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David Beckham, left, lights the Olympic torch as it arrives at RNAS Culdrose air base in Cornwall, southwest England, on May 18, 2012. The Olympic Torch relay starts at Land's End, the southwest tip of England, to begin an 8,000-mile journey around Britain, with a detour to also visit the Irish capital Dublin. It will culminate in the flame being brought to the Olympic Stadium for the opening of the Games on July 27.

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Olympic gold medal sailor and the first London 2012 torchbearer, Ben Ainslee, poses for a photograph beside the Lands End sign on May 19, 2012, in Cornwall, England.

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Olympic torchbearer Sarah Milner Simonds runs with her Olympic torch, which she has already sold on eBay for about $242,000, as she prepares to run through Dunster on May 21, 2012, near Minehead, England. She also listed her torchbearer's uniform and is set to use the money raised by the auction to help fund community gardening project The People's Plot.

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Musician will.i.am carries the Olympic flame on May 21, 2012, in Taunton, England.

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Torchbearer Natalie Hawkins, 20, walks with the Olympic flame in front of Glastonbury Tor on May 22, 2012, in Glastonbury, England.

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Footballer Didier Drogba carries the Olympic flame through Swindon on May 23, 2012, in Wiltshire, England.

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Olympic torchbearer Zara Phillips arrives on her horse Toy Town as she brings Olympic flame to Cheltenham Racecourse on May 23, 2012, in Cheltenham, England.

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World-famous opera singer Bryn Terfel holds the Olympic Flame as he lights the Olympic Cauldron on May 28, 2012, in Bangor, Wales.

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Joanne Gregory carries the Olympic Torch on a hand drawn canal boat across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on May 30, 2012, in Llangollen, Wales.

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Singer Melanie Chisholm carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Birkenhead and Liverpool on day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on June 1, 2012, in Birkenhead, England.

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Torchbearer Henry Shefflin holds the Olympic Flame on the skywalk above Croke Park stadium on day 19 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on June 6, 2012, in Dublin, Ireland.

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Torchbearer Eorann Oneill carries the Olympic Flame via boat across Lough Neagh on day 20 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on June 7, 2012, in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland.

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Actor James Mcavoy runs down Buchanan Street carrying the Olympic Torch during the leg between Stranrear and Glasgow on June 8, 2012, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill rides with the Olympic Torch outside Kelvingrove Art Grove Art Gallery during the leg between Stranrear and Glasgow on June 8, 2012, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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European Quad Bike champion John Mitchell carries the Olympic Flame on his quadbike during his Torch Relay leg through Stornoway on day 24 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on June 11, 2012, in Lewis, Scotland.

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Singer John Legend carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Broxburn and Edinburgh on June 13, 2012, near Broxburn, Scotland.

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Torchbearer Joseph Forrest and children from Madras College run along West Sands beach with the Olympic Torch in a re-enactment of the opening scene of "Chariots of Fire" on June 13, 2012, in St. Andrews, Scotland.

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Lewis Denny carries the Olympic Flame through the grounds of Alnwick Castle, which was used in the "Harry Potter" films, on June 14, 2012, near Alnwick, England.

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Tony Holland holds the Olympic Flame at Warkworth Castle on the Torch Relay leg between Alnwick and Amble on June 15, 2012, in Bamburgh, England.

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Haile Gebrselassie passes the Olympic Flame to Torchbearer Brendan Foster on the Torch Relay leg between Gateshead and South Shields on June 16, 2012, in Gateshead, England.

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Jamie Poole walks alongside HMS Trincomalee as he carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through Hartlepool on June 17, 2012, in Hartlepool, England.

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Kelly Williams stands in front of the steam locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley holding the Olympic Flame before its journey on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway on June 18, 2012, in Whitby, England.

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Lewis Birkinshaw holds the Olympic Flame in front of Fountains Abbey on the Torch Relay leg through Ripon on June 19, 2012, in Ripon, England.

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Josephine Loughran carries the Olympic Flame on the Scots Guardsman steam locomotive as they make the journey from York to Thirsk during the Olympic Torch Relay on June 20, 2012, in York, England.

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Crowds cheer on torchbearer Ben Parkinson as he carries the Olympic Flame during Day 39 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on June 26, 2012, in Doncaster, England.

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Torchbearer Starr Halley holds the Olympic Flame on Skegness Beach during Day 40 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on June 27, 2012, in Skegness, England.

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Torchbearer Barbara Green poses with the Robin Hood statue before she carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay through Nottingham on Day 42 of the Olympic Flame Torch Relay leg through through Minster Yard outside Lincoln Cathedral on June 28, 2012, in Lincoln, England.

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Torchbearer Jayne Christensen and Torchbearer Christopher Dean carry the Olympic Flame in the National Ice Centre on the Torch Relay leg through Nottingham on June 28, 2012, in Nottingham, England.

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Torchbearer Andy Martin carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through Chipping Campden during day 44 of the Olympic Flame Torch Relay on July 1, 2012, in Chipping Camden, England.

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Torchbearer and Trialthlete Tim Don carries the Olympic Flame in the stands of the City of Coventry Stadium during day 45 of the Olympic Flame Torch Relay on July 2, 2012, in Coventry, England.

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Torchbearer Jonathan Eley passes the Olympic Flame to Torchbearer Audrey Cooper at Loughborough University Stadium during day 46 of the Olympic Flame Torch Relay on July 3, 2012, in Loughborough, England.

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Torchbearer Kamal Hyman holds the Olympic Flame in front of The Guildhall on Cathedral Square in Peterborough at the beginning of Day 47 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 4, 2012, in Peterborough, England.

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Torchbearer Caroline Emeny, center, poses with the Mayor of Southwold Michael Ladd, second from the right, as she carries the Olympic Flame on Day 48 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 5, 2012, in Southwold, England.

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Torchbearer Li BingBing, left, of China hands over the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Ipswich to Chelmsford on July 6, 2012, in Herongate, England.

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Torchbearer Zachary Franklin carries the Olympic Flame on a raft down the Lee Valley White Water Centre on the Torch Relay leg between Harlow and Waltham Cross during Day 50 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 7, 2012, in Waltham Cross, England.

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Torchbearer Mark Reynolds holds the ashes of his brother and originally nominated Torchbearer, David, as he carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Newmarket and Cambridge on July 7, 2012, in Cambridge, England.

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Torchbearer Edward Roberts carries the Olympic Flame on a punt on the River Cam on the Torch Relay leg through Cambridge on July 8, 2012, in Cambridge, England.

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Torchbearer Alice Breheny carries the Olympic Flame through Hatfield Hall on the Torch Relay leg through Hatfield on July 8, 2012, in Hatfield, England.

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Formula One driver and Torchbearer Lewis Hamilton holds the Olympic Flame before his Torch Relay leg through Luton on July 9, 2012, in Luton, England.

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Torchbearer Hazel Staten holds the Olympic Flame at Bletchley Park during Day 52 on July 9, 2012, in Bletchley, England.

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Mexican international footballer Torchbearer Gerardo Torrado carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville on July 9, 2012, in Stoke Mandeville, England.

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Torchbearer and former Paralympian Sarah Winckless carries the Olympic Flame at the London 2012 Olympic rowing venue Eton Dorney during day 53 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay leg from Oxford to Reading on July 10, 2012, in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, near Windsor, Berkshire, England.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II watches as Olympic torch bearers Gina Macgregor and Phil Wells exchange the Olympic Flame at Windsor Castle, west of London, on July 10, 2012.

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Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson carries the Olympic Flame at Stonehenge as the Torch Relay passes through Wiltshire on day 55 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 12, 2012, near Salisbury, England.

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British Royal Marine Commando Martyn Williams abseils with the Olympic Flame from a helicopter to the Tower of London, on July 20, 2012.

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Andy Murray of Great Britain hands over to Venus Williams of United States at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon on July 23, 2012, in London, England.

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Patrick Stewart carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay in London on July 23, 2012. — LOCOG

Actor Patrick Stewart carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through London's Croydon neighborhood during Day 66 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 23, 2012.

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Actor Rupert Grint carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through the London borough of Barnet during Day 68 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 25, 2012, in London.

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Torchbearer 098 Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders of "Absolutely Fabulous" carry the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between the boroughs of Lambeth, Kensington and Chelsea during Day 69 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 26, 2012, in London.

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Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry watch Wai Ming hand over the London 2012 Olympic Torch to John Hulse during a visit to Buckingham Palace in London on Day 69 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on July 26, 2012.

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