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Photographers gather around garden gnomes during the Chelsea Flower Show press day in London on May 20.

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Decorated gnomes designed by celebrity figures Alan Titchmarsh, Elton John, Julian Fellowes and Lily Allen are displayed at Chelsea Flower Show on May 20 in London, England.

For this year only, the Royal Horticultural Society lifted its 100-year ban on garden gnomes and other "brightly coloured mythical creatures" at the Chelsea Flower Show in London England to celebrate its centenary year and raise funds for the next generation of gardeners.

The RHS invited celebrities including Elton John, Judi Dench, and Dolly Parton to paint and decorate gnomes to feature at the world famous gardening event, before auctioning the gnomes online to raise funds for the RHS Campaign for School Gardening.

Gnomes have been banned from the Chelsea Flower Show and other prestigious gardening events because many believe they are tacky and detract from tasteful garden design. Gnome supporters accuse event officials of snobbery.

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Rock and Roll devotees Lori Barker and Yvette Hillebrandt pose as they attend the 50th Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender on May 21 in Hemsby, England.

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Classic cars line up for a cruise to Great Yarmouth during the 50th Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender on May 12.

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Rock and Roll pianist and singer Lewis Jordan Brown, 11, entertains devotees at the 50th Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender.

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Rock and Roll devotees dance the night away at the 50th Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender on May 12.

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An attendee of the 50th Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender chalks his cue as he plays pool in Hemsby, England on May 12.

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Rock and Roll devotees attend the 50th Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender in Hemsby England.

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An Elvis fan's Ford Consul is parked at the 50th Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender on May 12.

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Fans of Rock and Roll, Rockabilly, Rockin' Blues and Americana gathered at Seacroft Holiday Camp in Hemsby, England this weekend to dress up in period clothing and re-live the 1940s and 50s.

Every day of the four day Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender, a line up of top live bands played the music of the era as devotees hit the dance floor to hop, bop, jive and Rock 'n' Roll.

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Rock and Roll devotees attend the 50th Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekender.

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A team dressed as characters from The Wizard of Oz roll wooden "cheese" during the Stilton Village Festival cheese rolling competition on May 6 in Stilton, England.

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A team called 'Fromage to the Silver Screen' parades before taking part in the Stilton Village Festival cheese rolling competition on May 6 in Stilton.

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A team wears inflatable dolphins during the Stilton Village Festival cheese rolling competition on May 6 in Stilton, England.

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The Pig Dyke Molly dancers take part in the Stilton Village Festival on May 6 in Stilton, England.

For more than a decade, the Stilton Cheese Rolling Festival has been an annual event in Stilton, England when hundreds of villagers and visitors battle for the honor of becoming cheese rolling champions.

Local people are currently involved in a campaign to bring Stilton cheese making back to the village. The cheese is currently only made in the counties of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire, Getty Images reported.

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Runners observe a moment of silence before the start of the London Marathon in Greenwich, southeast London, on April 21.

Undaunted by the Boston Marathon bombings, big crowds lined the route of the London Marathon on Sunday to cheer on some 36,000 runners who paid their respects to the Boston victims by wearing black ribbons and holding a 30-second silence before the start.

London's is the first major international marathon since the double bomb attack near the finish line in Boston, which left three people dead and more than 170 injured, including many who are still hospitalized.

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Jason Darnall of Kentucky, who ran the Boston Marathon in 2012 and chose to compete in London's marathon on Sunday, wears a black ribbon at the start of the mass race in Greenwich Park, southeast London.

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Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya runs down the Mall towards finish line and victory in the Women's Elite section during the London Marathon on Sunday.

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Lulu, a member of a British police explosive dog search team, patrols during the London Marathon on Sunday.

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Margaret Thatcher holds a chimpanzee while Prime Minister in 1985.

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British Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher enjoys a cup of tea at the opening of the South Mimms Motorway service area, watched by the press in 1987.

Margaret Thatcher, who led Great Britain as prime minister from 1979 to 1990, was the first woman to hold the job, and was the longest-serving prime minister of the postwar era.

During her decades-long career in politics, the camera followed her every move and many of the images that we’re left with show a humorous side to the “Iron Lady."

Whether she was meeting with constituents or playing a game of snooker, Thatcher’s image appears to be one of control and grace.

Related links:

• Slideshow: The life and times of Margaret Thatcher
• Margaret Thatcher, ‘Iron Lady’ who led conservative resurgence in Britain, dies
• Margaret Thatcher played polarizing role in pop culture

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Margaret Thatcher has fun on a ski run in Battersea Park with instructor Joe Hoki in 1962 as the Conservative MP.

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Margaret Thatcher, conservative party leader, on the campaign trail during the general election campaign in 1979.

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Margaret Thatcher gets a kiss from Petticoat Lane stallholder Lew Pickle, on her East End walkabout in 1979 in London while she was the Conservative Party leader.

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Margaret Thatcher swings from a hoist during a visit to the Royal Navy as prime minister in 1983

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Margaret Thatcher handles a silver mine drill at the Broken Hill mine, west of Sydney, Australia, in 1976.

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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher stands in a British tank during a visit to British forces in Fallingbostel in 1986.

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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Imperial College, London, to open the Technology 2000 exhibition in 1985.

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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher plays snooker during an election campaign visit in 1987.

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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher peers through binoculars during an election campaign photo call in 1987.

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Sand sculptor Radavan Zivny works on a sculpture of Gollum.

A sand sculptor works on a "Harry Potter"-themed sculpture as pieces are prepared for this year's Hollywood-themed annual Weston Sand Sculpture Festival on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Weston-super-Mare, England.

Twenty award-winning sand sculptors from around the globe are working to create sand sculptures including Harry Potter, Marilyn Monroe and characters from the "Star Wars" films as part of the town's movie-themed festival on the beach, which is due to open on Good Friday.

Video: The sculptors at work during the 2010 World Championship of Sand Sculpting

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A sand sculptor works on a "Jurassic Park"-themed sculpture.

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Britain's Prince William supports his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as she pulls her heel from a grate during a St. Patrick's Day visit to Mons Barracks in Aldershot, southern England, on March 17.

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Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, holds onto the hand of her husband, Prince William, as she bends down to pull the heel of her shoe out of a drainage grill.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is not immune to awkward situations in heels, but at least her husband, Prince William, is there to lend a hand as she attempts to free herself from a drainage grill at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, England, on St. Patrick’s Day.

The duke and duchess were there to present sprigs of shamrocks to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a tradition started in 1901 by Queen Alexandra of Denmark, the wife of King Edward VII, who took the throne that same year.

Slideshow: St. Patrick's Day

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Participants run in the annual Parliamentary Pancake Race in front of the Houses of Parliament on Shrove Tuesday in London. Now in its 16th year, the annual Pancake Race, which raises money for the charity Rehab, sees teams of politicians and journalists racing in a circuit while tossing pancakes in frying pans. The team of MPs won this year's event.

Related links:

• Slideshow: Carnival celebrations around the world
• Flipping runners at Washington National Cathedral Pancake Race
• Kate 'flips' (pancakes) over Northern Ireland

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The Albert Tavern, a Victorian public house built in 1864, stands next to the modern office redevelopment of Selborne House, left, on Victoria Street, Feb. 7, in London, England. The pub, which stands a short distance from Parliament, was named in honor of Queen Victoria's husband, the Prince Consort and has survived the extensive redevelopment of many of its neighbors.

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A facial reconstruction based on the skull of King Richard III is unveiled by the Richard III Society, in London on Feb. 5, 2013.

The face of England's King Richard III was revealed for the first time in more than 500 years on Tuesday following a reconstruction based on a skull unearthed from a parking lot in the city of Leicester.

After carrying out a series of scientific investigations on bones exhumed from the site last year, the University of Leicester announced on Monday that the remains belonged to Richard III, who died in battle in 1485.

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Michael Ibsen, a descendant of England's King Richard III, poses for pictures with a plastic model made from the recently discovered skull of the king, during a press conference in London on Feb. 5, 2013.

As detailed by NBC News Science Editor Alan Boyle, DNA was extracted from bone samples and compared with modern-day mitochondrial DNA from two direct descendants of Richard III's family, including Michael Ibsen, a Canadian-born cabinetmaker who is a 17th-generation descendant of Richard III's eldest sister, Anne of York.

The skeleton's relatively delicate structure was consistent with descriptions of Richard III's physical appearance, University of Leicester historian Lin Foxhall said.