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London 2012 Olympic torch relay: day 53 – in pictures

Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Sir Roger Bannister passes the flame to Nicola Byrom on Iffley Road Stadium, Oxford Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Former Olympic gold medallist and torchbearer Sir Steve Redgrave carrying the flame on a boat on the River Thames during the leg between Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Former Paralympian and torchbearer Sarah Winckless (second left) carries the flame at the London 2012 Olympic rowing venue, Eton Dorney
Photograph: Locog via Getty Images
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Frankie Dettori leaps from retired racehorse Monsignor after carrying the flame around the parade ring at Ascot Photograph: Gareth Fuller/Locog/PA
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Former Colombian football player Carlos Valderrama carries the flame on the leg between Slough and Windsor Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Ian Rostance carries the flame on the leg down Long Walk after leaving Windsor Castle Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, centre, look on as the flame passes from Gina Macgregor to Phillip Wells outside Windsor Castle Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Phillip Wells runs with the flame down the Long Walk outside Windsor Castle Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Crowds line the Long Walk outside Windsor Castle Photograph: WPA Pool/Getty Images
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Gina Macgregor runs through the rain at Windsor Castle Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Queen Elizabeth II (centre) and the Duke of Edinburgh (right) speak with London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe (far right) while Gina Macgregor (left) looks on at Windsor Castle Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Olympic torch day 53: Olympic torch day 53
Denise Lewis carries the flame on the leg between Ascot and Bracknell Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
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