Crowds flood London to see marching bands, pearly queens and at least one robot in the 800-year-old Lord Mayor's Show

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The ancient 800-year-old tradition sees a huge procession of marching bands take over the Square Mile, along with iconic cockney Pearly Queens and Kings and other pageantry.

Published: 15:34 GMT, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 15:36 GMT, 14 November 2026

London streets have been filled with punters trying to catch a glimpse of the pomp and ceremony of the Lord Mayor's Show.

The ancient 800-year-old tradition sees a huge procession of marching bands take over the Square Mile, along with iconic cockney Pearly Queens and Kings and other light-hearted traditional British pageantry.

It will be led by the brand-new Lord Mayor, Alderman Bronek Masojada, 64, of the Billingsgate ward.

He will be the 698th Lord Mayor of the City of London, succeeding Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley DBE - the first to take the title Lady Mayor, though not the first female Lord Mayor.

A new one is elected every year on September 29. They are then sworn in the day before the Lord Mayor's Show to lead the festivities.

The office of Lord Mayor is not to be confused with the Mayor of London, currently Sadiq Khan. The former is largely a ceremonial ambassadorial office which began in 1189, and its jurisdiction is kept within the confines of the City of London.

Lord Mayor Masojada - a global leader in the insurance industry - said: 'It is a profound honour to be elected as Lord Mayor of the City of London.

'I will showcase the many British opportunities, persuade British and international capital to invest in those opportunities, and champion talent, both local and global.'

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