The exact birth date is contested – some claim it was in 1966, others, including the Greater London Authority and the Metropolitan police, date it to 1964, when former social worker Rhaune Laslett organised the London Notting Hill fair and pageant, the first organised outdoor event in Notting Hill, to promote cultural unity.
There are Taymor-esque animals in the "Fairest Isle" pageant at the end, though Mr. Morris suggested that the prevailing red, white and blue motif could also stand for "Puerto Rico or France or Texas".
From the world the arts you can enjoy the Sawdust Festival, Art-A-Fair and Pageant of the Masters.
The first festival was a street fair, which spawned the Pageant of the Masters to help attract attention to the art.
There were descriptions of the pageant at the fair, but no mention of any recordings.
Planned Runnymede projects listed on the trust's website include the building of a new Magna Carta visitors centre in Runnymede, a pageant, concert, medieval fair, museum exhibitions, street parties and bell ringing.
It often has the feel of an absurdist history pageant, although, to be fair, the recent Broadway musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" did some of the same things, and nobody ever questioned its rock-musical credentials.
He proved to be a very popular figure in the town, evidenced by the fact that he was asked to adjudicate at a local beauty pageant and the horse fair.
Various other entertainments are provided in the park on the day of the pageant, such as a fun fair and a car boot sale.
