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Shweta Pandey
FOUR billion people are expected to watch the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics tonight – making it the biggest party the world has ever seen. The spectacular show by Trainspotting director Danny Boyle is guaranteed to wow the global audience with its eccentric and energetic dash through the best of British culture and history.
The £27million extravaganza will celebrate great British institutions such as the NHS as well as our artistic achievements. And apart from fireworks that will explode over the Olympic stadium, sporting heroes including Muhammad Ali and David Beckham will help light up the opening ceremony by taking part in a “parade of stars”.
A 30-second video snapshot was released last night to give people a taste of what’s to come. It showed choreographed dancers in a range of costumes and cyclists with lit-up wings whizzing around the track. The 30th Olympiad will be declared officially open by the Queen. And Paul McCartney will close the show with a huge singalong of Beatles hit Hey Jude. Coverage kicks off on BBC1 at 5pm, with the official ceremony starting at 9pm. It emerged last night that tickets – priced at £1600 and £2012 – were still available for the spectacle.
But, rather than having empty seats, they are expected to be handed out to volunteers. Prime Minister David Cameron promised yesterday that the opening ceremony will be a “spine-tingling” experience.
He said the three-hour curtain-raiser would keep the huge global audience enthralled. He added: “Cramming everything that is great about our country… into those hours must be a pretty difficult task. There is so much. But you will find it spine-tingling.” During a visit to the Olympic Park, Cameron said today would be a “truly momentous day”.
He told the global media gathered at the site: “It gives me great pride to welcome you. “Seven years of planning, building and dreaming are almost over. “Tomorrow, the curtain comes up.”
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