In Pictures: spectacular views of the London Olympics

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In Pictures: spectacular views of the London Olympics

Twitter has announced that in the first day of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012, there were over 90 million tweets; breaking a world record and making it one of the most talked about events

July 29, 2012 11:38 by Muhammad Aldalou

An Actress playing the role of Queen Elizabeth parachutes from a helicopter during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Photo by FABRIZIO BENSCH/REUTERS
Prince William and his Wife Kate Middleton watch the opening Ceremony.

REUTERS/Toby Melville
Rowan Atkinson, beloved British comedian famously known as Mr Bean, adds humour to the Olympic ceremony

Photo by KAI PFAFFENBACH/REUTERS
Queen Elizabeth greets and speaks to Prime Minister, David Cameron as she arrives at the opening ceremony.

Pool, Reuters
A general view of the show during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games

REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski
Director of the Olympic Games' opening ceremony, Danny Boyle, speaks before the start of the event.

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony.

Photo Source: AP
Bahya Mansour Al Hamad of the Qatar Olympic shooting team carries her country's flag during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012

Source: Getty Images
A spectator smiles wearing sunglasses displaying the Union Jack - Proud with patriotism

Photo Source: AP
The Olympic Torch is lit during the opening Ceremony

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