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DSC 0899 Dignitaries taking part in the long procession through the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Britain to mark William Shakespeare's birthday 23rd April, wait their turn to hand over their bouquets of flowers to be placed on William Shakespeare's grave inside Holy Trinity Church. The annual event takes place on the nearest Saturday to the 23rd April and the celebrations remain one of the few engagements for the Diplomatic corps outside London. Keywords: Shakespeare's birthday, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Britain, England, U.K, Tudor, Elizaberth 1st, William Shakespeare, Shakespeare, flowers, grave, William Shakespeare's grave, Holy Trinity Church, vicar, woman vicar, Dignitaries
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Photographer: Richard Sowersby
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DSC 0899
Upload Date: 2007-04-28 12:13:18
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Dignitaries taking part in the long procession through the streets

of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Britain to mark William Shakespeare's birthday 23rd April, wait their turn to hand over their bouquets of flowers to be placed on William Shakespeare's grave inside Holy Trinity Church.
The annual event takes place on the nearest Saturday to the 23rd April and the celebrations remain one of the few engagements for the Diplomatic corps outside London.
Keywords: Shakespeare's birthday, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Britain, England, U.K, Tudor, Elizaberth 1st, William Shakespeare, Shakespeare, flowers, grave, William Shakespeare's grave, Holy Trinity Church, vicar, woman vicar, Dignitaries