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The opening ceremony is taking place, all a bit Busby Berkeley overheads. Lots of swirling there, too, accompanied by strings. One of the violinists is a dead ringer for Ringo Starr in his Photograph/It Don’t Come Easy years.

The roof is open and the wind is blowing in, which adds a variable. It could get a bit swirly.

Via the BBC, plucky Brit news: