# opening-ceremony - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
The opening ceremony of the Paralympic opening ceremony took place tonight. Here’s a quick snapshot.
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Other famous faces including Ian McKellen and Queen Elizabeth II will also be involved.
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# opening-ceremony - Friday 3 August, 2012
Madhura Nagendra was in the cast for the opening ceremony – and accidentally walked out with her country’s team.
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# opening-ceremony - Monday 30 July, 2012
The 320 beds will have all lights and wiring removed before they are donated to hospitals in Tunisia.
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# opening-ceremony - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Over one billion people tuned in. Did you?
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Didn’t want to sit through three whole hours of British pomp and ceremony (they do it well, though, don’t they)? Here are the main bits.
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Good morning…here’s nine things to know before breakfast time.
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# opening-ceremony - Friday 27 July, 2012
Fireworks, some mystery guests and a whole load of farmyard animals. It’s just another Friday night, if you ask me.
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The finishing touches are being put to tonight’s extravagant spectacle.
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It’s here and there’s no getting away from it. Quench your inescapable Olympic thirst with these classic opening day moments.
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# opening-ceremony - Thursday 26 July, 2012
There have been some less-than-glowing remarks made about the event of late, but here are some reasons to be positive.
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The director of Trainspotting and The Beach faces his biggest challenge as he tries to pull off London’s opening ceremony tomorrow night.
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# opening-ceremony - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
A decision on Ireland’s Olympic flag bearer is expected to be announced later this afternoon. Who should get the job?
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The boxing legend is in London to present an award tonight, sparking speculation that he may take part in Friday’s opening.
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Pointless pageantry or the greatest show on earth? Most of the opening ceremony has already been revealed.
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# opening-ceremony - Sunday 15 July, 2012
“They should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them,” declared Senator Harry Reid.
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# opening-ceremony - Tuesday 12 June, 2012
Film director Danny Boyle has big plans for next month.
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# opening-ceremony - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
The Northern Irish band will be joined by the likes of Duran Duran and Paolo Nutini at the opening ceremony.
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# opening-ceremony - Tuesday 6 December, 2011
David Cameron is reported to have personally intervened to double the budget for the four events to over £80m.
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# opening-ceremony - Friday 9 September, 2011
“Donal did mention that if one more fella came up to him with his tongue out shouting like a lunatic he was gonna knock him out. I was praying someone would…”
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