A difficult day for the organisers of the Paris Olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. The day started with those train delays, with those attacks on various Train Lines around france, but it ended with a real bang. The Opening Ceremony that was promised to be a joyful event, an event that would be beautiful theatre in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it really did deliver. We had the french celebrating their culture, their art, theirfashion, their music, but also celebrating a global sense of unity, a global sense of belonging together, and that really is what the olympics are about. The flame, that was also an amazing addition to the ceremony. It was lit on a hot Air Balloon then and flew up into the sky and is now hovering over the paris skyline. You can still see the Eiffel Tower is beautifully sparkling behind me. The ceremony has been something to behold and it ended with an icon on an Icon Celine Dion singing the most beautiful song on the first floor
Disrupted the journey to the ceremony for many travellers. More on that in a moment, but first, Maryam Moshiri has more on the spectacle on the seine. What a culmination, what an end to what has been at times a difficult day for the organisers of the Paris Olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. The day started with those train delays, with those attacks on various Train Lines around france, but it ended with a real bang. The Opening Ceremony was promised to be a joyful event, an event that would be beautiful theatre in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it really did deliver. We had the french celebrating their culture, their art, theirfashion, their music, but also celebrating a global sense of unity, a global sense of belonging together, and that really is what the olympics are about. The flame, well, that was also an amazing addition to the ceremony. It was lit on a hot air balloon, which then and flew up into the sky, and is now hovering over the paris sky
The ceremony went ahead without disruption, despite a string of apparently Co Ordinated Sabotage Attacks on frances high Speed Rail Network early on friday, the motive for which remains unclear. More on that in a moment, but first Maryam Moshiri on the dazzling show from the city of light. What a culmination, what an end to what has been at times a difficult day for the organisers of the Paris Olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. The day started with those train delays, with those attacks on various Train Lines around france, but it ended with a real bang. The Opening Ceremony was promised to be a joyful event, an event that would be beautiful theatre in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it really did deliver. We had the french celebrating their culture, their art, theirfashion, their music, but also celebrating a global sense of unity, a global sense of belonging together, and that really is what the olympics are about. The flame, well, that was also an am
There was heavy rain but it didnt dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd. There were surprise performances throughout. A pink feathered Lady Gaga and the french malian Singer Aya Nakamura performed alongside teams of dancers high kicking the cancan or perching perilously on poles. The Olympic Flame, which had been carried by a host of global Sports Superstars including rafael nadal, Serena Williams and zinedine zidane, was used to light a huge cauldron on a hot Air Balloon that rose high into the paris sky. The culmination of the show included an emotional return of canadian icon Celine Dion her first live performance for four years. She sang on a spectacularly illuminated Eiffel Tower for the first time since revealing a serious health condition. For rights reasons, we cant show any of celine s performance or the Opening Ceremony, but my Colleague Maryam Moshiri watched in paris. What a culmination, what an end to what has been at times a difficult day for the organisers of the Paris Olym
Dampen the crowds enthusiasm. There were surprise performances throughout a pink feathered Lady Gaga and the french malian singer, Aya Nakamura performed alongside teams of dancers high kicking the can can or perching perilously on poles. The olympic flame, which had been carried by a host of global Sports Superstars including rafael nadal, Serena Williams and zinedine zidan, was used to light a huge cauldron on a hot Air Balloon that rose high into the paris sky. The culmination of the show included an emotional return of canadian icon Celine Dion her first live performance for four years. She sang on a spectacularly illuminated Eiffel Tower for the first time since revealing a serious health condition. For Rights Reasons we cant show any of Celines Performance or the Opening Ceremony, but my Colleague Maryam Moshiri watched In Paris. What a culmination, what an end to what has been at times a difficult day for the organisers of the Paris Olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. The day st