The Lord Mayor's Show Programme 2024

The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths

The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths is proud to welcome The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor Alderman Alastair King DL to office.

Alastair was apprenticed to his Mother Company aged just 14, and served as Prime Warden from 2020-21.

Our origins can be traced back to the craft guild of St Eloy in the 13th-century medieval City of London. We were granted our first Charter by Elizabeth I in 1571.

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The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths is proud to sustain a thriving relationship with an ancient craft. Our Charitable Trust ensures the renewal of traditional expertise while enabling new talent to grow by providing bursaries to blacksmithing students. We celebrate and encourage the exceptional skill of our craftsmen and women through our awards scheme.

We are pleased to support the Lord Mayor’s Appeal and the Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch.

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Welcome to the Lord Mayor’s Show 2024

Iam delighted to welcome you to this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show. This is the inaugural day of my role as the 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London and it’s an immense privilege to be taking up this o ce. The historic purpose of the Show is for the new Lord Mayor to be presented to the citizens of London, so I shall be ‘on show’ for your inspection.

This Show is an extraordinary showcase, bringing together marching bands and military regiments, livery companies, and all sorts of organisations, charities, schools and floats representing di erent communities that make up the City of London and a few of the overseas markets I shall be visiting over the course of the year ahead. We are also able to shine a light on some of the fantastic work of di erent organisations involved with the City of London Corporation. Lord Mayors often bring in organisations they work closely with. For example, I’m Chair of the British Liver Trust, so today we have a float promoting the fight against liver disease.

In this Programme you will find an informative float-by-float guide for the entire procession. The map of the three-mile route has been redrawn by the artist Adam Dant, who designed the illustration featured on the cover – so this year’s Programme is something of a collector’s item!

The theme of my Mayoral year is ‘Growth Unleashed’. I’m convinced there are many untapped opportunities for growth in our financial markets here in the UK and it’s my job as ‘cheerleader’ for the City to show what can be done. To learn more about my plans and this theme, you can read the interview with me by the well-known broadcaster and journalist John Humphrys. He told me he had never interviewed a Lord Mayor before and had been somewhat sceptical about the role, but it was an eye-opener for him.

This is also the day when my wife Florence and I take up residence in Mansion House, which is a very special place indeed. In this year’s programme we have an article on the inner workings of Mansion House, including an exclusive photoshoot inside the Lady Mayoress’s Sitting Room.

Finally, as I am a proud Scot from Aberdeenshire, it’s no coincidence that this year’s Show is led by the Royal Regiment of Scotland. So I hope you enjoy the fanfare of band, pipes and drums and catch a glimpse of the regimental mascot, a Shetland pony.

I thank you warmly for attending the 2024 Lord Mayor’s Show and wish you a superb day.

ALASTAIR KING, DL

The Lord Mayor of London

Dominic Reid, OBE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Laura Groutides

EDITOR Charlotte Metcalf

ART DIRECTOR Lorna Wilson

PRODUCTION

ADVERTISING

Louis Crompton

CHIEF EXECUTIVE Lisa

lisa.barnard@iln.co.uk

In Conversation with the 696th Lord Mayor

Alastair King talks to the broadcaster and journalist

John Humphrys about his appetite for risk and his vision for ‘Growth Unleashed’ in the City. Photographs by Rick Pushinsky

JOHN HUMPHRYS: Alastair, there is a big contrast here. You believe in risk and now you are to become the Lord Mayor of the City of London, which is about as traditional as it gets. So could you explain this?

ALASTAIR KING: Tradition doesn’t mean that you don’t have risk. The insurance market has been part of London for centuries. So many of its foundational businesses have been managing risk over many centuries.

I see an enormous opportunity in my Mayoralty in recalibrating us as risk-takers in the City. I’m fortunate to come from an entrepreneurial background and I built a series of businesses in financial services. But over the last 15 years or so, the City has forgotten how to take risk. In footballing terms ‘we’ve lost a yard of pace’. My role as Lord Mayor is to try and claw as much of that ‘yard of pace’ back.

What does that mean to someone who doesn’t ‘speak football’?

I’ll give an example – in the early 2000 s, a good part of the Swedish banking system moved en masse from Sweden to London, because they felt that this was the bestregulated market with the most impressive employees. Since 2008 there was a series of regulatory changes and mindset changes,

and we’ve gone down a ‘safetyism’ route. “It’s all a bit hairy out there, let’s not go to the far pavilions, let’s concentrate on what we’ve got.” That goes against what the City has done for centuries. Look at Indonesia growing at 5-6%. Indonesia wants so many of the things that we can o er – advice in project finance to build irrigation programmes and build their new capital. Yet if you present to the Chief Risk O cer at the banks here in the City with a project in Indonesia, sadly it would probably be rejected.

Yet if you are talking to somebody who is an investor, such as myself, the first thing I want to know when I go to a bank who is looking after my money, is it going to be safe? I accept this. But you are not necessarily financing projects in Indonesia. There are plenty of institutions that want to take risk and see the opportunities for growth.

But are they gambling with your money?

One of the great skills within the City is to match an individual’s desire for risk with projected returns. Where we’ve got a problem is that we’ve put too many things in ‘the too di cult’ pile. It’s within our muscle memory and we know how to do it.

Are you talking now as the new Lord Mayor or as your own man running your own business?

As the new Lord Mayor. One of my roles is to push the Government and the regulators to have a better regulatory framework. That may take up to a decade, but there are some ways in which we can seek to influence the new Government now.

If you had asked me before this conversation what the Lord Mayor of the City of London does, I would say, “Well, he’s sort of a ceremonial figure. He gets dressed up and he makes a lot of speeches”. So this is an eyeopener for me.

There are two elements to the role of Lord Mayor. One is the overseas programme. I will go around the world representing the City of London and telling people: “If you want to raise debt, do it in London. If you want to raise equity, do it in London. If you want to insure yourself against catastrophe, do it in London. If you fall out with your partners, then sue them in London.”

That’s looking for inward investment coming into London. The other element is outward-facing. Jardine is a good example of a company that’s been doing business in Indonesia for 200 years and they are subject to the same regulatory framework as every other business. So I can

“The City needs a cheerleader, like a subaltern in wartime, someone who’s going to grab a rifle in one hand and a shovel in the other and say: ‘Right everyone, follow me.’”

Alastair King on the balcony of Mansion House

“If you want to raise debt, do it in London. If you fall out with your partners, then sue them in London.”

Alastair and his wife Florence in the Drawing Rooms at Mansion House

show the City: “Here are the ways in which you can, even subject to the existing regulation, get out there and start trading in some of these extraordinary dynamic markets around the world.” And it’s not just Indonesia, it’s the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, other parts of the world.

What about China?

China is certainly going to be part of it. We have three perennial Mayoral visits each year - those to India, the United States and China. If London wishes to retain its position as the number one global financial centre, then we have to trade with the second-largest economy in the world. We have 40 Chinese-based financial institutions present here in London and they want to do business with us.

Do you have any reservations about the influence of China? We are not policy-setters, but I will be following the FCDO guidelines (The Foreign Commonwealth and Development O ce). We will work within their constraints and follow their briefings. One of my roles as Lord Mayor will be to make sure that London has integrity around the world. So we have to keep a watching brief on it and take a lead from the Foreign O ce in relation to the line to take.

You said earlier that London is the greatest financial centre on the globe. Surely that’s New York?

New York is obviously extremely good and impressive. But much of the capital flows are national capital flows. London is a much more of an international financial centre. The City of London does an annual quantification of the 10 major financial centres in the world and comes up with a ranking. London still ranks number one.

Who is our greatest competitor?

New York, then Singapore, Hong Kong, and Paris as well. Where London scores is that we have several markets where we’re either

first in the world or a good second. We are first for insurance, for legal services and foreign exchange. We are a good second for asset management and banking. So if you look at all those sectors together, then we still come out number one. But your point is a good one, and five years ago we were head and shoulders above everyone. We have declined, others have gained on us, and now we are only just number one.

What might push us off that throne?

If we forget our international bias: there are 300 languages spoken in London, we have this extraordinary network of networks and deep expertise in the talent pools within all the communities that make up the City. But if we were to turn our backs on these networks and become insular, then we will have problems.

Are we over-regulated?

Yes. One example is pensions – we have the second-largest pension system in the world. The pension pot for the United Kingdom is roughly £4 trillion. We also have some remarkable capital-hungry businesses, often coming out of universities in technology and chip design. A great example is the Crick Institute, the largest biomedical laboratory in Europe, with 1,250 scientists coming up with extraordinary genome research. There are people banging on our door wanting to finance that genome research. Virtually none of them are British – they are American or Chinese. We have this extraordinary innovation here, we have this big pot of money, yet we have built a wall from the floor to the ceiling that e ectively stops the great chunks of money coming through.

The regulatory wall?

Indeed. There was legislative and regulatory overshoot following the Maxwell pension scandal. The thing you always hear is, “It must never happen again.” Therefore there has

been copper bottoming to make sure that it didn’t happen again, which has meant that pension funds have become rather risk-averse. If you look at four comparable economies in the world, South Korea, Japan, Italy and Australia, their home institutions own between 37% and 49% of their local stock markets. The equivalent figure in the UK is just 2.7%. That’s partly because of this regulatory wall. My colleague, Sir Nicholas Lyons, who was Lord Mayor until November 2023, started the process of trying to punch a few holes in this wall to get some of this sort of money through.

Sounds very much to me as if you need some dynamite! Exactly! Nicholas did something called the Mansion House Compact, which was adopted by Jeremy Hunt and the Treasury and is an agreement among the top 11 pension funds to commit 5% of their assets into risk assets by the year 2030. It’s an entirely voluntary scheme, but it’s a public declaration to the world that the British pension funds are going to start to fund some of these growth opportunities again.

So that was his legacy. What is yours going to be?

The tagline for my Mayoral year is ‘Growth Unleashed’.

Don’t politicians say that and then fail?

There are two elements: What can I do to push regulatory reform? There are many reforms on which we can work with Government and we’ll be pushing for these changes. That might take some time. The second element therefore is to say to business: - don’t wait for this regulatory reform, go o and seek new markets now!

But then you go to jail! No, there are ways to do it. It involves taking some risk and looking for clearer guidance from the regulators. We need to change the narrative. Where else in the

world can you get high single-figure returns or low double-figure returns on a sustained basis with good rule of law in a safe political environment? So with my ‘Growth Unleashed’ idea, I think the City should be firing on more cylinders than it is firing on now. With a couple more cylinders, that can be a remarkable engine for the UK economy. So if we can reboot our London Stock Exchange, which has had some trouble, and we’ve got a confident risk-thinking financial sector, they are both really good things for the economy.

“I say to existing businesses, don’t wait for the regulatory reform, do it now!”

On one level I love the way you have used the word risk so many times in this conversation. But on another, I say to you as an individual investor, with a few quid in the bank: I don’t want to risk any of my money.

The bedfellow of the word risk is growth. Growth doesn’t come out of a box. The only way you get growth is via risk. Where else does the growth come from in the next five years? We have a planning system which is antediluvian. If you read the stats for example on grid connectivity for new projects, you can be waiting years.

The great thing about the City is the plant is already here, the o ces are built, the people exist, they’re properly trained, they’ve got their regulatory approvals. They just need the green flag to go o and do things. So the City needs a cheerleader, like a subaltern in wartime, someone who’s going to grab a rifle in one hand and a shovel in the other and say,“Right everyone, follow me.” That’s how I see my role.

What is also required of the Lord Mayor of the City of London is a tolerance for the ceremonial bit. The ceremonial bit is extremely popular abroad. It is a calling card. The subtitle for the role of Lord Mayor is ‘Global Ambassador for the United Kingdom’s Financial and Professional Services’. So to wear something that is recognised in key markets we’re trying to influence is not a bad thing.

Why has the Lord Mayor’s Show lasted for centuries and why does it matter?

It’s an extraordinary showcase. You are able to bring into the Lord Mayor’s Show a number of the organisations that are close to you. I’m Chair, for instance, of the British Liver Trust, so there’s going to be a big float in relation to fighting liver disease, and some of the key markets that I will be approaching as Lord Mayor will be represented in the show. Also I’m a very proud Scot from Aberdeenshire, so my Lord Mayor’s Show is led by the Royal Regiment

of Scotland, with their Band, Pipes & Drums and the regimental mascot is a Shetland pony, called Corporal Cruachan IV.

On a personal level you have a new wife to help you with all this. Because this is a job for two people?

I’m very lucky in that respect. Although up until 10 years ago or so, The Lord Mayor was generally accompanied by their partner everywhere. Now it’s only one or two overseas visits because of the logistics. My wife Florence has her own area of expertise. She’s a serving reservist in the Army.

Is it true you aim to encourage the City to offer more reserves? They wouldn’t need to dig trenches? Absolutely right. Florence is going to spearhead the recruitment and retention of reserves during our year in o ce. The skills that the people within the City have are needed by the modern reserve forces, such as data scientists. My wife has an MSc in Epidemiology, she’s a data analyst. Modern warfare requires data analytics, the sort of thing that the people in the City are doing every day.

So you will be The Lord Mayor who not only helped us to get richer, but kept us safer?

Goodness me, that would not be a bad thing.

How do you address the Lord Mayor, if you’re being formal?

My Lord Mayor.

My Lord Mayor, may I thank you very much indeed. John, it’s been a great pleasure to talk with you. Thank you very much indeed.

Alastair King takes a seat in the Long Parlour at Mansion House

LOCAL BUSINESS EMPOWERING LOCAL CHARITIES AND COMMUNITIES

Azad Ayub has been a dedicated supporter of local charities and initiatives focused on uplifting communities, sustainable business practices, enhancing access to education, and alleviating poverty not only in London but also globally. His float in the Lord Mayor’s Show symbolizes his commitment to these causes, showcasing partners he has collaborated with for many years.

Supporting local charity partners to drive positive societal change and build meaningful, longlasting relationships that make a real difference.

With participants from Able Child, Friends of Imperial College, Mind in Haringey, Television for the Environment, Scar Free, and the British Malaysian Society, Azad is proud to highlight his strong partnerships and commitment to society’s well-being.

“We believe charity begins at home and is everyone’s civic duty”

Promoting sustainable business practices and partnering with City Livery Companies to drive meaningful change across our vibrant City of London.

Over fifty participants will be joining Azad's float and his goal is to inspire other local businesses and organizations to invest in their communities and strive to leave the world better than they found it. To learn more about Azad and his initiatives, visit www.azadayub.co.uk or contact him on 0208 348 3135 or azad@azadayub.co.uk.

Meet the New Sheriffs

As excitement mounts about the Lord Mayor’s Show, two Sheri s will be alongside him on the day to support him unstintingly, as they will for the rest of the year. We meet them as they take up their duties

Gregory Jones KC Alderman & Sheri , Farringdon Without Ward

What brought you to the City?

I was born in north Kent but grew up in south-east London. I now live in central London and in south-east Kent, so I’ve always been connected to London. My relationship with the City goes way back. Recently, clearing out my parents’ house for sale, I found a little report I wrote about the Lord Mayor’s Show when

I was about eight as a Cub Scout in the 4th Barnehurst Pack.

What would you call your day job?

I’m a barrister and KC, practising from Francis Taylor Building chambers in the Temple and from the Bar Library in Belfast, specialising in infrastructure, planning, environmental and EU related matters. I’m also a Chancellor, or ecclesiastical judge, of the Diocese of Manchester.

What were the circumstances to you becoming Sheri ?

I’m one of the Aldermen who has also served as a Common Councillor. When the Alderman of my ward resigned towards the end of my first term as Councillor, I stood in a contested election to become Alderman. I was later recommended by the Court of Aldermen to the Livery to become Sheri and was duly elected by the Common Hall of the assembled liveries.

Why was becoming a Sheri important to you?

The Sheri ’s role is principally about supporting the Lord Mayor but it’s also about promoting the rule of law. As the first practising KC to be Sheri , and only the second practising barrister, it is close to my heart. As well as supporting the Old Bailey judges, we can use our residency at the Old Bailey to

engage with the commercial legal world and promote legal services as the bedrock of the wider business community.

What duties are you most looking forward to?

Speaking on behalf of the Lord Mayor when deputising for him will be the greatest fun. But the regular hosting of lunches for judges is a key task and incredibly important. We invite guests to meet the judges, and it’s good for people from across the board to get a better understanding of how the judiciary and modern criminal system work and how much the Corporation of London does in supporting the work of the Old Bailey. The judges also benefit. Dealing regularly with some of the most serious murders and terrorism cases, they are disproportionately engaged with the dark side of life so it’s good for them to gain some insights and at times light relief, meeting people over lunch from journalists, charity workers, actors to gardening experts. No alcohol is served over lunch.

What do you expect your biggest challenge to be?

Putting on more weight! But most seriously, the demands on my time. I will be part time and unpaid and so will continue the day job. It’s important that Sheri s are still working at the coal face of our

profession so we’re not ten years out of date, because we’re there to help the City of London Corporation promote Britain’s financial and professional services to the world and that includes legal services.

What are you looking forward to most on the day of the Show?

It’s principally a day for the Lord Mayor but on a selfish note, it’s to ride in a more comfortable carriage and good weather. I’m also delighted to be inviting the mayor of my own town of Fordwich in Kent, Britain’s smallest town with just 310 inhabitants, to the Show.

David Chalk

Sheri

What brought you to the City?

I’ve worked here since the early 80’s, in economics and marketing services. I’ve also been a member of the Drapers’ Company since around 1982 . It’s been a joy. Two years ago I was Master Draper and have been a governor of two of the Company’s schools. I also chair its Charities Committee and it is wonderful giving money to deserving causes, from almshouses and prisoner rehabilitation to academy schools, particularly where we help those

“I especially love the mighty sound of all the great City church bells ringing”

white working-class boys who are falling behind.

What would you call your day job?

Ten years ago, I founded a care business in the Southwest, training and providing skilled carers to look after people in their own homes, to keep them having to go into expensive residential care for as long as possible.

What were the circumstances to you becoming Sheri ?

I’d never thought about it until a couple of years ago when another Sheri encouraged me to run. I’ve got so much out of the City that I wanted to do something for it in return.

Why was becoming a Sheri important to you?

The Sheri s’ role, particularly around the Old Bailey, really grabbed me. I was first in the Old Bailey in 1984 serving as a juror and it was an eyeopening, extraordinary experience. I want to encourage people to do their civic duty and not try and get out of it. It’s important to support the judges and help bring people into the

Old Bailey to understand our justice system better.

What duties are you most looking forward to?

I’m really looking forward to sitting in court and understanding more about particular cases and seeing how the experience of a juror has changed. I also hope to use my convening power as Sheri to bring people together to develop financial products so people can plan their care later in life. There have been such positive steps taken in other European countries so I’d like to see that happening here.

What do you expect your biggest challenge to be?

Saying no to interesting things! Being Sheri can be a pretty fulltime job.

What are you looking forward to most on the day of the Show?

Seeing everyone enjoying the pageant but I especially love the mighty sound of all the great City church bells ringing as I’ve been a bell ringer myself.

The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, with St Paul’s in the background

FIRST AMONG EQUALS

Welcome to the City of London and to The Lord Mayor’s Show

There is no show like The Lord Mayor’s Show – it’s the longest, unrehearsed and televised event in the world. This annual highlight in the City’s calendar draws thousands of onlookers – workers, residents and particularly visitors – in person and hundreds of thousands more view the broadcast.

It’s all based around the new Lord Mayor’s first full day in office. Elected annually, the Lord Mayor promotes the City (or Square Mile) and UK financial services on the world stage, leading trade delegations abroad to major markets and representing business in meetings at the highest levels of government and industry.

The City of London remains the world’s leading global hub for financial and professional services. This industry is key to the prosperity of the country, generating exports more than double those of any other sector. It supports 2.5 million UK jobs, mostly outside London, and contributes over £100 billion in tax revenue.

A Show, a role and a city like no other all need the support of an organisation like no other: as well as being an international ambassador for this industry and UK business more generally, the Lord Mayor is also head of the City of London Corporation. This is the governing body of the Square Mile, dedicated to a vibrant and thriving City, supporting a diverse and sustainable London within a globally-successful UK. To achieve this the Lord Mayor works alongside the Chairman of the City Corporation’s Policy & Resources Committee and other leading Members of the organisation to reinforce the City’s reputation as a key driver for the UK economy.

This year saw the launch of the City Corporation’s new Corporate Plan covering its next five years and

designed to ensure it focuses on its mission to be a world-class organisation that fully embraces the needs and diversity of the communities it serves.

This includes pressing forward with its Vision for Economic Growth to unlock a £225 billion investment to boost prosperity, create jobs, and help fund UK public services. The City Corporation is partnering with the Greater London Authority to build the new world-class London Museum in the former Smithfield Market buildings and building an international justice “hub” and future City of London Police headquarters through a new development at Salisbury Square.

One of the Plan’s objectives is to attract people and businesses to this dynamic and thriving place that is vital for London’s future and in which The Lord Mayor’s Show plays a key part. With this in mind, last year saw the launch of a new destination brand and website (thecityofldn.com) as part of Destination City, a growth strategy for the Square Mile as a world-leading business and leisure location.

All of these sit alongside the services you would expect from a local authority – from education to street cleaning and from housing to planning. But the City Corporation also looks after 11,000 acres of green spaces such as Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath; the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow; the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey; Billingsgate, Smithfield and New Spitalfields Market; and is London’s Port Health Authority. It also provides grants of over £28m per year to good causes across London through the City Bridge Foundation.

The City Corporation, Lord Mayor and the City of London itself – all one of a kind. Enjoy the day.

This is the route – it’s just over three miles long. The procession takes 90 minutes to pass by and is in two stages. First, the outward journey to the Royal Courts of Justice, followed by a short break; second the return procession to Mansion House

LORD MAYOR’S SHOW 2024

Illustration by Adam Dant

Who’s Who in 2024

Read our guide to the civic part of the procession to help you identify the key people who fulfil historic roles in the City

CITY HIGH OFFICERS

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WARD BEADLES

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PAGEANTMASTER

Dominic Reid OBE has ensured the smooth running of the Lord Mayor’s Show for over 30 years.

One Alderman for each of the 25 City wards, who together make up the Court of Aldermen.

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Others to look out for

126-127: The Sheriffs.

128: The Late Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli and his wife Elisabeth.

129: The Lady Mayoress, Mrs Florence King, and three supporters, Mrs Harriet Nichols, Mrs Hannah Armstrong and Mrs Esther Coren

DOGGETT’S COAT AND BADGE MEN

Winners of the oldest rowing race in the world (held every year since 1715), who precede the Lord Mayor’s State Coach and stand at the rear of the Sheriffs’ carriages.

THE LORD MAYOR Alastair King makes the historic journey to swear allegiance to the Crown in Westminster, accompanied by his Chaplain and two of his three Esquires, the Swordbearer (who bears the Lord Mayor’s sword) and the Common Cryer and Serjeant at Arms (who carries the Great Mace of the City).

CITY MARSHAL

One of the Lord Mayor’s three Esquires and the historic keeper of the peace.

PIKEMEN AND MUSKETEERS

Formed from the oldest regiment in the British army, the Honourable Artillery Company, they are the Lord Mayor’s bodyguards and parade under Royal Warrant.

Where and When to See the Show

OUTWARD ROUTE

10:45 Lord Mayor travels from Guildhall to Mansion House.

11:00 The Lord Mayor waves the procession o from Mansion House.

11:30 Head of procession reaches Royal Courts of Justice.

12:10 Lord Mayor leaves Mansion House to join the procession.

12:20 Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress arrive at St Paul’s Cathedral to be blessed by the Dean.

12:40 Lord Mayor arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice to swear an oath of allegiance before the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and Master of the Rolls.

RETURN ROUTE

13:10 Head of procession sets o from Temple Place.

13:30 Head of procession arrives back at Mansion House.

14:10 Lord Mayor rejoins procession at Royal Courts of Justice.

14:40 Lord Mayor arrives back at Mansion House, where he is greeted by Aldermen and Masters of City Livery Companies.

FAMILY FRIENDLY

If you want a clear view of the Lord Mayor’s Show, or if you have young children, it is best to arrive early to pick your spot. Busiest areas are St Paul’s and Mansion House, but Fleet Street, Victoria Embankment and Queen Victoria Street are often much more manageable.

POINTS OF VIEW

There is a dedicated disabled persons’ viewing area at the junction of Ludgate Hill and Old Bailey. The map on pages 14/15 shows WCs that have wheelchair access.

All times shown are approximate and correct at time of going to press

RNLI Lifeboats Fuelling the Future

RNLI lifeboats are more usually associated with the sea than the River Thames, but some of the busiest lifeboat stations in the country are in fact right here in central London. And for one day only, on Saturday 9 November, you can see a lifeboat up close as it makes its way sedately along the city streets in this year’s The Lord Mayor’s Show.

The Worshipful Company of Fuellers and the lifesaving charity the RNLI are proud to be teaming up for this year’s show. Both organisations have roots in the City of London, and both are celebrating important milestones in 2024. It is 40 years since the Worshipful Company of Fuellers – the City of London livery company for the energy industry –regained its Livery Status, and 200 years since the RNLI was founded at a meeting at the London Tavern on Bishopsgate.

They are connected in another way too, as Master Fueller Elena Oderstone explains: ‘The Fuellers actively participate in philanthropic initiatives through the Fuellers Charitable Trust Fund. Thanks to Past Master Doug Barrow MBE, this year we celebrate 20 years of contributing towards fuel costs at Tower RNLI Lifeboat Station in central London.

‘Today, our members come from across the full spectrum of the energy sector, including electricity, renewables, hydrogen, coal, oil, gas, nuclear and specialised areas within those industries. Beyond our strong industry connections, we also have extensive military affiliations.’

The RNLI’s Chief Executive Peter Sparkes says: ‘We’re very grateful to the Worshipful Company of Fuellers for their generous support and for giving the RNLI this unique opportunity to celebrate our 200th anniversary, just a mile from Tower RNLI Lifeboat Station - the RNLI’s busiest lifeboat station located at Waterloo Bridge.

The theme of our joint entry is ‘Inspiration’. ‘We want to inspire and engage a new generation of lifesavers and supporters to secure our lifesaving

services for the next 200 years,’ says Peter. ‘2024 is also a timely opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our crew, our volunteers, our communities and our supporters and commemorate all those who have selflessly given their lives to help save others and freely given their time, energy and passion for our cause.’

To that end, the charity will be showcasing one of its Atlantic 85 class lifeboats – one of the fastest lifeboats in the fleet, which will be towed through the streets of London by an INEOS Grenadier, the official vehicle of RNLI lifeboats. Alongside will be volunteer crew and some of those they’ve rescued, together with representatives from the Fuellers, Sea Cadets and pupils from a local maritime school.

Peter says: ‘Our partnership with the Worshipful Company of Fuellers helps ensure we are ready to save lives for another 200 years. The Lord Mayor’s Show is a wonderful opportunity for us to promote our respective causes, raise awareness of water safety and have fun. Whether you’re taking part or watching on, I hope you enjoy the parade!’

For more information visit www.rnli.org and www.fuellers.co.uk

Above: Peter Sparks, RNLI Chief Executive Left: Elena Oderstone, Master Fueller

Behind the Scenes at Mansion House

Mansion House is central to the Lord Mayor’s Show and is the residence of each Lord Mayor, as well as housing the o ces of the Mayoral team. Lisa Barnard delves into the inner workings

There is only one house in London that has had di erent inhabitants every year for nearly three centuries. This is Mansion House, the residence of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. The house is both a public and private place, with some areas on view to visitors, and others, the living quarters of the serving Lord Mayor and family, usually a Lady Mayoress, behind closed doors.

From the time it was first occupied in 1752, Mansion House has been recognised as one of the grandest Georgian town palaces in London and is an imposing landmark building in the beating

heart of the City of London. It was designed by the architect George Dance the Elder in the style of English Palladianism. But this is not just a ‘grace and favour home’ with one couple rattling round; there is a whole ‘machine’ here, supporting the Lord Mayor’s role, which has evolved over centuries. Originally the building included a Justice Room where the Lord Mayor heard cases in his role as Chief Magistrate of the City of London, since relegated to the modern justice system.

Main: Pageantmaster Dominic Reid and Aldermen welcoming the new Lord Mayor Left: Caroline Jack, Principal Private Secretary to the Lord Mayor, at the Show

So what goes on behind the scenes at Mansion House, how is it run and who works there? The best person to explain this to me is Caroline Jack, Executive Director and Principal Private Secretary to the Lord Mayor and in charge of Mansion House. “Mansion House has three main functions,” says Jack. “It is the private home of the Lord Mayor. It is the working o ce of a modern-day ambassador and trade commissioner. Thirdly, it is a commercial and civic event space.”

The latter function is key. Mansion House is in use every day of the year, hosting ceremonial events connected with the Mayoralty, and not everyone knows that the magnificent public rooms are available to hire on a commercial basis. It is possibly one of the grandest events venues in London, but do not assume this is for ‘stu y’ formal events. The recent appointment of modern, eco-friendly caterers, Social Pantry, is a sign of a new direction. “Every day there are at least two or three things going on,” comments Jack. “Civic events, commercial events, meetings behind the scenes, private entertaining. The household team runs the household in a traditional way, but it is non-stop and the building operates 24/7.”

The juxtaposition of the formal salons with working o ces is most apparent on the first floor. The splendid Egyptian Hall, the stately Drawing Rooms and the Long Parlour form the principal public rooms, richly furnished and decorated with art on loan from Guildhall Art Gallery. The Venetian Parlour is the o ce of the Lord Mayor. Sta work mostly in o ces adjacent to the Portico and on the ground floor, alongside Walbrook Hall, the Old Servants Hall and the Gold and Silver Vaults.

The living quarters of the resident Lord Mayor and family are located on the second floor. I was invited into the Lady Mayoress’ Sitting Room, where we photographed the late Lady Mayoress Elisabeth Mainelli. ‘Late’ means outgoing: Elisabeth, pictured here, has been a dynamic Lady Mayoress in 2023-2024, alongside the ‘late’ Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli.

Asked what it’s like to live in Mansion House, Elisabeth Mainelli commented: “It’s surprisingly comfortable and you are made to feel welcome here. There is always someone to deal with any issue and help. I describe it to friends as ‘a one-bedroom flat’, but was delighted to discover there are two bathrooms! The Sitting Room is the living room, where I have my desk to plan menus and seating plans. The kitchen is small, more of a kitchenette, and the Lord Mayor has his own Dressing Room. There is a private dining room along the corridor, next to the Morning Room. Also on the private floor are the Old Ballroom and two State Bedrooms to host visiting dignitaries.

who look after the floor and the Lord Mayor has a Footman who looks after his wardrobe. Since the Lord Mayor is usually an Alderman of many years’ standing, it is unusual that children are accommodated at Mansion House. If this is the case, a room is made available.

“Mansion House is the heart and hub of the Lord Mayor’s Show”

Dominic Reid, OBE

So who works at Mansion House? Caroline Jack describes the structure as four teams, which she runs as a modern-day Chief of Sta : “The first team is our Private O ce, the Private Secretaries, who travel with the Lord Mayor and organise their day-to-day life. They each have individual portfolios, for example the relationship with Europe, the Foreign O ce, the Livery and the business sector. The Lord Mayor covers so much travel, so the Private Secretaries are required to cover the whole world. It means he gets exposure to all elements.”

What support is there for the Mayoral couple? There is a Steward who runs the household, two Housekeepers

Some of the Private Secretaries double up with ceremonial roles, such as the splendidly named Sword Bearer of London, Tim Rolph, and the City Marshal, Philip Jordan. Next is the Secretariat, who cover ‘the inner workings’. This includes running the diary, communications (the Lord Mayor gives multiple speeches per day), hospitality and events, and responsibility for the Shrieval team – the Sheri s who reside at the Old Bailey. The third is the Operations team, including the household, the crucial Works team, who look after the physical building, and security and cleaning. The fourth team is

The Drawing Rooms at Mansion House

Elisabeth Mainelli, the late Lady Mayoress in the Boudoir at Mansion House

Finance and Administration, responsible for accounts, and manage corporate functions such as risk registers and business planning.

Above the teams sits the Principal Private Secretary, who gives strategic direction and ensures the Mayoral o ce remains relevant. Jack comments: “The question is what does a modern Mayoral team look like? How are we functional and useful and how do we make best use of an ancient institution? The annual cycle means it’s a lot of work, but you get di erent characters with each Lord Mayor. It’s been a well-worn rhythm since Dick Whittington in 1397.”

Jack reports to the Chief Executive and Town Clerk of the City of London Corporation, Ian Thomas, since Mansion House is a department within the Corporation: “There is autonomy given to departments. There’s also collaboration, working with policy colleagues and colleagues in the Remembrancer’s team, such as drawing up guest lists.”

There are events in the annual cycle of Mansion House of national significance: The Chancellor’s Mansion House Speech, the Easter Banquet, where the Foreign Secretary usually gives an address, the annual Children’s Party and the pinnacle, the Lord Mayor’s Show.

Dominic Reid OBE, Pageantmaster of the Lord Mayor’s Show, describes the central role of Mansion House: “Mansion House is the focus of the Show. It’s the residence from where the Lord Mayor departs to the Royal Courts of Justice to swear fealty (oath of allegiance) to the Sovereign. It is where his guests are invited to watch the Show and the BBC television cameras are placed.” The BBC’s coverage of the Lord Mayor’s Show is the longest-running continuous broadcast in the world, since 1937.

So what happens at Mansion House on the day? “The incoming Lord Mayor starts the day at Guildhall and arrives in State at Mansion House, where he is the last to arrive,” explains Reid. “The pre-procession to Mansion House includes the Guard of Honour, the four carriages with the Lady Mayoress, the late Lord Mayor and the two Sheri s, followed by the Lord Mayor in the Gold State Coach. This year a special slab has been laid in the pavement in front of Mansion House to show where the Lord Mayor alights.”

At Mansion House the Lord Mayor is greeted by the Pageantmaster, who escorts him to inspect the Guard of Honour, a highlight of the Show. Guests are hosted in the morning and afternoon, on the pavement and balcony and the Marshals of the Show are hosted at the end in the ballroom. “Mansion House is the heart and hub of the Show,” says Reid.

The Lord Mayor’s Show is when the switchover happens between Lord Mayors – rather like 10 Downing Street, but it’s planned in advance and operates like clockwork. The outgoing Lord Mayor exits by the front door and the new Lord Mayor is ready to start work. Welcome Alastair and Florence King to Mansion House. Visit https://mansionhouseevents.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ for guided tours and events enquiries

“It’s surprisingly comfortable and there is always someone to help with any issue”

Elisabeth Mainelli

Walbrook Hall, used as the VIP entrance to the House

The Egyptian Hall at Mansion House

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt…

Animals have played a multitude of roles in the City of London’s 2,000-year history, so there is a veritable menagerie of stone, bronze and iron beasts lurking around every corner. Alison Turner selects some of the most fascinating animals to seek out, from domestic and real to exotic and mystical. Photography by Edmund Sumner

< Cnihtengild horse and knight

Equestrian statues commemorating military heroes are a common sight, but this one has a backstory steeped in Arthurian romance. The Cnihtengild was an order of knights established in the 10th century; to gain entry, an aspiring knight had to win three combats ‘one above the ground, one under ground, and the third in the water’ before ‘running with Speares against all commers’ at Smithfield where they had to triumph in three more fights. Created by sculptor Denys Mitchell, it is unusually crafted from beaten sheets of bronze rather than cast metal and the horse’s caparison, or decorative covering, is gloriously studded with blue glass roundels.

Where: Devonshire Square, EC2

Honey Lane bee

> Venture into Honey Lane and discover an arch decorated with a charming stone sculpture of a bee eyeing a basket of flowers. The first recorded mention of ‘Huni Lane’ is in 1198 and is thought to refer to the beekeepers and honey sellers who once lived hereabouts. Medieval Cheapside was London’s main food shopping centre and the names of streets branching o it were a handy guide to what was sold where: Bread Street, Milk Street, Wood Lane, Poultry. Unlike the signage over supermarket aisles, these names have remained unchanged for centuries.

Where: o Cheapside, opposite St Mary-le-Bow, EC2

Ayrton’s minotaur >

A bronze creature, half-man half-bull, kneels on the ground outside one of the City’s most beautiful gardens. It would be tempting to assume that he embodies the energy of a City ‘bull market’ but the title, ‘Minotaur’, identifies him as the mythical Greek beast. The work was created in 1969 by Michael Ayrton to sit at the centre of a huge maze on an American estate, just as the Minotaur of myth once dwelt at the heart of the Minoan Labyrinth. Ayrton was also politically active: at the age of 15 he travelled to Spain, eager to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, only to be rejected for being too young.

Where: Salters’ Hall Garden, EC2

< Goldsmiths’ Leopard

The leopard staring fiercely from the wrought-iron park archway is one of London’s most important and longlived symbols. For centuries, the leopard’s head hallmark has been stamped on London-made silver and gold. In 1300, Edward 1 made the Goldsmiths’ Livery Company Guardians of the Craft to oversee the standard of precious metals. Testing and stamping are still carried out at the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay O ce within its 19th-century ‘hall’ – the origin of the term ‘hallmark’. Intriguing fact: the big cat symbol is actually a lion taken from the Royal Arms: in heraldry, a lion portrayed full-face is called a ‘leo-part’.

Where: Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, EC2

The Ironmongers’ salamanders >

The Company of Ironmongers boasts the only City ‘hall’ in the Arts and Crafts style, which was popular in the 1920s. Although somewhat marooned by the concrete sprawl of the Barbican complex, it is a charming building that deserves a stop on your safari.

Above the wrought iron gates sits a relief sculpture of the Ironmongers’ coat of arms: two lizard-like creatures which support the company’s crest. They are in fact salamanders: not reptiles but amphibious mammals, chosen because in the medieval era they were thought to be fireproof, an enviable superpower if your craft was the forging of metal items. Like the Goldsmiths, the Ironmongers had a key role in enforcing standards: in 1300 they took action against the smiths of Kent and Sussex over the quality of iron cart wheels supplied to the City.

Where: Shaftesbury Place, Aldersgate Street, EC2

< Here be dragons…

The City has its very own spirit animal, in the form of a fearsome dragon with a flaming tongue, which guards the City boundaries. These beasts – often misdescribed as gryphons – clutch the City’s shield, with the other foreleg raised, talons flexed to tackle invaders. Although they are thought to originate in the ancient legend of St George and the Dragon, they are relative newcomers to the Square Mile.

When the Victorian-era Coal Exchange was demolished in 1962, the two huge iron dragons, which loomed over the entrance, were relocated to the western boundary on Victoria Embankment. Twelve smaller dragons of the same design were later stationed at key points around the City’s perimeter.

If you’ve ever wondered why two of them stand at the South Bank end of London Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge, that’s because both river crossings are actually part of the City.

Where: The dragon stands atop Holborn Viaduct, EC1

Queenhithe’s waving seal >

Next to Queenhithe, an Anglo-Saxon dock dating from 899, stands a 30-metre-long mosaic from 2014 depicting the City’s tumultuous history. Starting with the Romans’ arrival in 43AD/CE, the mosaic portrays invasions, rebellions, plague, fire and Blitz, and features characters like Shakespeare, medieval Mayor ‘Dick’ Whittington (with cat), and a trio of Queens: Elizabeth I, Victoria –and Matilda, the ‘Queen’ in Queenhithe. The mosaic’s border is cleverly composed of shards of pottery, glass and oyster shells mud-larked from the foreshore. At the ‘modern-day’ end, a cheeky seal waves its flipper from the Thames: this is no flight of fancy –grey and harbour seals are a relatively common sight in the tidal Thames. Where: Queenhithe Dock, EC4

Vintners’ swan >

Crafted by Vivien Mallock, this bronze gent with a swan at his feet is the Vintners’ Barge Master, who helps to oversee the ancient City tradition of ‘Swan Upping’. All swans were once owned by the Sovereign and could only be eaten at royal banquets: stealing so much as a swan’s egg could land you in jail for a year and a day. But in the Middle Ages, the Crown granted a share of its swans to the Vintners and Dyers livery companies in return for a task that continues to this day. Every July, a flotilla of ski s sets out upriver for the swan breeding grounds. The boats surround swans and cygnets and, on the cry ‘All up!’ lift them out of the water. In the old days, the swans’ beaks would be nicked to denote ownership – two nicks for the Vintners, one for the Dyers, the rest left nick-free for the Crown. King Charles still owns the UK’s 19,000 swans, but nowadays, upping is a conservation exercise, with swans ringed to monitor them and help injured birds.

Where: Outside St James Garlickhythe, Garlick Hill, EC4

The Eastcheap camels >

A camel train laden with tea, co ee and spices crossing a stone desert is an unexpected sight in a busy City thoroughfare, but this sculpted frieze is a faithful reproduction of the Camel tea brand trademark –right down to the bones of a dead camel in the foreground. It adorns the one-time HQ of 19thcentury tea importers Peek Brothers, who later drafted in George Frean to start a complementary business, manufacturing biscuits. Peek Freans is now widely credited with inventing the modern biscuit, including the Bourbon, Garibaldi and Custard Cream. Where: 20 Eastcheap, EC3

Compassionate Spirit of the City

Charlotte Metcalf discovers St. Stephen’s Walbrook, Wren’s lesserknown masterpiece and home of the original Samaritans, which continues to o er a caring, listening ear

St Stephen’s Walbrook,

Wren

With its glittering towers and hallowed financial institutions, many envisage the City as a vast temple to Mammon, attracting ruthlessly ambitious financiers and opportunists hellbent on earning fortunes. Certainly, the fast pace and competitive spirit that define it are not for the fainthearted, yet beneath the surface clamour there is a compassionate community committed to supporting those in need.

Across from Mansion House and wedged between Bloomberg and Rothschild, two symbols of the City’s financial prowess, is St. Stephen’s Walbrook, a Wren church listed by Pevsner as one of England’s ten most important buildings. It is largely dwarfed by the surrounding modern architecture but once inside, its soaring cream dome is astonishingly beautiful. Henry Moore’s massive white stone altar, installed in the eighties, thrusts up from the church’s centre and is encircled by a multi-coloured kneeler by the artist Patrick Heron. Very unusually for a church, let alone a Wren church, this makes the interior feel more like a welcoming space for a discussion group than a conventional setting for Christian worship.

In 1666 the original church was destroyed by the Great Fire but in December 1672 a new foundation stone was laid and St. Stephen

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church sitting amidst the financial area of the City of London

opened on 27th May 1679. After the war, property developer Rudolf Palumbo and his son Peter, now Baron Palumbo of Walbrook, generously supported the restoration of the church after serious bomb damage.

In 1953 Chad Varah was appointed Rector. Compassionate and forward-thinking, he was troubled by the suicide of a 14-yearold girl whose funeral he conducted shortly after arriving. He advertised a phone number for people contemplating suicide, promising a sympathetic ear and non-judgmental support. On November 2, 1953, Varah took the first-ever Samaritans call in a small room within the church. The initiative quickly gained traction, with volunteers stepping forward to help manage the growing number of calls.

From this humble beginning, the Samaritans grew into a nationwide, and eventually international, organisation. Today, the Samaritans respond to a call for help every six seconds, o ering emotional support to anyone in distress, struggling

to cope, or at risk of suicide. The original black telephone still stands proudly at the back of the church, a reminder of the church’s role as a listening sanctuary.

Today the Reverend Stephen Baxter presides over the church. He’s no stranger to the pressures of the financial world, having worked for E&Y as an accountant, before leaving to train graduate accountants and then work for PWC. Brought up a Christian, Stephen enjoyed visiting di erent city churches. ‘I walked into St. Stephen around 2006 and had the sense of being tapped on the shoulder,’ he remembers. He was ordained in 2014 and arrived at St. Stephen as Rector in 2018. ‘We can’t o er solutions to specific problems,’ he says, ‘but the church is there to

provide time out, space and solace for the many who feel overwhelmed by the City. My role as a minister is to provide a listening, nonjudgemental ear. It’s important the church forges trusted relationships with bankers, brokers and other City workers around it.’

As the church re-opens after months of restoration work, Baxter hopes that it will continue to be a counterpoint to the frenetic culture around it and remind people of the importance of compassion. Plans are in place for it to attract more visitors, including providing disabled access, opening the church doors to the wider public to enjoy its hugely popular candlelit concerts and more.

As London continues evolving and growing, St Stephen’s Walbrook stands as a testament to the enduring power of hope and human kindness. The legacy of Chad Varah and the Samaritans continues to inspire, proving that a single act of empathy can spark a global movement. In a world that often seems to prioritise profit over people, St Stephen’s Walbrook remains a beacon of compassion in the City, reminding us of our shared humanity and the profound impact that compassion can have on individual lives and society as a whole.

Clockwise from above: The interior of St Stephen’s Walbrook, showing Henry Moore’s white stone altar, installed in the eighties, encircled by a multi-coloured kneeler created by the artist Patrick Heron; the beauty of the soaring cream dome and Reverend Stephen Baxter delivering a sermon

The City’s Hidden Gem

The Guildhall Art Gallery boasts a fine global art collection alongside a superb collection of art about London and its history. Catherine Milner visits and talks to the curator Elizabeth Scott

Many visitors to the City of London may not be aware that it houses one of the richest treasure troves of art in the world. Commanding one side of Guildhall Yard, the square at the heart of the Square Mile, the Guildhall Art Gallery boasts more than 4,500 artworks dating from 1670 to the present day.

Opened in 1999, the gallery with its imposing Gothic cum Saracen façade, dominates Guildhall Yard. Yet, curiously, it remains something of a hidden gem.

Designed by Richard Gilbert Scott to be bomb-proof after its 19thcentury predecessor was destroyed during the Blitz, it is ironic that the architect was apparently inspired by

German museums.

Remarkably, 80 percent of the art collection was saved, including one of the largest pictures in any public collection: a 24-foot-long seafaring epic by the American artist John Singleton Copley.

The Guildhall art collection is truly global, featuring paintings of the Australian outback by the antipodean painter Jacqueline Hick and of a Brazilian village by the Dutch artist Frans Post, reflecting the extent of London’s reach as a trading nation and centre of power.

However, it predominantly showcases scenes from London’s own past, such as a painting of the inside of the debtor’s prison at

Whitecross Street, where convicts appear remarkably well-attired in top hats and tails and a picture of the Great Frost of 1739 when a carnivalesque atmosphere broke out on the frozen Thames and Londoners danced and played games, held puppet shows and sold toys - despite the misery ashore.

Other gems in the collection include John Constable’s oil sketch for his celebrated view of Salisbury Cathedral - an example of impasto and impressionism long before Impressionism was even bornand Paul Delaroche’s sketch of the blindfolded Lady Jane Grey, who was tried in the Guildhall Great Hall which still stands next to the gallery.

Guildhall

Guildhall

The City of London Corporation has commissioned and collected portraits of liverymen, mayors and other key figures in the financial district since 1670. Its first purposebuilt gallery in 1885 allowed the collection to expand, and its first director collected the best artists of his day; the Pre-Raphaelites.

Reacting to the rapid urbanisation and industrialisation of their time, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood harked back to the golden age of Medieval England, painting exquisitely jewelled scenes of woods and castles, knights and fair maidens. Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s pale, russet-haired beauty La Ghirlandata and William Holman Hunt’s The Eve of St. Agnesin the collection encapsulate this longing for beauty, chivalry and romance. The gallery is not just mired in historical works but is “about London for Londoners,” as its curator Elizabeth Scott puts it. The contemporary art section focuses

Top to bottom: Eve of St Agnes, William Holman Hunt, 1848; Salisbury Cathedral from the meadows, John Constable, 1829-31; Jacqueline Hick, Australian Bush Scene (date unknown)

‘Fires of London’, Anne Desmet, 2015. Comprises wood engravings, linocuts and found papers collaged on 18 razor shells, arranged to suggest the form of a church. Each shell represents a century of London’s history focusing on St Paul’s Cathedral from the 7th (on the far left) through to the 21st (on the far right)

on how the City is now, featuring an examination of the pinstripe by Fiona Banner; paintings of men in blue suits by Joanna Pringle and perhaps one of the best works Grayson Perry has ever done: a woodcut of a half-bear, half-bull, Animal Spirit.

Until the end of November, the gallery is showcasing an exhibition of kaleidoscopic prints of London by Anne Desmet. Densely and exquisitely worked, Desmet uses the ancient tradition of carving into boxwood blocks to create works that, though rooted in past techniques, convey a modern message of London’s infinite variety both socially and architecturally. Highlights of the show include a complex collage, Fires of London, created using 18 razor-clam shells of the sort that once laced the shores of the Thames to denote the many fires that have ravaged London over the last 1,500 years.

One of the most fascinating aspects of the Guildhall Art Gallery is its basement: Discovered during the gallery’s renovation in the 1980’s, a Roman amphitheatre dating back to AD 70 underlies not only the art gallery but the whole of the Guildhall Yard. Large enough to seat an audience of 7,000, it was unusual for being set inside the city walls rather than outside them. Visitors can descend to the lower

levels of the gallery to explore this remarkable site, complete with its original wooden drainage system where the blood of fighting bears, lions and gladiators would once have run. With the aid of computer projections you get an impression of the enormity of this oval shaped building that sat a mere eight metres below where City workers today sit in the square on benches in the sun, munching their sandwiches.

Anne Desmet: Kaleidoscope/London is open until at the Guildhall Art Gallery until 12 January 2025

The Guildhall Art Gallery is open 10-5pm Monday to Sunday Guildhall Yard, England EC2V 5AE

Grayson Perry Animal Spirit , 2016. Woodcut printed on 315gsm Heritage White,194 x 242.5 cm, 76 1/4 x 95 1/2 in

Photograph: Anne Desmet. © Grayson Perry, Courtesy the artist, Paragon Press and Victoria Miro.

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The Worshipful Company of Masons warmly congratulates its Deputy Master, Alderman Alastair King DL, on becoming

The 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London and is grateful to the following Companies who have most generously sponsored its participation in the Lord Mayor’s Show

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The Procession

Find out more about those taking part today with our complete running order of participants in the 2024 Lord Mayor’s Show — and don’t forget to cheer them on along the route!

Please note that the non-consecutive serial numbers in this year’s procession are intentional

01 Headquarters London District

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Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland

The Royal Regiment of Scotland is honoured to be participating in The Lord Mayor’s Show for the second time since the Regiment’s formation in 2006. The Regiment’s mascot, Cpl Cruachan IV, a black Shetland pony, alongside the Pony Major will lead the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and Pipes & Drums from the Regiment’s 4th Battalion.

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5th Battalion

The Royal Regiment of Scotland

Balaclava Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland has the honour of representing the Regiment as this years Guard of Honour. 5 SCOTS have been involved in many high-profile events in recent years, but of note is providing the Bearer Party in Scotland for Her Late Majesty ueen li abeth ’s final journey from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh.

Gog & Magog, Guild of Young Freemen & The Basketmakers

The ancient guardians of the City have been a feature of the Show for centuries. Today’s giant willow figures were made by the Worshipful ompany of asketmakers and are accompanied by the uild of oung reemen, a volunteer-run organisation made up of young people who share an interest in the rich history and traditions of the City of London. Members are aged between and and come from a wide range of backgrounds and careers.

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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) & The Worshipful Company of Fuellers

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Funded by donations and partner contributions, our search and rescue service has been saving lives for 200 years.

The Worshipful Company of Fuellers is the City of London livery company for the Energy Industry and for the past 20 years has generously helped fund the boat fuel at Tower Lifeboat station on the Thames.

China Chamber of Commerce in the UK

Founded in 2001, CCCUK represents and serves the interests of Chinese enterprises and organisations across the UK. Over the past 23 years, it has strengthened China-UK relations, promoted hina- economic and trade cooperation and actively fulfilled its social responsibilities.

Today, CCCUK continues to bridge the two business communities together and works to consolidate the China-UK business collaboration.

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Queenhithe Ward Club

Lord Mayor’s Livery Companies –

Queenhithe Ward is a small Ward in the City of London with its dock previously used for corn, fur and tea trades. The Queenhithe Ward Club whose president is the incoming Lord Mayor, Alastair King DL, was formed in 1932 to promote a social, friendly and neighbourly discourse for Ward residents and for anyone interested in the area.

Members meet regularly to visit places of interest throughout London and elsewhere and to enjoy each other’s company.

For further information: www.queenhitheward.org/

epresenting five of his eight Livery Companies, they have joined together to celebrate the election of Alastair King, DL as 696th Lord Mayor. Each Livery Company is unique in its pursuits, but have the shared purposes of bringing people together, championing philanthropic causes, promoting apprenticeships and preserving traditional skills.

A Day In The Life

David Lawless has supplied the horses for the Lord Mayor’s Show for over 15 years and been the Lord Mayor’s State Coachman since 2009, playing a crucial role on the day.

David Lawless took over from his father, John Henry Lawless, as State Coachman. This year David’s 18-year-old son Ben will be coach doorman while his 17-year-old son Toby will be one of the walking grooms.

Our day starts around 2 am at Waldburg Shires, Huntingdon, with cleaning seven horses, six to pull the coach and one on standby, with a vet on hand to check them over. We even travel the 70-mile journey to London with two horseboxes in case of mishap because we absolutely cannot be late.

Around 5.30am we arrive at Guildhall where the 18th century state coach and harness are on permanent display. We get the horses out of the box, grab some breakfast and harness up at 8.30 to be ready by 10.

At 10.43 we move o . The timings are calculated so precisely from the rehearsal because we have to tie in accurately with the BBC filming. The crowd erupts seeing the Lord Mayor emerge and enter the carriage. The horses sense the hype so they usually travel a little faster than in rehearsal so we allow for that. It’s a five-minute journey to Mansion House where the Lord Mayor alights the carriage, waves to the crowd and goes up the steps to the balcony to watch the procession. Once the last float has passed, we move forward to take the Lord Mayor to St. Pauls to be blessed. We’re there for about ten minutes and then he’s back into the coach and we’re away to the Royal Courts of Justice for the formalities of his role to be confirmed.

so there’s a delayed sway backwards and side to side as the horses move o . The straps have been tightened since my father’s day when I saw it swaying much more significantly than it does today. Then it’s a big sigh of relief for a job done and back to Guildhall where we derig and put the coach away.

When that’s done, we collect the Lord Mayor and drop down onto Embankment. Getting into the flow of the procession again is quite stop-start and challenging with a big team of horses, four being driven and the front two with a postillion rider which is highly unusual. It takes around half an hour to get back to Mansion House, where the Lord Mayor thanks me and shakes my hand. Sometimes Mayors comment on motion sickness as the carriage is suspended on leather straps

Katrine, Keeper of the State Harness at The Royal Mews, spends hours drying o the harness as rain and leather don’t mix well. We always hope for fine weather as I don’t like my tights getting wet either. We wash the horses so there are no sweat or harness marks, water them, then load up and head for home where we spend the next 364 years preparing for the next Lord Mayor’s Show, training and getting the horses used to all the crowds and noise like drums, whistles and big band music. It’s work I love and I’m proud to represent three generations of the same family to play such a big role on the day.

Oundle Band

Oundle School, a leading coeducational day and boarding school in Northamptonshire, is proud to be represented at today’s event in honour of the newly appointed Lord Mayor of London. The Lord Mayor, a former pupil of the School (an Old Oundelian), requested the School’s CCF marching band, who are delighted to be part of the celebrations.

Oundle School

Oundle offers exceptional boarding education, nurturing intellectually curious, well-rounded pupils who love learning. Academic outcomes are excellent with equal value placed on broad and inspiring opportunities. Set within a beautiful market town, an hour from London by train, Oundle produces grounded young people who take their place in a broader community.

British Liver Trust

The UK is facing a liver disease crisis with more and more people being affected. Up to one in three people are at risk and there are often no symptoms in the early stages. The British Liver Trust’s Love Your Liver Roadshow helps people assess their liver health with a screener and a painless scan. Learn about attending an event or booking the mobile unit for your workplace today.

www.britishlivertrust.org.uk

The Walbrook Club

Welcome to the City’s only family-run club. Occupying a townhouse built by Rudolph Palumbo, The Walbrook Club neighbours Rothschild’s. Alongside Lord Palumbo, Mark Birley of the original Annabel’s converted the office into a club, with lbert Roux of Le Gavroche running the kitchens. The third generation is now in charge!

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Worshipful Company of Security Professionals

Celebrating our 25th anniversary, we empower individuals, protect property, and preserve liberties. Our diverse membership raises security standards, supports charitable initiatives, and enriches our community through vibrant events. We champion excellence with the Chartered Security Professionals ertification and the Sheriffs’ ward for Bravery. Discover more at www.wcosp.org

Band of the Royal Air Force College

Music provides optimum musical support for the oyal ir orce in order to enhance public perception, support State Ceremonial and achieve influence to further efence and National interests. Each year oyal ir orce musicians attend over 600 engagements in the UK and abroad including Royal, State and Military events, concerts, parades, studio recordings and TV and radio broadcasts. 18

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The King’s Colour Squadron (No 63 Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment)

The Squadron undertakes ceremonial representation of the oyal ir orce at high profile events such as the Changing of the Guard at the London Palaces. Formed exclusively of personnel from the oyal ir Force Regiment, the Squadron also contributes to operations in the UK and overseas through the Combat Readiness Force in its role as No 63 Squadron oyal ir orce egiment.

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600 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force

No 600 Squadron is amulti-role reserve squadron, which provides trained personnel to serve alongside regulars in direct support to perations. t is the only oyal ir orce squadron to have two official badges. The Squadron recruits within London and is the only oyal ir Force reserve unit within the M25.

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University of London Air Squadron, Royal Air Force

he niversity of London ir Squadron, part of the oyal ir orce olunteer eserves, trains London’s university students in basic flying, force development, and adventurous training. t offers a taste of life, helping students explore careers as an officer. his unit shapes future leaders through unique and valuable experiences.

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London & South East Region Air Cadets, Royal Air Force Air Cadets

he ir adets is a national youth organisation with more than 40,000 members aged 13-20, supported by over 10,000 adult volunteers. Sponsored by the oyal ir orce, cadets are exposed to activities that encompass the themes of ir, Space and Cyber and take part in activities including flying, gliding, target shooting, the uke of dinburgh’s ward and the Outward-Bound Trust.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal

This year the Lord Mayor has chosen two charities to support that promote inclusivity, health, skills and fairness

This year’s Appeal continues to aim to create A Better City for All - inclusive, healthy, skilled and fair - via four initiatives - Power of Inclusion, This is Me, We Can Be and City Giving Day. All four o er learning, development and engagement opportunities. The Appeal will also continue to fundraise for MQ Mental Health Research and Homewards, via engaging annual events plus corporate and livery donations.

Over three years, we’ll support two charities, with a third to be announced at a later date.

Over 300,000 people, half of whom are children, are estimated to be experiencing some form of homelessness, from sleeping on the

streets, living in their cars or staying in temporary accommodation.

In 2023, HRH The Prince of Wales, Prince William and The Royal Foundation launched Homewards, a transformative fiveyear programme, which will initially work in partnership with six flagship locations across the UK, including London. It will support communities to form locally led coalitions, and provide them with space, tools and expertise. We believe that homelessness can be ended for good.

Our partnership with MQ Mental Health Research enables new research programmes, from looking at the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on mental health to the use of virtual reality in therapies.

In partnership with Oxford University, and the Wellcome Trust, we also support GALENOS (Global Alliance for Living Evidence on aNxiety, depression and pSychosis) aiming to deliver ground-breaking understanding of mental illness. This open resource should significantly speed up prioritising research on a global scale into mental health. Coupled with specific scientific research projects on suicide, anxiety, and depression, MQ’s work will inform policy and practice, ensuring the UK and the City are ready to support the most vulnerable in society.

Support us by becoming a Corporate Partner, making a donation, attending an event or taking part in our initiatives. For further information please visit thelordmayorsappeal.org or call 020 7332 1582 or email info@thelordmayorsappeal.org.

Registered Charity Number: 1148976.

THE APPEAL CONTINUES to develop its thought leadership initiatives under its four pillars – Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair

l Changing perceptions of The City by boosting young people’s confidence with inspiring tools.

l Changing attitudes to mental health by reducing stigma, dispelling myths around it and improving employee wellbeing.

l Increasing opportunities for those from diverse socio-economic backgrounds to start, develop and

progress their careers in the City of London.

l Uniting businesses to celebrate volunteering and philanthropy in the City.

Our work will benefit City employees, residents and their family and friends and all those living and working in neighbouring communities.

A Better City for All – helping 1 million people thrive

Prince William helped launch Homewards

MQ Mental Health Research

Senior Livery Companies

he first Livery ompanies to be formed in the ity have been promoting their crafts and supporting the Lord Mayors since the Middle ges. hey remain active and relevant to the ritish economy, educating and supporting the ne t generation of young trainees in their various industries, while raising and donating many millions of pounds to good causes annually. allon art karenneale.co.uk

Rotary in London & The United Wards Club of London

nited Wards lub is one of the oldest and friendliest clubs in the city.

otary in London is a volunteer organisation, of members who use their skills and time to improve the lives of others locally and globally.

Beano - DC Thomson

eano was first published in and is still created every week in its undee headquarters. eano has a thriving comic circulation of , and reaches . m fans a month across its digital, social, and channels. Look out for the eano flag at the homson leet Street office.

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British & Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce in Finland

With S S at its heart, the inland loat embodies the relentless determination and resilience that define innish culture. elebrating the joyous theme of oulupukki is omin’ to own, the float highlights the enduring partnership between inland and the , showcasing the strength and tenacity that drive both nations forward.

www.b cf.com

Hertfordshire Showband

ne of the ’s most successful community showbands open to all, based in otters ar, ertfordshire. urrently double World hampions and gold medal winners in their category at the World Music ontest, olland, the band is delighted to be performing once again in this year’s show. www.hertfordshire-showband.org 28

Building the City of London

Congratulations to the Rt Hon Lord Mayor Alastair King. The industry supports Growth Unleashed ensuring the City of London continues to be the leading financial and business centre of the world. The Lord Mayor’s strategy of Growth Unleashed will allow the ity to grow further with new industries, new financial sources, increased diversity, and e cellence in the built environment.

State Bank of India (UK) Ltd

State ank of ndia is one of the leading banks in the world and a ortune company with a legacy of over years. he based retail subsidiary S Ltd, has retail branches across , serving local communities and businesses since . https://sbiuk.statebank/

The Worshipful Company of Masons

The principle focus of the Worshipful ompany of Masons is to preserve the craft of stonemasonry and encourage the use of natural stone in the built environment. his includes supporting the training of craftsmen as well as the preservation and appreciation of iconic historic stone buildings. he Masons’ ompany and its charities support individuals learning the craft of stonemasonry across the .

The London Archives (TLA)

he London rchives is one of the largest historical archives in the . We share and preserve vast and unique collections of manuscripts, maps, photos, books and films that tell the story of London from to the present. ou can visit us to research or enjoy our exhibitions and events programme, which uncovers fascinating stories from the London’s past. www.thelondonarchives.org

Zunft zur Waag

he unft ur Waag from urich Swit erland is the sister guild of the Worshipful ompany of eltmakers, of which lderman lastair ing is a member. With their visit, bringing their guild band urich ity olice and , guild members, families and the gg a snowman, which we burn in spring at Sechsel uten they deepen the friendship between London and Zurich. www.waag.ch

Worshipful Company of Feltmakers

Artistry, Elegance, Flamboyance and Mistery. Feltmaker origins date back to 1180 as a UK craft association. Now an important contributor to the economy and boasting world class milliners and production. The Feltmakers Design Awards include mentoring young designers and apprentices and awarding financial aid through university and college. ur charitable foundation supports Brain Tumour Research and SSAFA, the rmed orces charity that cares for veterans and military families. Float sponsored by Lock & Co. Hatters and M Restaurant.

The Hatters’ Livery - Est. 1604 www.feltmakers.co.uk Join a thriving Livery

City of London Parent Carer Forum

City Parent Carer Forum represents parent/carers of children/young people (0-25) with additional needs or disabilities. We provide ity parent/carer members the opportunity to share experiences with the Local Authority and Health. Working in Partnership, we work towards better outcomes for SEND children, young people and their families. www.cityparentcarers.org

Worshipful Company of Horners

The Worshipful Company of Horners is an ancient uild, Livery ompany, and modern ity nstitution. ur float celebrates how horns from our ‘horned beast’ used centuries ago to gla e lanterns, or lant horns’, evolved to lighting the way with LEDs in cars and Horners carrying lanterns, using state-of-the-art polymer technology.

Diageo

iageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol, with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer categories such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, and Guinness. In recent years, the company has expanded its offering through innovations in the alcoholfree space, including Guinness 0.0 and Tanqueray 0.0.

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The Royal Yeomanry

The Royal Yeomanry is the Army eserve light cavalry regiment within 1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade twinned with regular counterparts, the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards. Based across London and the Midlands, it’s reservists blend dismounted infantry skills with mounted light cavalry skills. Soldiers have recently deployed across the world to locations such as Poland, Cyprus, Belize and the USA.

The Band of The Royal Yeomanry (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry)

One of two established Army Reserve Bands based in central London providing support to defence engagements, state ceremonial and other official duties at home and overseas. The band welcomes enquiries from potential recruits from the Greater London area as well as surrounding counties. The band can be contacted on 020 7426 8364 or via social media The Band of The Royal Yeomanry - Home | Facebook

68 (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) Squadron, 71 Signal Regiment

68 (IC&CY) Signal Squadron is the present-day Reserve Army successor unit to the historical Inns of Court & City Yeomanry. It is a sabre squadron of 71 (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment. We are providing a Mounted Detachment followed by military vehicles demonstrating the Regiment’s operational capabilities.

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps)

Founded in 1907, the FANY (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps) is an essential part of London’s emergency response capability. Staffed entirely by female volunteers, FANYs assisted in both world wars and today continue to support the civil and military authorities in times of crisis. This year, the Corps celebrates 110 years of Nursing deployment.

3rd Military Intelligence Battalion

3 Military Intelligence Battalion is an Army Reserve Intelligence Corps unit which provides intelligence support to a wide range of customers across Defence at home and abroad. The soldiers on display today are from our Battalion Training Wing and are at the very beginning of their Army careers, preparing to complete either Basic Training or their Intelligence Corps Trade Training.

151 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps

This year 151 Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps is displaying two Man SV cargo trucks carrying typical loads of ammunition, with our soldiers carrying some of the weapons used in fulfilling our role. ased in 8 locations in and around London, 151 Regiment’s personnel have, a number of different trades that enable 101 Operational Sustainability Brigade to support 3rd (United Kingdom) Division. 43 44

103 Battalion Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers

103 Battalion is based in Kent, Hampshire, London, Essex, Midlands, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Northampton. Our role is to provide trained personnel for operations in support of the Regular Army. Many members of 103 Battalion have deployed in support of recent operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Cyprus, the Balkans, and Recently more recently on operations training Ukrainian soldiers.

London Bugle BandBoys’ and Girls’ Brigade

The London Massed Bugle Band of The Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades is a marching band for young people aged 11-25. The band was established in 1983 and has taken part in many events over its 41-year history, including performances at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, an anniversary parade and service at St Paul’s Cathedral, and a tour of the north west of England. www.lmbb.org.uk

YOU London

YOU (Youth Organisations in Uniform) London is representing the British Family of Nations. The young Londoners in uniform are carrying the flags of the ealms of which His Majesty King Charles III was crowned king on 6th May 2023, reflecting our mutual heritage, common language and shared monarch. 46

City of London Police Cadets

The Volunteer Police Cadets purpose is to develop young people’s volunteering and leadership skills within the community, to support young people in achieving their aims and goals in life by offering a structured policing orientated development program for those aged 13-18.

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Modern Livery Companies

The Modern Livery Companies are those Livery Companies founded since 1926. Although this represents nearly a century, in terms of the Livery, it is the Modern Period. Today you will see representatives (usually the Master and Wardens) of some 20+ Modern Companies walking in full Livery, followed by a London double-decker bus.

Lord Mayor’s Appeal Charity Partners

On behalf of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal, National Numeracy, MQ Mental ealth esearch and he oyal oundation’s omewards programme present ‘Communities = Change’, a colourful celebration of the power of bringing people together to drive forward change and create ‘A Better City For All’.

The Massed Corps of Drums

The Massed Corps of Drums of the London District Army Cadets unites the finest young musicians from Army Cadet Force and Combined Cadet Force units across the capital, showcasing the musical talent and discipline fostered through free training for 13-18 year-olds, typically performing individually but coming together for grand occasions like the Lord Mayor’s Show. 50

Forest School Combined Cadet Force

Forest School CCF provides an opportunity for young people to learn in a variety of contexts including; Fieldcraft, Flying, Shooting and adventurous activities such as Scuba diving and Mountaineering.

Lady Eleanor Holles School Combined Cadet Force

Lady Eleanor Holles School Combined Cadet Force is a Royal Air Force single service contingent with 30 Cadets marching.

Epsom College Combined Cadet Force

Epsom College has a genuine Tri-Service CCF Contingent, with 250 cadets regularly parading on Wednesday afternoons during the school year.

The Contingent demonstrates its skills at the Annual General Inspection, which is one of the school’s highlights, bringing together the tremendous passion all the cadets have. This year we are excited to also be attending as a Marching Contingent in the Show.

Army Cadet Force

The Army Cadet Force is represented by the 13 Company, Greater London, South West Sector and Middlesex & North West London Sector ACF. The cadets and adult volunteers are showcasing how the ACF fosters everyone to ‘Be More’ through the wider cadet experience, be it with the Duke of Edinburgh Award, recognised music, adventurous training, Wellbeing, irst id and Leadership qualifications.

Reigate Grammar School Combined Cadet Force

We are thrilled to present the Reigate Grammar School Corps of Drums as part of the Combined Cadet Force (CCF). With a rich history dating back to 1906, over 80 Cadets representingthe Royal Navy, Army, and RAF parade weekly within our school community. Our Corps of Drums, comprisingstudents from various year groups, excel in bugle, fife, and drum, often with no prior musical experience. Proudly affiliated with the renadier uards, we have performed at iconic venuesandcommunity events.

Ethical & Faith Finance: Yasaar

asaar is the world’s first global Shariah (Islamic Law) consultancy, established in London, offering Shariah compliance services for financial products/transactions with a Shariah Supervisory Board. Yasaar is in partnership with the London Stock change/ S ussell for Shariah Indices. Participating colleagues include Neter, DDCAP, WIEFF, OFFA, UKIFC among others.

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Zhejiang UK Association & London Mandarin School

Zhejiang UK Association (ZJUKA) was founded in 2009. It promotes close ties between the UK and China, with members from Zhejiang province who live and work in the UK. ZJUKA is strongly supported by local entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and large corporate companies in the UK.

Worshipful Company of Constructors

The Worshipful Company of Constructors is a ‘Modern Livery Company’ being No. 99 of 111. We were formed in 1976 as the ‘Company of Builders’ for construction professionals; granted Livery in 1990 and received a Royal Charter of Incorporation in 2010. Our membership is drawn from all sectors of the construction industry: architects, surveyors, engineers, project managers, lawyers and accountants. We are proud to be the first ’ et ero’ Livery ompany.

Azad Ayub

ad yub’s float showcases his local and international charity partnerships, alongside his livery connections from the City of London as well as his office team. he float emphasi es the vital role local businesses play in supporting and uplifting their communities, reflecting ad yub’s commitment to social responsibility and community engagement.

Household Troops Band of the Salvation Army

The Household Troops Band, formed in 1885, draws upon some of the finest Salvation rmy musicians from all over the UK, wearing the distinctive pith helmets of the original band. Under the leadership of bandmaster arl Saunders, it performs engagements all over the UK and has toured overseas on many occasions. 60

City of London Solicitors’ Company

A modern Livery Company representing 17,000 City solicitors, our float is entitled ity Solicitors – Keeping You Ahead of the Game” which expresses the Lord Mayor’s competitiveness theme using colourful and eye-catching costumes to represent English & Welsh Law and the City of London as a global centre for legal services. www.citysolicitors.org 61

St John Ambulance

St ohn mbulance is a volunteerpowered, charitable organisation dedicated to first aid education and response. We train people in first aid to make their communities more resilient, provide medical support at public events and support the S. We also deliver engaging youth programmes throughout England. 62

Smiling Guardian Giants

Artist Adam Dant explains why he’s featured the giants Gog and Magog on his cover of the Lord Mayor’s Show Programme

‘Since settling in London over 30 years ago, my studio has always been in Spitalfields, within spitting distance of the birthplace of the greatestcity on earth. I look out across Broadgate, Tower 42, the Gherkin and lots of lovely, noisy, lively City pubs. The City’s bustling, daily life inspires my paintings, prints and drawings, which chronicle the history, customs, characters and constantly evolving presence of Britain’s famed mercantile capital.

Every year my family and Iusually with sketchbook in hand - attend the Lord Mayor’s Show, among the many familiar faces, come rain or shine, to celebrate City life. I have always delighted in the spectacle and fun, so it was a true privilege to be asked by The Lord Mayor, Alastair King, to design the Show’s poster.

The myths which describe London’s origins appear regularly in my work. I’ve just completed a big series of wall paintings for The Merchant Taylors’ Company and an exhibition of paintings on this theme at The Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House. These projects led me to investigate the themes of the City’s earliest pageants and the Origin Myths of London itself. Stories such as those of Britain’s first king, Brutus of Troy, the enigmatic ‘London stone’, the ‘Head of Bran the Blessed’ and of course the much-loved tale of Dick Whittington and his cat seeking their fortune among London’s gold-paved streets.

has played throughout history as a bulwark of stability, security and positive growth. I’ve depicted the giants smiling, which they only do once a year.

Instead of inventing imaginative illustrations, I used the remarkable collections of London archives, in particular those of The Guildhall and The Society of Antiquaries, as a kind of visual encyclopaedia to construct my paintings, deploying their ancient artefacts as visual cyphers. City of London chroniclers of old such as Ben Johnson and Inigo Jones would have been familiar with the sources for all the strange and extravagantly fanciful tales that inform our capital’s culture and ceremonies. While Gog and Magog protect the procession, Boudica and her daughters act as sculptural guardians outside the House of Commons and the Tower of London’s ravens are still said to protect the Crown. Superstition has it that the day they fly away theCrown and Britain will fall.

These myths and beliefs provide a colourful backdrop to our London life and I’m delighted to celebrate them in my works of art for the Lord Mayor’s Show, while spotlighting the importance of The Guildhall and The Society of Antiquaries and the role they play in preserving and making sense of our extraordinary mythic history.’

I was particularly taken by the huge wickerwork figures of the giants Gog and Magog, which have been part of City processions for centuries. These mighty guardians of The Guildhall and The City of London represent a reassuring presence in our turbulent modern age, embodying the crucial role The City of London

This year’s artwork by Adam Dant is available as a limited edition of /50 original woodcut and lithograph print. Signed and numbered by Adan Dant and printed by Coriander Studios at Worton Hall Studios. Available to purchase directly from CCA Galleries and online at Worton Hall Studios www.ccagalleries.com (01252 797201), www.wortonhallstudios.com

Gog and Magog by Adam Dant

Adam Dant at work: “delighted to be celebrating the myths and beliefs that provide a colourful backdrop to London life”

CCA Art Bus

CCA Galleries is a leading print publisher and printmaker in association with Worton Hall Studios.

CCA Art Bus is a mobile work of art and gallery designed by British pop art icon Sir Peter Blake. Visiting art events, exhibitions, festivals and schools. For information visit, www.ccagalleries.com www.ccaartbus.com www.wortonhallstudios.com

OnSide & Blenheim Chalcot

OnSide is a national charity that gives all young people the chance to shine by creating and supporting state-ofthe-art, multi-million-pound youth centres, called Youth Zones, providing thousands of young people with access to youth work, in the UK’s most disadvantaged communities. 65

The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire

he niversity of Sheffield M Training Centre champions the future of engineering by developing industry-leading apprentices. The apprentices, marching on behalf of The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire in celebration of its 400th anniversary, represent a proud engineering legacy, historic craftsmanship with modern technological advancements.

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Pipes and Drums of the London Scottish Regiment

he egiment began in as part of the volunteer regiment which recruited from the Scottish community in London. Composed of reservists and civilian musicians, they carry on the traditions of the egiment while the military service of the London Scottish is perpetuated through the reservists of Messines ompany Scots uards, st attalion London uards.

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1st Battalion London Guards

st attalion London uards is the uards’ eserve, based in Camberwell, Hammersmith, Kingston, and Wandsworth. We are Infantry soldiers who are proud to excel on operations, exercises, and State Ceremonial events. We ensure each eservist is challenged and encouraged to grasp new opportunities and skills, whilst regularly supplying well trained and motivated soldiers to serve alongside our egular counterparts. Want to join? Email us at Londons- ecruiting mod.gov.uk

7th Battalion The Rifles

With Headquarters in Kensington and G Company in West Ham and Mile nd, the attalion is immensely proud of its associations with The City, the Grocers’, Goldsmiths’, and Haberdashers’ Livery Companies. Our operational record includes recent deployments to the Middle East, with the UN overseas, at home in support with COVID and most recently training Ukrainian soldiers. all 68

B Company, 4th Battalion Parachute Regiment

4 PARA is The Parachute Regiment’s Army Reserve battalion, based at Thornbury Barracks in Leeds with detachments across the country. It provides reservists held at very high readiness to support its regular counterparts in 2 and 3 PARA when they deploy on operations as part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s global response force. The contingent on parade today is demonstrating a section level fighting patrol.

144 (Parachute) Medical Squadron, 16 Medical Regiment

144 (Parachute) Medical Squadron is the only airborne Army Reserve medical unit in the British Army and is a sub-unit of 16 Medical Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Squadron has its headquarters in Hornsey, London, with detachments in Glasgow, Cardiff, and Nottingham.

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Surbiton RBL Youth Marching Band

Surbiton RBL Youth Marching Band is based in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames in South West London with members aged from 8 to 50. The band is a military style marching band performing a variety of music from marches to theme tunes from the movies, stage shows and pop music.

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Worshipful Company of Insurers

London is the world leader in the global insurance industry. The Worshipful Company of Insurers is a Livery which is truly passionate about promoting and developing excellence and diversity of talent in our great industry, London Insures the World!

The WCI is proud to be supporting BARROW FARM RDA providing FUN, FITNESS, FRIENDSHIP AND FULFILMENT to disabled children and adults through riding and carriage driving.

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Mizuho in London provides key expertise to our clients across corporate finance, investment banking, asset management, capital markets and sales trading. Mizuho aims to be a catalyst for change and strives to proactively innovate together with our clients for a prosperous and sustainable future. We are proud to be walking with our charity partner, Little Village which supports children and families living in poverty in London.

www.mizuhoemea.com

Mizuho EMEA

London Fire Brigade

London Fire Brigade is the busiest fire and rescue service in the country and one of the largest firefighting organisations in the world. he L float will include a fire engine driven by some of our firefighters in fire gear and will display some of the specialist equipment that we use to keep London safe.

PAC (Positive Action through Creativity)

is a charity set up in with the goal of creating positive outcomes for young people, and different groups of community members, through film, special events and creative platforms to raise awareness of their e periences and challenges.

London Freemasons

London reemasons are celebrating years of community support, contributing to significant London initiatives such as help fund and run a yberknife, London’s ir mbulance, and super-tall ladders for the ire rigade. hey’ve also donated some . million teddy bears and million toothbrushes to departments, helping comfort traumatised young children in treatment.

Corps of Drums Society

he orps of rums Society was founded in London in , with the primary aim of preserving and promoting drum and fife/flute and bugle music based on the traditions of the ritish rmy. orps of rums are still included within the establishment of the nglish and Welsh infantry battalions the Scots and rish have the ipes and rums , but their survival depends on the retention of the skills and knowledge needed to train new drummers and flute players, and uglers in the Light ivision.

106 (Yeomanry) Regiment

Royal Artillery

eomanry egiment is the ’s only rmy eserve air defence regiment. elebrating years in ir efence, the egiment focuses on countering evolving threats like nmanned ircraft Systems, as well as fi ed and rotary-wing threats. We proudly engage with the London community, supporting local projects and emergency response e ercises.

101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search)

ngineer egiment plosive rdnance isposal Search is an rmy eserve high-threat and high-assurance and Search nit with bases in atford, e leyheath, ochester, lford and unbridge Wells. n addition to their main and Search role they are also now training for a counter role. ngineer egiment have recently returned from a peacekeeping operation in yprus.

135 Geographic Squadron, 42 Engineer Regiment

135 Geographic Squadron is the Reservist Military Geographer of the British Army. The Squadron provides data collection, terrain analysis and distribution of geographic mapping products on operations using stateof-the-art technology. If you work in the geographic sector, or have an interest in being trained in specialist skills, call 0208 393 0981.

253 Provost Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion

253 (London) Provost Company Royal Military Police Reserve is based in South London. Their activities include general police duties, movement support, support to combat units and close protection. It has companies in Colchester, Bulford, Aldershot and London, and offers policing opportunities at home and overseas. You can expect a challenge, plus a mix of excitement, adventure, new skills and new friends.

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University of London O cers’ Training Corps

London UOTC is an Army Reserve unit recruiting from universities across London and the South East. It aims to challenge and develop the future generation of young leaders by introducing command, leadership and management skills through military exercises, competitive sport, adventurous training and social events.

Royal Hospital School (RHS) in Holbrook

The Royal Hospital School is a modern co-educational boarding and day school, set in 200-acres of Suffolk countryside overlooking the River Stour.

The school is an hour from London and Cambridge, with regional bus routes and various boarding options. Academic excellence is complemented by a vast co-curricular programme, including world-class sailing and music provision. 01473 326200 www.royalhospitalschool.org

256 (City of London & South East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment

The City’s major reservist medical unit, it has squadrons in Kennington, Kingston, Maidstone and detachments in Kensington and Brighton. The unit provides military medical support to operations. 256 has seen service as a formed unit in overseas operations. Individuals and squadrons are regularly deployed around the world.

City of London Corporation: The City Belonging Project

The City Belonging Project is a City of London Corporation initiative to build a more inclusive and connected Square Mile, fostering links between diversity networks, and ensuring the City’s institutions and events are more open to our communities than ever before. We are delighted to be joined by staff networks of City businesses, showcasing our diversity.

Sign up at www.belongingproject.city

City St George’s, University of London

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions. One of London’s largest higher education destinations, we have campuses in Clerkenwell, Tooting and Moorgate. Students and staff join the parade to pay tribute to our Rector, the Lord Mayor of London.

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Worshipful Company of Farmers

‘The Worshipful Company of Farmers is delighted to participate in the 2024 Lord Mayor’s Show, supported by the National Farmers’ Union, Massey Ferguson, Red Tractor and Surrey Docks Farm. This year, the centrepiece of our entry will be a MF 9 series tractor and MF 7370 Beta combine harvester.

‘Remember to give the farmers a big cheer and don’t forget to back British farming!’

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St. Sebastianus Guild Band

St. Sebastianus’ musicians, including a king and queen, crossbowmen and flagwavers, entertain audiences in shows, marches and tattoos in many countries. Its unique mix of traditional military accents with a warmly balanced sound oridinates from 1499. The uniforms give St. Sebastianus a traditional, albeit contemporary appearance.

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FM Conway

FM Conway prides itself on being an industry leader with 60 years of experience and expertise in delivering innovative, sustainable construction solutions. Our self-delivery capability ensures that low-carbon and highquality recycled materials are at the heart of everything we do, to achieve a greener future for our partners, our communities, and the planet. For more information visit www.fmconway.co.uk

Girlguiding London and South East England

We’re Girlguiding London and South East England, a region of the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls. We are 44,000 girls aged 4-18 and 11,200 volunteers, who help all girls know they can do anything. This year we’re represented by Surrey East county. www.girlguidinglaser.org.uk

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The Worshipful Company of Paviors

The Worshipful Company of Paviors are one of the oldest in the City and the senior Construction Livery, tracing its roots back to 1276 when the Company used to build and maintain the streets of the City. The Paviors proudly support the London Construction Academy and Construction Youth Trust.

www.paviors.org.uk

Bank of England

Founded in 1694, the Bank of England is the central bank of the UK. The bank’s mission is to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability, and through the regulation of banks and insurance companies.

INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS

Better directors for a better world

The IoD is a thriving membership community for directors across the UK and beyond, where you can connect with other leaders, develop your skills and be heard. At a time when great directors have never been more important, the IoD o ers professional development, valuable connections and influence.

City Bridge Foundation

ver years ago, a group of radical thinkers imagined the first stone bridge across the Thames – London Bridge – creating the foundation of all we do. We’re now the proud owner of five iconic bridges, ower, London, Southwark, Millennium and Blackfriars, and we’re London’s largest independent charitable funder. Our bridges connect people and keep the capital moving, and since 1995 we’ve awarded grants of over £688 million to support London’s communities.

www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk

Scan to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us iod.com/membership 020 7451 3209

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The Band of His Majesty’s Royal Marines Commando Training Centre

The Band provides musical support for and on behalf of the Royal Navy, performing as a parade band, wind band, orchestra, big band, function band, jazz band, Corps of Drums, and several small ensembles, as well as solo buglers.

The Band’s operational role is to support 3 Commando Brigade’s CBRN capability.

My Square Mile

The Lord Mayor and new Sheri s share their favourite City haunts from evocative views and inspiring architecture to hidden gardens and friendly cafés

Alastair King, DL

696th Lord Mayor

Favourite Building:

The Bloomberg Building.

An extraordinary piece of engineering and architecture that not only preserved the Mithreum site that lies underneath and retains the Roman street plan but also looks to the future in reducing its carbon footprint.

A view to inspire: St Paul’s Cathedral coming up from Ludgate Circus.

A calming beautiful garden: Cleary Gardens, just next to Bracken House (the HQ of the FT)

Favourite restaurant: High Timber in the great ward of Queenhithe. Neleen Strauss is the co-owner, and a figure of legend and great company.

Essential shop: Sainsbury’s on Cannon Street.

Most exciting cultural hotspot: Guildhall Art Gallery is underrated – a wonderful place to visit.

Friendliest café for a bevvy or a cuppa: The co ee shop in St Mary Aldermary Church

Most impressive contemporary building: New Courtthe Rothschilds building in St Swithin’s Lane

My meeting place: Pret on Queen Victoria Street

My secret favourite haunt: Brutto near Farringdon Station – excellent Italian food.

Gregory Jones, KC

Alderman & Sheriff

Favourite Building: No other building defines the City of London like our ‘Community Cathedral’ St. Paul’s. I’m proud my grandfather, a wartime fireman, helped protect it by inspecting the Whispering Gallery for unexploded bombs.

A view to inspire: The view down Fleet Street (where my Mum worked for Barclays Bank) towards St Paul’s, ideally with a Red Routemaster No. 15 in the foreground.

The Bloomberg Building, “an extraordinary piece of engineering and architetcture”

A calming beautiful garden: Inner and Middle Temple gardens have always been a place to regather spirits when disaster strikes.

Favourite restaurant: Chancery Gazette on Took’s Court has brought one of London’s successful French brasseries to my ward and its on-street dining conjures up Parisbut with friendly waiters.

Essential shop: Lipman’s on Fleet Street for grabbing a relatively a ordable court shirt, a last minute replacement dinner shirt or bow tie.

Most exciting cultural hotspot: I’m on the Board of the London Museum and its move to Smithfield Market is one of the decade’s great cultural events. It will have seven million objects, including a Guinness World Record-holding archaeological archive and a fatberg.

Friendliest café for a bevvy or a cuppa: Operating for more than 122 years on Fleet Street, DiLieto is a shoebox-sized, friendly, e cient deli on Fleet Street with fast, e cient, friendly service, too tiny to eat in but with sociable queues.

Most impressive contemporary building: The Leathersellers’ Hall, designed by Eric Parry Architects, in St Helen’s Place. Opened by the Earl of Wessex in 2017, its interior blends old with new and boasts a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture.

My meeting place: The Pegasus Bar and Restaurant adjacent to the Temple has one of the City’s best open dining areas.

My secret favourite haunt: Beneath Chancery Lane since 1885, the London Silver Vaults o er the world’s largest retail selection of fine antique and contemporary silver in a unique subterranean environment.

David Chalk

Sheriff

Favourite Building: St Michael’s Church Cornhill: Wren, Hawksmoor a fabulous organ and wonderful bells. I’ve known it almost all my life and got married there too.

A view to inspire: Standing on Southwark Bridge. Upstream to St Paul’s and Queenhithe: downstream there is the Shard and the City hi-rise towers, with Tower Bridge beyond. What a view, day or night!

A calming beautiful garden: The Garden of Reflection near New Change where you can see the reflection of St Paul’s in the water feature.

Favourite restaurant: Rucoletta in Foster Lane. Genuine family-run Italian Restaurant. Delicious seafood pastas and risottos.

Essential shop: Daunt’s Bookshop in Cheapside. An oasis of calm and inspiration.

Most exciting cultural hotspot: The Barbican Centre. Anything Goes, Jesus Christ Superstar –wonderful shows.

Friendliest café for a bevvy or a cuppa: Dose in Long Lane and they do a fabulous toastie too!

Most impressive contemporary building: Haberdashers’ Hall with its fabulous courtyard, sculptures and water feature, but the new Clothworkers’ Hall will be stunning in a few years’ time.

My meeting place: Electric Bar and Diner at the Ned. Great for a breakfast meeting.

My secret favourite haunt: The Cock and Woolpack just o Cornhill. A proper pub – thank you Shepherd Neame!

he arden of eflection, perfect for some tranquility and calm

The Leathersellers’ Hall, designed by Eric Parry Architects

The Royal Navy

His Majesty’s Royal Navy (RN) Armed Marching contingent is comprised of men and women from all professions and specialisations representing ships, submarines, air squadrons and shore establishments. The RN armed marching contingent will not only be supporting the Lord Mayor show as they have done for many years, but they will also be on parade in support of the Act of Remembrance at The Cenotaph.

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HMS President

HMS President is a Royal Naval Reserve establishment in the heart of London by Tower Bridge. The Royal Naval Reserve supports the Royal Navy by recruiting, training, and retaining personnel fit to fight and serve alongside their full-time counterparts. It brings together a diverse mix of people who can combine their civilian skills and experience with their military training in support of Royal Navy operations.

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Royal Marines Reserve (City of London)

RMR London represent the Royal Marines in London and the South East. We support the regular Corps by training recruits to the same Commando standard and maintaining the foundational soldiering skills of our trained ranks. This allows us to seamlessly integrate into Commando units and deploy on operations. Aspects of these capabilities are displayed in our float.

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131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers

The display from 131 Commando Squadron showcases the skills and expertise of its commando sappers and the diverse range of experiences and opportunities the Squadron offers. On display are prominent tasks undertaken by commando engineers, displays of the different climates commando sappers operate in and a demonstration of the physical fitness required to be a commando sapper.

40 Commando Royal Marines

This light infantry unit is made up of some of the toughest marines in the Royal Navy. From scorching deserts to the Arctic tundra, the elite troops of 40 Commando wear the green beret with pride wherever they’re deployed. 98

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London Area Sea Cadet Corps and London Area Sea Cadet Corps Band

Sea Cadets (including Royal Marines Cadets) is a national charity sponsored by the Royal Navy whose aim is to launch young people for life today, through waterborne adventure and fun inspired by the modern Royal Navy. Supported locally by the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants, London’s cadets are from 47 Sea Cadet Units spread across all of London and Essex.

London University Royal Navy Unit

London University Royal Navy Unit, based at HMS President, provides a unique opportunity for University Students to experience the Royal Navy, develop leadership, learn new skills, and obtain qualifications while having adventures with likeminded people. A selection of the students are taking part today walking in the parade in uniform.

Volunteer Cadet Corps

TheVolunteer Cadet Corps(VCC) is a nationalyouth organisationmanaged by the Royal Navy.The VCC is not part of theSea Cadet Corpsbut exists alongside it as part of the Royal Navy’s ‘Navy Cadets’ organization, which also includes CCF(RN) and RN Recognised Sea Scouts. The Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps are part of the Royal Marines Cadets family alongside the Royal Marines Cadets of the Sea Cadet CorpsandCombined Cadet Force.

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The Company of Entrepreneurs

Established in 2014, the Company of Entrepreneurs champions entrepreneurship as a distinct professional and academic discipline. A Livery Company of over 200 successful founders and enterprise experts, the Company of Entrepreneurs and its charity support business, education, and enterprise skills in the Square Mile and beyond. Today, in partnership with Duadata Ltd, the Entrepreneurs’ Company is proud to support its Senior Warden, Alastair King – your 696th Lord Mayor!

McLaren exists to create breathtaking performance road cars. And deliver the most thrilling driving experiences imaginable.

With innovation at the core of all we do, every challenge starts with the same question. How can we do it better? This restless spirit runs right through McLaren. And the search for perfection is evident in everything we design.

McLaren

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Bahrain Police Band

Founded in 1929, Bahrain’s Police Band is the oldest such organization in the Arabian Gulf. The Band is currently led by Maj. Gen. Dr. Mubarak Najem al Najem, and in recent years has participated in events around the world. Today, the Band performs Arabic, jazz, flamenco and western music, and along with its high standards, is known for its military parade in traditional Bahraini dress.

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Keltbray

Keltbray is a specialist engineering and construction solutions company. ur purpose is to redefine the way sustainable development is delivered. We self-deliver smart customer solutions across the built environment and major civil engineering projects to support economic growth, social advancement, and environmental protection.

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Jat Wasu

The Lord Mayor’s Parade Double Decker Bus has been organised by Liveryman, Jat Wasu, supported by Freeman Simon Fordham. Mr Wasu is CEO of The Wasu Charitable Foundation, creating lasting change through pioneering initiatives to break the cycle of poverty, promote empowerment and foster self-sufficiency. www.wasucf.org

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The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights

The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights are being joined by cadets from Burnt Mill Academy Army Cadet Force, Harlow, Essex. Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1670 and granted Livery status in 1774, its focus today is supporting the City of London, the Wheelwright’s craft (ancient and modern), Access and Mobility.

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1st Claygate Scout and Guide Band

The Band has over 50 young musicians drawn from Scouting and Guiding in Claygate, Surrey. In recent years, in addition to numerous local events in Surrey, the band has performed at Windsor Castle, Disneyland Paris, the Menin Gate, Ypres and took part in the Armistice 100 People’s Parade through central London on Remembrance Sunday in 2018.

Institute of Directors

The Institute of Directors is a nonparty political organisation, founded in 1903, with approximately 20,000 members. Membership includes directors from right across the business spectrum – from media to manufacturing, professional services to the public and voluntary sectors. Members include CEOs of large corporations as well as entrepreneurial directors of start-up companies.

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DoughliciousThe London Dough Co.

Doughlicious is the next evolution of snacking, with epic bite-sized moments of indulgence, that are super sneaky good! All our snacks are hand crafted in London and are made with the finest better-for-you ingredients. When cravings strike reach for Doughlicious! When you dough, you dough.

National Quality Infrastructure

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service, the British Standards Institution, the National Physical Laboratory, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, the hartered uality nstitute and the Worshipful ompany of Scientific Instrument Makers are coming together to sponsor the UK’s National uality nfrastructure float in this year’s parade.

The National Quality Infrastructure plays a vital role providing businesses and consumers with confidence in the products and services we all rely upon.

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Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners

Representing the cleaning industry at the Lord Mayor’s Show, the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) upholds high standards in environmental cleaning. Its Charitable Foundation supports professional development, community initiatives, and education. Since 2021, cleaning professionals worldwide can now become Chartered through the Chartered Practitioners Register facilitated by the WCEC.

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Christ’s Hospital School Band

Founded in 1552 by King Edward VI, the School was established to care for London’s orphaned children. Christ’s Hospital – now in West Sussex – continues to enjoy strong links with London and remains true to its original ethos. It is the leading independent boarding school in the UK for fee-assisted places.

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Mansion House Party

Mayoral and shrieval supporters

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A liated Regiments of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment:

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City Livery Club, Guild of Freemen, Royal Society of St George, United Wards’ Club

The Lord Mayor is patron of these City organisations, represented by: Chairman, Royal Society of St George, City of London Branch

Clifford Rust

President, The United Wards’ Club of the City of London

Mr Dhruv Patel OBE

President, City Livery Club

Alderman Professor Emma Edhem

Master, Guild of Freemen of the City of London

Mrs Lisa Rutter

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The Great Twelve

There are 110 Livery Companies. he first , according to an order established in 1515, are represented by:

Prime Warden, WC of Goldsmiths:

Mr ichard eid

Master, WC of Skinners:

The Rt Hon The Earl of Woolton Master, WC of Merchant Taylors:

Mr uncan ggar

Master, WC of Haberdashers:

Mr Rupert Elliot

Livery Companies Carriage

Master, WC of Leathersellers

Mr icholas usting

Master, WC of Drapers rof. Morag Shiach

Prime Warden, WC of Blacksmiths

Mr Mark Abraham

Deputation of the Lord Mayor and Sheri s’ Committee

Chairman

Deputy Brian Mooney, BEM

Deputy Chairman

Deputy Charles Edward Lord, OBE JP

Committee member

Blondel Cluff, CBE/Ms Corinne Lee

Committee member return

Dr Barry Laden, MBE

Chief Commoner, Town Clerk, Chamberlain & Commissioner Designate, City of London Police

Chief Commoner

Deputy Peter Dunphy

Chamberlain

Caroline Al-Beyerty

Town Clerk

Ian Thomas, CBE

Commissioner Designate, City of London Police Cmdr Pete O’Doherty

City High O cers

Remembrancer

Paul Wright

Comptroller

Michael Cogher

Common Serjeant

His Honour Judge Richard Marks, KC

Recorder

His Honour Judge Mark Lucraft, KC

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Honourable Artillery Company

The Honourable Artillery Company is an Army Reserve unit. The HAC is an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance unit with an organic105mm Light Gun Battery, as well asits own band and Corps of Drums. Based in the City of London, the HAC has a long history supporting and protecting the City.

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Sheriff

David Chalk

Chaplain

The Reverend Richard Horner

Aldermen

Alderman Sir Andrew Parmley

Alderman Sir Charles Bowman

Alderman Sir Peter Estlin

Alderman Sir William Russell

Alderman Vincent Keaveny, CBE

Alderman Sir Nicholas Lyons

Alderwoman Dame Susan Langley, DBE

Alderman Alison Gowman, CBE

Alderman Timothy Hailes

Alderman Robert Howard

Alderman Prem Goyal, OBE

Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney

Alderman Bronek Masojada

Alderman Alexander Barr

Alderman Christopher Makin

Alderman The Hon. Tim Levene

Alderwoman Jennette Newman

Alderman Kawsar Zaman

Alderwoman Martha Grekos

Alderman Simon Pryke

Alderwoman Elizabeth King, BEM JP

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Alderman & Sheriff Gregory Jones KC

Chaplain

The Reverend Christopher Smith

Late Lord Mayor

Late Lord Mayor lderman rofessor Michael Mainelli

Late Lady Mayoress Elisabeth Mainelli

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Lady Mayoress

Lady Mayoress Florence King

Supporters

Mrs Harriet Nichols

Mrs Hannah Armstrong

Mrs Esther Coren

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The Pageantmaster

Dominic Reid OBE has organised the Lord Mayor’s Show and other events of national significance for over years. He is also CEO of the Invictus Games Foundation.

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The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery

The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery is the Saluting Battery of His Majesty’s Household Troops, a mounted unit of the British Army. During the Lord Mayor’s Show, a Gun Team of six horses will pull a ounder uick ire owit er as the horse drawn artillery did on battlefield prior to the mechanisation of artillery during WW2.

Light Cavalry, HAC

The Light Cavalry was formed in 1861 as a reconnaissance force for the HAC infantry battalions. That role ended in 1891, but in 1979 the unit reformed as a ceremonial squadron. It provides a dismounted guard at the Royal Courts of Justice to protect the Lord Mayor’s State Coach.

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City Marshal

hilip ordan, M.

The City Marshal is one of the Lord Mayor’s three Esquires personal staff officers .

The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor

The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of London

Alastair King, DL

Chaplain

The Venerable Ray Pentland CB

Swordbearer

Tim Rolph

Common Cryer & Serjeant-at-Arms

Major Peter Oweh

Company of Pikemen & Musketeers, HAC

The Pikemen & Musketeers are formed from the oldest regiment in the British Army, the Honourable Artillery Company. It is the Lord Mayor’s personal bodyguard and parades under Royal Warrant.

King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery Support

The Court of Aldermen has commissioned this summary guide for the purpose of providing an overview of the leadership role it continues to play in The City of London – particularly in supporting London’s role as a leading global financial hub in partnership with other key stakeholders. For those unacquainted with the governance arrangements of The City of London Corporation it will hopefully provide you with an introduction and orientation to the Court of Aldermen’s origins, purpose and unique and specific relationship with the Mayoralty, Shrievalty and Judiciary. For those more intimate with the workings of civic life it may nonetheless help to inform, guide and supplement existing knowledge. Irrespective of familiarity we hope that you find it an enjoyable read.

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CHAIRMAN

Alderman Timothy Hailes, JP

DIRECTORS

Deputy Henry Colthurst, CC

Alderman Alison Gowman, CBE

Alderman Alastair King, DL

Alderwoman Dame Susan Langley, DBE

Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli

Alderman Bronek Masojada

Mr Paul Wright

PAGEANTMASTER

Dominic Reid, OBE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Laura Groutides

LORD MAYOR AND SHERIFFS’ COMMITTEE 2024

CHAIRMAN

Deputy Brian Mooney, BEM

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Deputy Charles Edward Lord, OBE JP

Ms Corinne Lee

Colonel Jane Elizabeth Davis, OBE QVRM TD DL

Harjeev Kandhari

Heloise Thomson

Major Giles Clapp

Blondel Clu , CBE

Damian Garrido, KC

Nicholas Tusting

Dr Trevor Brignall

Deputy Paul Martinelli

Neil Redcli e, JP

Lars Andersen

Dr Barry Laden, MBE

Edward Chalk

The Hon Mr Justice Garrido

Dr Trevor Brignall

HONORARY SECRETARY

Mr Paul Wright

DEPUTY HONORARY SECRETARY

Fiona Hoban, MBE

ASSISTANT HONORARY SECRETARY

Jo-Anne Brown

WITH GRATEFUL THANKS

The organisers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the following:

l By gracious permission of His Majesty The King, horses and carriages from The Royal Mews

l The General O cer Commanding London District for military support

l The Yeoman Warders of HM Tower of London for attendance on the Late Lord Mayor

l The BBC for more than 80 continuous years of television coverage

l St John Ambulance for first-aid cover along the processional route

l Girlguiding LaSER for distributing food to processional participants

l Gett UK for providing support taxis

l City of London and Metropolitan Police for regular o cers and Special Constables

l 253 Provost Company Royal Military Police for assistance to the civilian police

l 151 Regiment RLC for providing movement controllers

l 103 Battalion REME for providing military recovery vehicles

l 1475 (Dulwich) Squadron, Air Training Corps, for providing banner bearers

l The Honourable Artillery Company for providing the Pageantmaster’s ceremonial Pinzgauer

l St Clement Danes Church for opening its doors to processional participants

l The Marshals

We would like to add our thanks to the Ruia family, Baker McKenzie and Cedar Capital Partners for their support in 2024

Think Big. Think City St George’s.

City, University of London and St George’s, University of London have merged. We are now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students and one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital.  We educate more than 27,000 students from over 150 countries.