Ameer Kotecha

The pomp and pageantry of the Lord Mayor’s Show

I'll be riding a camel through the City of London – and that's not the half of it

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The state coach in which the Lord Mayor travels is said to be the oldest ceremonial vehicle in regular use in the world [Getty Images]
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