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| The Olympic rings stand illuminated over the Olympic flame during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics on 13 August 2012. The closing ceremony of the London Olympic Games was awash with nods to Britain’s vibrant worlds of art, music and fashion, heavy on references to the cultural explosion of the 1960s but also celebrating more modern celebrities. AP
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| London’s Olympics has seen some firsts. The closing ceremony was no different as 10 of the city’s instantly recognisable black cabs attempted a taxi ballet. AFP
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| Newspaper wrappers adorning a transformed Olympic stadium at the closing ceremony displayed quotes from English literature, taking snippets from Chaucer, Milton and Shakespeare alongside more modern writers such as poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. AFP
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| A British military marching band performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. AP
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| Brian May, guitarist of the British rock band Queen, performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. AP
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| British fashion took centre stage, with nine supermodels - including Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss - strutting along a huge Union Jack catwalk in golden dresses. The creations, appearing in September’s Vogue magazine, were designed by top British designers such as Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood. AP
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| Madness performs "Our House" during the Closing Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The ceremony featured performances by a dizzying array of British pop acts including Ray Davies from The Kinks singing his 1967 hit "Waterloo Sunset", The Who, George Michael and up-and-coming boy band One Direction. One segment saw the Hackney Colliery Band - a group local to the east London stadium - accompanying Madness, who performed "Our House" on the back of a moving truck. AP
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| Britain’s Prince Harry (L) and Dutchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton (R) applaud as they view the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. REUTERS
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| A video of musician John Lennon singing his song "Imagine" is seen on the screen during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. Deceased pop singers received some of the ceremony’s biggest cheers. Huge screens showed John Lennon singing "Imagine", with backing of choirs from his birthplace, the northern English city of Liverpool. A film of a yellow-coated Freddie Mercury took the audience back to a 1986 Wembley gig and his band Queen at the height of their pomp rock powers. REUTERS
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| The Spice Girls perform during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium, August 12, 2012. From five of these vehicles emerged the Spice Girls, one of Britain’s most successful girl groups, out of retirement for one night only. REUTERS
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| British ballerina Darcey Bussell performs during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. REUTERS
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| A huge, inflatable octopus - spanning 50 metres, with 700 metres of lights and capable of reaching speeds of 20 miles per hour - spreads across the Union Jack floor, housing DJ Fatboy Slim who spins hits such as "Right Here, Right Now". REUTERS
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| Amid a surreal display of singing rugby players, English folk dancers, an ancient Roman army legion and Indian Bhangra dancers, Monty Python comic Eric Idle belted out "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" - a wry sing-a-long for recession-hit, cash-strapped Britain which has struggled with its conscience for hosting a Games that cost nine billion pounds to stage. REUTERS
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| George Michael performs at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium. The ceremony featured performances by a dizzying array of British pop acts including Ray Davies from The Kinks singing his 1967 hit "Waterloo Sunset", The Who, George Michael and up-and-coming boy band One Direction. One segment saw the Hackney Colliery Band - a group local to the east London stadium - accompanying Madness, who performed "Our House" on the back of a moving truck. REUTERS
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| The Kaiser Chiefs perform Pinball Wizard on scooters at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium. In a nod to one of Britain’s most recognisable 1960s pop culture movements, 50 Mods rode flag-bearing scooters around the arena to the sound of The Who’s "Pinball Wizard", performed by the Kaiser Chiefs. On cue, 20 inflatable silver pinballs rose into the air. REUTERS
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| Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes waves the Olympic flag as London Mayor Boris Johnson (L) and President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge watch during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 12, 2012. REUTERS
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| A flaming phoenix flies above the Olympic flame during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. REUTERS
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| Fireworks explode during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. AP
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