Celebrities and world leaders watched on as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games got under way.
A global audience of over one billion people is expected to watch the opening ceremony, which has seen the whole of central Paris turned into an open-air theatre.
Earlier, arson attacks on France’s high-speed rail network early on Friday paralysed train travel to Paris for around 800,000 people across Europe, according to the CEO of national railway company SNCF.
Lady Gaga rehearsing along the Seine ahead of the opening ceremony. Pic: PA
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande arrive at the Trocadero ahead of the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Pic: PA
John Legend with his wife Chrissy Teigen and their children. Pic: PA
Serena Williams. Pic: PA
Lang Lang. Pic: PA
Rebecca Adlington and Chris Hoy. Pic: PA
Anna Wintour with Australian film director Baz Luhrmann. Pic: PA
Keir Starmer during the Opening Ceremony. Pic: Reuters
Pharrell Williams arrives at the Trocadero ahead of the opening ceremony.
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Kelly Clarkson.
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Vincent Cassel and Narah Baptista. Pic: PA
Albert II, Prince of Monaco with his wife Charlene, Princess of Monaco. Pic: PA