Lord Mayor of London
I spent a year documenting Sir David Wootton’s year as Lord Mayor of London and then some time with his successors Dame Fiona Woolf and Sir Charles Bowman.
Sir Charles Bowman having the final fitting for his uniform
The first official duty of the Lord Mayor is to lay a wreath on the War Memorial in the City on Remembrance Sunday
The Silent Ceremony in Guildhall. The outgoing Lord Mayor hands over to the next year's Lord Mayor
Dame Fiona Woolf is presented to the Lord Chancellor in the Robing Room in the House of Lords
Early on the morning the Lord Mayor's Shoe Gloriana rows past the Palace of Westminster
Tower Bridge is raised in salute to the new Lord Mayor on the barge Gloriania accompanied by barges of the livery companies
The Lord Mayor acknowledges the crowds on his way to the Inns of Court
The Lord Mayor returns to the Mansion House
Lord Mayor Sir David Wootton visits the Scout troop
Lord Mayor Fiona Woolfe visits Burma Woods in the care of the City of London.
The State Trumpeters and the Pearl Sword and Mace lead the Lord Mayor and the guest of honour into dinner
A State Dinner in the Main Hall
The Loving Cup is passed around at a Mansion House dinner of which there are many during the course of the year
The Lord Mayor accepts a bowl of mulberries in the Charterhouse Gardens. One of the many ancient events that happen in the City. Now the Chatterhouse makes mulberry gin.
Throughout the year the Lord Mayor hosts many dinners for many different organisations. Some are annual dinners, others are for specific organisations that the Lord Mayor has a particular interest in
The Lord Mayor Sir David Wootton inspects the Chelsea Pensioners in the Royal Hospital on Founder's Day
The conclusion of the Boar's Head ceremony. One of many ancient events that take place in the City of London
Breakfast is served in Butchers' Hall after the Lord Mayor has toured Smithfield Market
The conclusion of the Boar's Head ceremony. One of many ancient events that take place in the City of London
Breakfast is served in Butchers' Hall after the Lord Mayor has toured Smithfield Market
Newly installed Lord Mayor, Sir Charles Bowman, with the Mansion House staff
Sir David Wootton sits for his portrait in Jane Bond's Studio