LondonLife – Taking a break at the Barbican Center…

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LondonLife – After office hours…

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LondonLife – Isleworth sunset…

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LondonLife – Alexandra Palace glasswork…

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LondonLife – Eye and Moon…

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LondonLife – Viewing the Shard from Lovat Lane…

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View of The Shard from Lovat Lane in the City of London.

LondonLife – Marking a year since the King’s accession…

PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023

The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired 41 blank artillery rounds using six guns in Hyde Park to mark a year since the accession of King Charles III on 8th September. Below, the 105mm light artillery guns of the Honourable Artillery Company prepare to fire at The Tower of London in another salute on the same day. Both regiments taking part were responsible for firing the Death Gun salutes to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II one year ago, and the following day, the Proclamation salutes to mark the new reign.

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LondonLife – Gathering storm clouds…

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A stormy sky over Trafalgar Square.

LondonLife – Piccadilly rush hour…

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LondonLife – Notting Hill colour…

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LondonLife – View across the Thames…

Looking from Bankside to the City of London. PICTURE: Rose Galloway Green/Unsplash

LondonLife – Wall of windows…

Corner of Great College Street and Millbank in Westminster. PICTURE: Nader/Unsplash

LondonLife – Winding river…

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LondonLife – Thames paddling…

Kayaking on the Thames. PICTURE: Amy Sefton/Unsplash

LondonLife – By the canal…

Looking down Regent’s Canal from Pritchard’s Road bridge in Haggerston. PICTURE: Samuel Regan-Asante/Unsplash

LondonLife – Barbican curvature…

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LondonLife – On the Thames shore…

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LondonLife Special – A new king honoured at Trooping the Colour…

King Charles III attended his first Trooping the Colour as monarch on Saturday. The King rode on horseback for the ceremony in keeping with the tradition his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, had kept until 1986 when she was 60. More than 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians took part in the event which also featured a flypast and Buckingham Palace balcony appearance. The Trooping of the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign for more than 260 years. This year it was the Welsh Guards who held the honour of trooping their colour for the King’s Birthday Parade.

King Charles III, William, Prince of Wales, The Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne arriving on horseback at Horseguards where the Trooping the Colour ceremony is held. PICTURE: Cpl Danny Houghton RLC/ UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023
The Household Division march onto Horseguards Parade Ground. PICTURE: Cpl Nathan Tanuku RLC/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023
Catherine, Princess of Wales (right) and Queen Camilla (centre) return by carriage to Buckingham Palace from Horse Guard’s Parade. PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment making up of The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals, together provide the Sovereign’s Escort back to the Palace after the parade. PICTURE: AS1 Sam Holden RAF/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023
The Household Division form up near Buckingham Palace. PICTURE: AS1 Tom Cann RAF/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023
King Charles III and senior members of the royal family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast after Trooping the Colour. PICTURE: Sgt Donald C Todd/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023
The Typhoon Display Team form the Royal Cypher of The King. PICTURE: AS1 Tom Cann RAF/UK MOD © Crown copyright 2023

LondonLife – Millennium Bridge silhouettes…

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LondonLife – Rainy evening…