Coverage of the opening ceremony, which officially started at 9.00, with the eyes of the world focused on the Olympic Stadium as the 30th Olympiad was officially declared open by Her
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Coverage of the opening ceremony, which officially started at 9.00, with the eyes of the world focused on the Olympic Stadium as the 30th Olympiad was officially declared open by Her Majesty the Queen.
Film director Danny Boyle produced a stunning cultural show ahead of the athletes' parade, during which over 200 countries are expected to be represented. This is followed by the official opening, the arrival of the torch and the lighting of the cauldron.
