The Flame Arrives in London!

Today was a pretty spectacular day.  In a ceremony at the Panathenaic Stadium in Greece, the Olympic Flame was handed over to the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG).  A British Airways A319 aircraft named The Firefly transported the Olympic Flame to the UK from Greece for the start of the Olympic Torch Relay tomorrow.  

The Flame arrived at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Culdrose in Cornwall at approximately 7.25pm London time.  The Olympic Flame was carried by David Beckham who was joined on the flight by young people selected from schools and colleges.

Once in the UK, Beckham lit the first Olympic torch from the Olympic flame that had just arrived from Greece.  

Tomorrow on May 19, a Royal Navy Search and Rescue Squadron will deliver the Flame to Land’s End, where the Olympic Torch Relay will start.  The very first torchbearer to carry the flame will be three-time Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie.

54 more days until the day I will be carrying the torch in the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay!