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MANILA, Philippines – The glory of the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in London has yet to sink in for many, especially to those who acted as one of the thousands of performers.

MANILA, Philippines – The glory of the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in London has yet to sink in for many, especially to those who acted as one of the thousands of performers.

Danny Boyle captured the essence of Britain in an Olympic opening ceremony which quirky, emotional, and absolutely inspired says The Telegraph's Sarah Crompton.

London sought to distinguish itself from Beijing's 2008 spectacular by joining spectators and technology into an unusual team for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics: the human Jumbotron.

Eyes the world over turned on London as it opened the 2012 Olympic Games in a glittering opening ceremony.

Seven years after London won the right to host the Olympic Games the time has finally arrived for the big start.

As far as most people are concerned, the 2012 London Olympics officially begin on Friday with the highly-anticipated Opening Ceremony helmed by Oscar-winner Danny Boyle.

Show greeted with cheers, beers and just a little confusion around England's capital.

The Olympic rings assemble above the stadium in a scene depicting the Industrial Revolution during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

From the moment that Bradley Wiggins rang the 27 ton bell, the Olympics ceremony was sensational.

WHAT a night, what a show, what a party.

Director thanks Lord Coe for protecting his vision and says he was not trying to make a point with lengthy NHS sequence

This may be a fundamentally misconceived and unnecessary event but it ends on an unexpected high, says Dorian Lynskey

Britain’s Saturday newspapers lavished praise on a spectacular opening ceremony to the London Olympic Games, watched by an estimated one billion TV viewers around the world.

IN the end, it wasn’t a big name who lit the Olympic flame. With the ceremony over-running by an hour, seven unknown youngsters had the task of igniting the Games.

Britain greeted the world with an extravagant celebration that included Bond, the Bard and a Beatle — and the country’s jubilee queen.