London, UK. 8 November 2024 A pikeman from the company of Pikemen and Musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company as a ceremonial bodyguard and escort ahead of the Lord Mayor of London show on Saturday. The Lord Mayor dates back to the early 13th century when King for over 800 years when King John granted the City of London the right to appoint its own mayor and required that each newly-elected Mayor should come upriver to distant Westminster and swear loyalty to the Crown. Ghazzal/Alamy Live News

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