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LONDON VIDEO HOME PAGE
London, London by Cibelle & Devendra
A Day Out in London
Haunted London Underground
Old London Street Scenes
(1903)
The Great Trafalgar Square Freeze
London 10 Quirky Places
Lord Mayor's Show 2009 (Part 1)
Lord Mayor's Show 2009 (Part 2)
London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2009 (1)
London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2009 (2)
Video info: London: 23 November 2009
Flash Alert! Flash Alert!
A good line from a song for today was 'In the cold November Rain' from Guns N' Roses. I arrived at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden after a short walk around eight thirty and there were just a few fans. Numbers grew over the morning. By twelve we knew the score. No barriers, no red carpet and the paps inside in the warm. Could it get much worse for fans? No matter, the stars soon began to arrive and the hubbub began. Plenty of stars were happy to take the time out to autograph, chat and pose with fans who called their name. The weather and umbrellas added a challenge though. I missed a few on the way in so I lunched and returned to catch them exiting in the gathering gloom.
Celebs spotted:
Lenny Henry
Dawn French
Vanessa Redgrave
Franco Nero
Kenneth Cranham
Sir Ian McKellen
Ruth Wilson
Sir Donald Sinden
Lindsey Duncan
Sian Phillips
Neil Pearson
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
Patrick Stewart
McKenzie Crook
Tim Pigott-Smith
Zoe Wanamaker
Frances Barber
Benedict Cumberbatch
Nick Knowles
Hayley Atwell
Miriam Margolyes
Henry Goodman
Sir Peter Hall
Richard Wilson
Samuel West
As usual, please let me know of omissions, errors and comments. Thank you - E.
Original in AVCHD
Copyright elizabethtoni 2009