The Observer's 20 photographs of the week

A man shows his respects at Woolwich where the British soldier, Lee Rigby, was brutually murdered Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty

And here, photographer Andy Hall captured an affecting moment when a representative from the Muslim Council of Coventry handed out white roses to fellow mourners at the memorial site
Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer

The other main news story of the week was the tornado which devastated the Oklahoma City suburbs. Here, Steve Cobb carries his daughter Jordan while his wife, teacher Ledonna Cobb holds the hand of a pupil as they walk away from Briarwood Elementary school Photograph: Paul Hellstern/AP

Workers repair the Warren theatre in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore which was left devastated by the tornado Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

In another photograph by Adrees Latif, Danielle Stephan and boyfriend Thomas Layton pause between salvaging through the remains of a family member's home after the tornado Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters

A member of the FEMEN feminist activist group with writing on her chest reading 'May fascists rest in hell' is arrested by police officers in Paris. She had taken part in a protest inside the Notre Dame cathedral against the suicide of a far-right activist Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP

Queen Elizabeth arrives in Cambridge Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

This house was built on a rock in the river Drina in 1968 by a group of young men who decided that it was an ideal place for a tiny shelter Photograph: Marko Djurica/Reuters

US actress Jessica Chastain arrives for the screening of the film All is Lost at the Cannes Film Festival Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

Cacti are displayed on the Southfield Nursery stand at Chelsea Flower Show which celebrated its 100th birthday this year Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend the wedding ceremony of Shalom Rokeach, the grandson of the Chief Rabbi of Belz, Yissachar Dov Rokeach, and his bride, Hannah Batya Penet, in Jerusalem Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Pilgrims walk behind the carriage carrying the Simpecado of the Hermandad del Rocio de Huelva during their journey to La Ermita del Rocio. The Romeria del Rocio procession brings together roughly a million pilgrims each year Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty

People riding on motorcycles are seen through a hole of a damaged building in Deir al-Zor, Syria Photograph: Reuters

Masked men ride in a morning procession as part of the Cavalhadas festival in Pirenopolis, Brazil. The popular festival is a tradition that was introduced in the 1800s by a Portuguese priest to mark the the ascension of Christ. The three day festival re-enacts the Christian knights' medieval defeat of the Moors Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

Stunt expert Leigh-Anne Vizer is held by a large King Kong hand above the city of Melbourne during a 'King Kong' production photocall at Eureka Skydeck, the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. A King Kong show is set to open in June Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty

Bineta Ndiaye looks at herself in a mirror as her friend Coumba Faye fixes her hair in Faye's house in the village of Ndande in Senegal. Every year, inhabitants of the village take part in a Sufi Muslim ceremony called Gamou-Ndande Photograph: Joe Penney/Reuters

A dancer performs on a watery stage suspended above the audience during a dress rehearsal of Wayra performed by the Fuerza Bruta theatre group in Buenos Aires Photograph: Marcos Brindicci/Reuters

Metal placards in the shape of Israeli soldiers stand on an old bunker during sunset at an observation point on Mount Bental in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, overlooking the border with Syria Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

A regular contributor to this gallery, photographer Mohammed Al-Shaikh continued his excellent work on the unrest in Bahrain. Here, in the village of Nuwaidrat, a woman holds her child before a parade welcoming Abdul Wahab Hussein, head of the Shia Wafa Islamic Movement, who was temporarily released from prison. He was released briefly for his mother's funeral Photograph: Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP

David Beckham sees his number is up and is substituted during the second half of Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 match against Brest in what is likely to be his final appearance before retiring Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters