Steve Redgrave jogs into the stadium, the torch held aloft. But significantly, the torch is then used to light the flames of a band of younger, as yet un-garlanded athletes - a fitting end for a ceremony that began by celebrating Britain's past and ends by pointing to its future. The choir is singing; the torches move back and forth.
Sir Steve Redgrave holds the Olympic torch aloft before handing it to the seven young athletes who will light the flame. EPA/Hannibal
