Over 6000 people are going to take part in the 2010 Lord Mayor's Show, including 2000 servicemen and women, 220 vehicles, 71 floats, 13 marching bands, 21 carriages including the glorious State Coach and of course the giant figures of the City's guardians Gog and Magog. The procession is 3 miles long but fits into a route of only 1.7 miles: if you want to find out how that works, you'll have to come and see!
The start of the procession is at 11.00am, after a thrilling and immaculately timed aircraft flypast. The procession then follows the traditional route through the streets of the City to the Royal Courts of Justice where the Lord Mayor Elect takes his oath of allegiance to the Sovereign before the Lord Chief Justice and the Judges of the Queen's Bench Division.
The procession pauses as the Lord Mayor takes his oath and then at 1pm it sets off on the return journey from Victoria Embankment to Mansion House, where the newly sworn-in Lord Mayor arrives to be greeted by the City Aldermen and Livery Company Masters in their colourful gowns.