1:12:58 | 1:13:07 | |
We were talking about the military
vehicles and actually the damage | 1:13:15 | 1:13:18 | |
they would do to the streets if they
were able to parade fully. We saw | 1:13:18 | 1:13:23 | |
some vehicles earlier on that were
on flatbeds, you don't drive a tank | 1:13:23 | 1:13:28 | |
down here and use the street later
on in the day. But you can drive a | 1:13:28 | 1:13:32 | |
combine harvester, but the front of
it has been taken off because I | 1:13:32 | 1:13:36 | |
don't think the streets would be
wide enough for a full combine | 1:13:36 | 1:13:39 | |
harvester!
And of course pandas representing | 1:13:39 | 1:13:46 | |
the fact that this is reflecting all
over the world. | 1:13:46 | 1:14:00 | |
Scat Zhejiang Association.
It is the first time they have taken | 1:14:00 | 1:14:07 | |
part in the show. 50 participants
included in their entry and they | 1:14:07 | 1:14:12 | |
were founded in 2009. They promote
ties between the UK and China and | 1:14:12 | 1:14:18 | |
when you think of those ties and you
think of the importance of those | 1:14:18 | 1:14:21 | |
ties, particularly, of course, in
the business world, it goes back to | 1:14:21 | 1:14:26 | |
one of the things that the Lord
Mayor wants to do during his year in | 1:14:26 | 1:14:29 | |
office and that is to promote not
just Britain abroad and the city | 1:14:29 | 1:14:34 | |
abroad, although that's a very
important part of it, but also | 1:14:34 | 1:14:39 | |
promote the idea that business, that
doing business, and that this place, | 1:14:39 | 1:14:43 | |
the City of London, is a decent
place to be and a decent place to | 1:14:43 | 1:14:48 | |
work and a very important place to
work. | 1:14:48 | 1:14:59 | |
The Prince's Trust. I'm with Dominic
Reid the pageantmaster. This is | 1:14:59 | 1:15:04 | |
coming up to the end of the parade,
but it is not the end of the | 1:15:04 | 1:15:08 | |
festivities for the Lord Mayor, is
it? It is the whole day. The Lord | 1:15:08 | 1:15:13 | |
Mayor is going to the Royal Courts
of Justice and swear his allegiance | 1:15:13 | 1:15:16 | |
to the sovereign and then he will
come back here and after that, he is | 1:15:16 | 1:15:19 | |
going to the fireworks. There is a
great firework display on the Thames | 1:15:19 | 1:15:23 | |
at 5.15pm. So there is plenty more
to come. A whole day of celebration. | 1:15:23 | 1:15:29 | |
This is not your first year, it is
your 26th year as pageantmaster. | 1:15:29 | 1:15:34 | |
What do you make of this year? Are
you able to sum up what you have | 1:15:34 | 1:15:37 | |
seen so far? | 1:15:37 | 1:15:44 | |
It's terrific. The content's been
very good. It's been a nice day. | 1:15:44 | 1:15:50 | |
Congratulations. What I've seen so
far has been absolutely wonderful. | 1:15:50 | 1:15:53 | |
Well done. Thank you very much. | 1:15:53 | 1:15:57 | |
Dominic Reid, I'm sure a man who
sleeps well at the end of such an | 1:16:00 | 1:16:05 | |
occasion. He actually inherited the
role from his father who was the | 1:16:05 | 1:16:11 | |
Pageantmaster before him. I think if
you vaguely recognise him, you | 1:16:11 | 1:16:15 | |
should do, he's been doing it for
some time and took over from his | 1:16:15 | 1:16:18 | |
father, really is a family business
and what a business too! He | 1:16:18 | 1:16:23 | |
absolutely has to get this right. | 1:16:23 | 1:16:26 | |
Now, as we watch the parade
continue, we sadly can't continue | 1:16:35 | 1:16:40 | |
for much longer to broadcast it.
It's almost time for us to say | 1:16:40 | 1:16:44 | |
goodbye. Although of course for
these people, the day's actually | 1:16:44 | 1:16:48 | |
only just begun, it really does go
on all day and lots of people here | 1:16:48 | 1:16:53 | |
are going to enjoy their day in
London. I have thoroughly enjoyed | 1:16:53 | 1:16:58 | |
the inflatables and all the rest of
it, but I thoroughly have enjoyed | 1:16:58 | 1:17:02 | |
the mix. I think that, JJ, is what I
take from it? Yes, there's such a | 1:17:02 | 1:17:07 | |
mix here, but it's always the fact
for me that this is a huge military | 1:17:07 | 1:17:10 | |
occasion. Many of the soldiers will
on to the fest Ralls of remembrance | 1:17:10 | 1:17:16 | |
at the cenotaph. This is a weekend
of celebration and indeed | 1:17:16 | 1:17:20 | |
reflection. | 1:17:20 | 1:17:23 | |
I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye
to these festivities. I've loved how | 1:17:49 | 1:17:56 | |
young this show's felt this year.
This is my first Lord Mayor's show | 1:17:56 | 1:17:59 | |
and I've been struck by the feast of
sound and music and colour, it's | 1:17:59 | 1:18:04 | |
just been amazing. A pomp and
pageantry parade of young and old | 1:18:04 | 1:18:11 | |
and all sorts of animals. Fantastic
and so much enthusiasm. It's all | 1:18:11 | 1:18:15 | |
been brought together by the Lord
Mayor's Show, an amazing | 1:18:15 | 1:18:19 | |
achievement. People have really
enjoyed themselves here, people have | 1:18:19 | 1:18:24 | |
been politely sipping champagne on
the sides. We hope you've enjoyed it | 1:18:24 | 1:18:27 | |
as much as we have. We hope you have
a sense of the spectacle that this | 1:18:27 | 1:18:31 | |
is. See you next time. | 1:18:31 | 1:18:37 |