Olympic sailor and the first London 2012 torchbearer, Ben Ainslee, poses next to the Land's End sign in Cornwall.
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Olympic sailor and the first London 2012 torchbearer, Ben Ainslee, poses next to the Land's End sign in Cornwall.
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Former England footballer David Beckham, left, lights the Olympic torch upon its arrival at RNAS Culdrose Air Base in Cornwall, southwest England, on Friday, May 18.
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Former England footballer David Beckham, left, lights the Olympic torch upon its arrival at RNAS Culdrose Air Base in Cornwall, southwest England, on Friday, May 18.
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The Olympic torch relay will begin on Saturday at Land's End in the southwestern tip of England.
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The Olympic torch relay will begin on Saturday at Land's End in the southwestern tip of England.
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The relay began with an 8,000-mile (12,875 kilometer) trip around the UK -- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- with a detour to Dublin, Ireland.
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The relay began with an 8,000-mile (12,875 kilometer) trip around the UK -- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- with a detour to Dublin, Ireland.
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Britain's Princess Anne, from left, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, 2012 Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe and former England footballer David Beckham, right, cross the tarmack with the Olympic flame lantern.
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Britain's Princess Anne, from left, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, 2012 Chairman Lord Sebastian Coe and former England footballer David Beckham, right, cross the tarmack with the Olympic flame lantern.
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The Olympic torch relay will culminate in the flame's arrival at the Olympic Stadium for the opening of the Summer Games on July 27.
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The Olympic torch relay will culminate in the flame's arrival at the Olympic Stadium for the opening of the Summer Games on July 27.
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A broad view sets the scene of the ceremony surrounding the arrival of the Olympic flame in the United Kingdom.
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A broad view sets the scene of the ceremony surrounding the arrival of the Olympic flame in the United Kingdom.
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