Photos show how the scenes of dancing and packed streets at the Notting Hill Carnival go back a long way. Above: A woman dancing during the carnival in 1976.
The 72-second silence was held at the first carnival that has taken place since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. It comes after organisers were previously slammed for not planning one.
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