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The River Thames and the Millennium Bridge in London

Lord Mayor returns to the Thames as 6,500 people join the Show through the City

Bronek Masojada, the 698th Lord Mayor, begins his first public engagement on the Royal Shallop Jubilant on Saturday morning, before a 2.86 mile procession of 250 horses and more than 50 floats sets off from Mansion House at 11am.

British Journal · 14 Nov

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