The Games kicked off with a Shakespeare reading, pastoral scenes and the queen. July 27, 2012 — -- London's Olympic Stadium became a vast meadow in an opening ceremony that at first evoked the ...
LONDON — It was a meeting of the two most famous British people on the planet: Queen Elizabeth II turned to her tuxedo-wearing guest and said, “Good evening, Mr. Bond.” The pairing of these icons, the ...
What do you remember most about the London 2012 Olympics? Is it that the British could still organise an international event involving 204 countries from Algeria to Zimbabwe, competing in 39 ...