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Watch: London’s New Year’s Day parade takes place across capital

Lucy Leeson
Wednesday 01 January 2025 16:34 GMT
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Watch again as London’s New Year’s Day Parade was held across the capital today (Wednesday).

The start of the event was delayed by 30 minutes due to high winds forecast, and inflatable cartoon characters were no longer able to be used, event spokesman Dan Kirkby said.

The route this year saw the parade start at Piccadilly outside The Ritz. It then headed east to Piccadilly Circus before going down Regent Street St James’s.

The procession then turned left down Pall Mall and past Trafalgar Square. The parade finished at Whitehall at around 4pm.

Singer Peter Andre headlined the parade this year. Other acts performing included the motorcycle display team Moto-Stunts International and the London Chinatown Chinese Association.

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