Torch Relay
The Olympic torch relay reaches its final stages ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on 27th July
The Olympic torch relay reaches its final stages ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on 27th July
Olympic Gold Medallist rower Matthew Pinsent lighting the cauldron with the Olympic Flame on the Royal row barge Gloriana prior to it making its way along the River Thames towards Tower Bridge
People in rowing boats on the River Thames as they watch the Olympic Flame on the Royal row barge Gloriana, as it makes it way along the River Thames towards Tower Bridge during the final day of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
Today's spectacular finale on the Thames for the Olympic flame marked the end of a seventy-day journey around the British Isles.
A round up of the torch route on its penultimate day
Walliams on carrying the torch