Westfield Stratford City shopping centre opens

Shoppers on the footbridge outside the shoping centre, which is also the gateway to the 2012 Olympic site Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Crowds converge on the centre as it opened its doors to the public Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Andy Street, the Managing Director of John Lewis, addresses 750 new partners in the John Lewis branch of the newly opened Westfield Stratford City shopping centre Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Smokers outside the new centre Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Shoppers pass a giant billboard inside the centre Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Mayor of London Boris Johnson officially opens the centre Photograph: Richard Young/Rex Features

US singer Nicole Sherzinger performs at the official opening Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/AFP/Getty Images

Shoppers converge in their tens of thousands on the Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford, east London for the grand opening of the site. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Shoppers stand near a sign for a frozen yoghurt store Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Marks & Spencer Chief Executive, Marc Bolland, at their new store which is one of the company's largest Photograph: Adrian Brooks/Imagewise

Shoppers outside the new John Lewis store Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Shoppers photograph BMW cars on display Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian

Customers inside the newly opened Westfield Stratford City shopping centre Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/AFP/Getty Images

Shoppers with promotional bags Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian