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'Have you come far?', Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, meets a group of alpacas during a visit to the Cornish Young Farmers' tent at the Royal Cornwall Show Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Another lovely summer day in the UK. Tourists wrapped up against the unseasonal weather taking photos of each other on a visit to Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire on the day the Environment Agency declared that the risk of serious drought may well have passed. Ladybower and all other Severn Trent water reservoirs are currently at 90% or more of their capacity Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Gypsy girl Mary Nicholson, aged six, arrives on her family's Romany caravan at the Appleby Horse Fair. The fair has existed under the protection of a charter granted by James II since 1685. It is one of the key gathering points for the Romany, Gypsy and Traveller community. Appleby Horse Fair is attended by about 5,000 Travellers who come to buy and sell horses Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Thai Red Shirt supporters rally in front of the parliament to demand the removal of judges, whose order to halt a parliamentary debate on changes to the constitution has sparked fears of a fresh round of political turmoil in Bangkok. The Red Shirts, who are mostly supporters of the former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, and a government led by his sister, Yingluck, fear last week's constitutional court suspension could lay the foundations for a judicial coup Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters

Pakistani girls collect water for drinking from a leaking water supply pipe in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistanis are facing a shortage of water due to the low level of water in the country's reservoirs Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Jana Novotna tries to blend into the background in her pink attire while she plays with Martina Navratilova in the women's legends doubles semifinal match against Nathalie Tauziat and Sandrine Testud during the French Open. The slightly distracting bright pink court is in honour of Women's Day Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images

Who knew that either the euro crisis or David Cameron could be this funny? But clearly Angela Merkel has found something to laugh about during a panel discussion with students from 16 countries about the future of Germany Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

A Chelsea Pensioner, a British veteren soldier, rides a mobility scooter during the annual Founder's Day Parade at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. The hospital has been caring for veterans since it was founded in 1682 and is currently home to some 300 pensioners all of whom have served in the British army and are over 65 years of age Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

A sculpture entitled Roy the Redeemer is installed on the White Cliffs of Dover facing France ahead of the Euro 2012 championships. The 108 foot tall reproduction of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue will clearly give us the edge that we've been looking for Photograph: David Parry/PA Wire

Residents pray at a bus stop during the Corpus Christi parade in Warsaw Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

David Cameron and his Norwegian counterpart, Jens Stoltenberg, during a trip to Oslo
Photograph: Erlend/AFP/Getty Images

Stills from a video allegedly showing the bodies of people killed near Hama, Syria. Opposition forces have accused the Syrian government of a new massacre of up to a 100 people, hours before the UN security council convenes to review the crisis. The killings will pile pressure on world powers to act, although Russia and China are opposed to any kind of outside intervention Photograph: Reuters

A Pakistani man sells tea as he walks between disused oil tankers in the country. The tankers were used to transport Nato fuel to Afghanistan until Pakistan closed the supply line in retaliation for US air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last November. The US is trying to break deadlocked talks to reopen the route Photograph: Fareed Khan/AP

Another day and another person incredibly excited to be holding the Olympic torch. On Thursday, it was the turn of comedian Patrick Kielty, who has the task of carrying the flame in Northern Ireland between Newcastle and Downpatrick Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

There was nothing like this at Luton airport when the British team departed for the Euro 2012 championships. Russian cheerleaders perform to celebrate the departure of a special soccer fans' train from Moscow Photograph: Misha Japaridze/AP

Meanwhile, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, visits the the country's squad during a dinner in Gdańsk, Poland Photograph: Guido Bergmann/AP