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The Lord Mayor’s Show
The Lord Mayor's Show has floated, rolled, trotted, marched and occasionally fought its way through almost 800 years, surviving the black death and the blitz to arrive in the 21st century as one of the world’s best-loved pageants
Over the centuries the Mayor's journey became one of London's favourite rituals. It moved from river barges to horseback and then into the magnificent State Coach and around it grew a splendidly rowdy and joyful mediæval festival known as the Lord Mayor's Show.
This year, thousands braved the rain for an event marking the inauguration of the 686th Lord Mayor of the City of London, Fiona Woolf, only the second woman to hold the post in its 800- year history.
The Lord Mayor boarded the QRB Gloriana, the vessel made famous for leading the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant last year, at Vauxhall before sailing past Lambeth, Westminster, Waterloo, Blackfriars, London and Tower bridges and disembarking at HMS President near St Katharine docks. The Lord Mayor then joined the procession at Mansion House. This year is the first time that women in the city have had a float.
Fiona Woolf said that she hoped that throughout her mayoral year, she wanted to raise the profile of women in business to better enable younger women to fulfil their ambitions and to aim high.
Fiona Woolf is an energy and infrastructure lawyer and led the legal team that delivered the restructuring and privatisation of the National Grid. She is a world-leading legal advisor on energy reforms.
The Master was privileged to be invited to form part of the Guard of Honour welcoming the Lord Mayor on her return to the Mansion House after the procession.
Members of the Company, family, friends and guests are invited to attend
A Festival of Christmas Carols
At the church of
St. Mary-le-Bow
Cheapside, London EC2
Friday 13th December 2013
At 6.30 pm Featuring Soprano, Suzanne Wilson
Following the Carol Service, members of the congregation are invited to remain in the church to share light refreshment and good company.
There will be no charge for Members of the Worshipful Company and their immediate family: but Members are invited to make a donation in respect of other family members, friends and guests who accompany them as a contribution towards essential costs.
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