Dignitaries attending Olympic Opening Ceremony
Over one hundred Heads of State and Heads of Government have been arriving in the UK over the past week to play a part in the Olympic Games. They include:
- Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil (which is hosting the 2016 Olympics)
- Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of France
- Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland
- Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia
- Michelle Obama, First Lady of the USA
- David and Samantha Cameron, Prime Minister and First Lady
- Nick and Miriam Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and wife
- William and Ffion Hague, Foreign Secretary and wife
- Jeremy and Lucia Hunt, Culture Secretary and wife
- Hugh and Anne Robertson, Olympic Secretary and wife
- George and Frances Osborne, Chancellor and wife
- Baroness Warsi, Minister Without Portfolio