The City of London hosted its annual Lord Mayor's Show on Saturday morning, an event with a history spanning more than 800 years. The procession marked the appointment of Alderman Bronek Masojada as the new Lord Mayor of London, succeeding Dame Susan Langley.
The 2.86-mile (4.6km) procession, which travelled from Mansion House to the Royal Courts of Justice and back, featured around 6,500 participants, 250 horses, and over 50 floats. Among the floats was a replica of Tower Bridge, complete with rising bascules. Organisers had expected more than 350,000 people to line the route.
The Lord Mayor also travelled along the Thames in the ceremonial barge Jubilant, followed by a flotilla of livery company boats, before disembarking at HMS President. This journey mirrors the historic route taken by Lord Mayors to Westminster to swear loyalty to the Crown.
Deputy Nighat Qureishi, chair of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs' Committee, described the event as one of the longest-running public shows that is not rehearsed. Martyn Craddock, Ward Beadle for the Aldersgate Ward, highlighted the event's role in celebrating the new Lord Mayor and bringing people together.
Alderman Masojada took office at the Silent Ceremony on Friday and is London's 698th Lord Mayor.