Performers parade past the judges at the start of the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA performer from the Paraiso School of Samba struts her stuff at the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesDrummers go all out to impress the judges at the start of the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
The all-important whistle-blowing at the Notting Hill Carnival paradePhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA Notting Hill Carnival performer asks a policeman for directions (maybe, possibly)Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesThe Paraiso Samba troupe perform at the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA troupe make their way to the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA performer puts on his costume at the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesAn elaborate feathered costume at the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesMembers of the Paraiso Samba troupe adjust their masks at the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA participant applies lipstick using the reflection on a car at the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesThe Paraiso Samba troupe line up at the start of the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesMembers of the Paraiso Samba troupe prepare to line up at the startPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesThe carnival parade gets underway in Notting HillPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA Cleopatra and Egyptian themed parade at the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesTraffic makes its way through the assembly point for the Notting Hill Carnival paradePhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesThe Notting Hill Carnival parade takes it toll on heels and archesPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesA performer takes pictures at the Notting Hill CarnivalPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
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