LONDON 2012 TORCH RELAY

Local schoolchildren line the streets of Chippenham waving Union Jack flags as they support the Olympic Torch Relay.

Alice (front) and Hugh the British Bulldogs wait patiently for the Olympic torch to arrive in Bideford during the Olympic Torch Relay.

Torchbearer 101 Christopher Phillips carries the Olympic flame on the leg through Bath.

Torchbearer 117 James Loyd carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through Worcester.

The Olympic torch is lit by an actress dressed as the High Priestess using a parabolic mirror to reflect the rays of the sun. The ceremony organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) to light the Olympic Flame was held inside the Temple of Hera at the historic ruins of the home of the ancient Olympic Games.

The first torch bearer, Spyros Gianniotis receives the torch in the Ancient Olympic Stadium, Olympia, Greece. The ceremony organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) to light the Olympic Flame was held inside the Temple of Hera at the historic ruins of the home of the ancient Olympic Games.

Torchbearer 001 Ben Ainslie holds the Olympic torch and waves to the crowd before he begins the first leg between Land's End and Sennon.

David Beckham lights the torch during the ceremony to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame in the United Kingdom, at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall.

David Beckham with the torch during the ceremony to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame in Great Britain, at RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall.