Hundreds of LGBTQ+ community groups attended the march from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall Palace earlier.
Revellers wearing face paint, glitter, jewels and sequins joined the celebrations as Pride returned for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event, hailed as the most inclusive in history, included performances from Ava Max and Emeli Sande.
The parade paid homage to the original 1972 march, organised by the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), and saw revellers pass significant sites from the UK’s LGBTQ+ movement.
Related historical note, here’s how things were in the early 70’s, in New York:
“Arthur Bell, culture writer for The Village Voice, was arrested for holding another man’s hand as they crossed the street. You read that correctly. It was 1973, and you could still be arrested for holding another man’s hand in public.”
I Was Better Last Night
Harvey Fierstein