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A band practices ahead of the parade during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. The carnival has been held every year since 1966 and one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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A performer in costume takes part in the carnival on the main Parade day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 27, 2018. Nearly one million people are expected by the organizers Sunday and Monday in the streets of west London's Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
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Visitors shelter under umbrellas as they fill the streets on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 26, 2018. Nearly one million people are expected by the organizers Sunday and Monday in the streets of west London's Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
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Revellers take part in the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain August 26, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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Carnival performers take part in the parade on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 26, 2018. Nearly one million people are expected by the organizers Sunday and Monday in the streets of west London's Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
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A carnival performer takes part in the parade on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 26, 2018. Nearly one million people are expected by the organizers Sunday and Monday in the streets of west London's Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
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A costumed reveller poses for a picture ahead of the parade during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. The carnival has been held every year since 1966 and one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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A performer prepares for the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 26, 2018. Nearly one million people are expected by the organizers Sunday and Monday in the streets of west London's Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
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Revellers take part in the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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Revellers take part in the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
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Costumed revellers take a drink during the parade during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. The carnival has been held every year since 1966 and one of the largest festival celebrations of its kind in Europe. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
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A carnival performer takes part in the parade on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 26, 2018. Nearly one million people are expected by the organizers Sunday and Monday in the streets of west London's Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
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Performers in costume enact a Windrush-inspired performance on the main Parade day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 27, 2018. Nearly one million people are expected by the organizers Sunday and Monday in the streets of west London's Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe. / AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Updated 27 August 2018
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Notting Hill Carnival 2018

Notting Hill Carnival 2018

A carnival performer takes part in the parade on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 26, 2018. Nearly one million people are expected by the organizers Sunday and Monday in the streets of west London's Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture at a carnival considered the largest street demonstration in Europe.
(Photo courtesy: AFP/ Reuters )