4 November 2008
Lord Mayor's Show 2008: pre-show photo opps
Wednesday 5 November – 5am then 9am
Date: Wednesday 5 November 2008
Time: Rehearsal – 5am; Photo opp - 9am.
Place: Guildhall Yard, off Gresham St, London
EC2
Media are invited to attend the early morning rehearsal for this
year’s Lord Mayor’s Show – which welcomes Alderman Ian Luder into
position as the 681st Lord Mayor of the City of London.
The pre-dawn rehearsal at 5am on Wednesday 5
November takes the new Lord Mayor in his 251-year-old gold State
Coach through the streets of the Square Mile, from the Guildhall
via the Mansion House to the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral.
This is in advance of the official parade (Saturday 8 November)
in which the Lord Mayor travels from his home at Mansion House via
St Paul’s to the Royal Courts of Justice to swear allegiance to the
monarch.
Following the rehearsal there will be a photo/filming
opportunity in Guildhall Yard with the Lord Mayor and the
State Coach.
Also present will be Show participant Graham Raphael, founder of
Motorsport Endeavour. This organisation enables people with
disability to take part in motorsport events. Accompanying him will
be Inna Margulis and Alexey Margulis, members of the Moscow
Automobile Club for the Disabled, who have travelled to the UK from
Russia just for the Show.
Short interviews with the Lord Mayor Elect, Pagaentmaster
Dominic Reid (Show organiser) and Graham can be arranged in
advance.
Further press releases and details on this year’s Show at
www.lordmayorshow.org
Ends
Lesley Mair
Press Office
City of London Corporation
Guildhall, PO Box 270, London EC2P 2EJ
T: 020 7332 1754
M: 07785 528 453