People in London gathered the courage to endure the fury of chilly winters and witnessed the wonders of London fireworks as the United Kingdom received the new year. The fireworks on the banks of the Thames paid homage to the late Queen Elizabeth II and showcased British solidarity with Ukraine amid the Russia-Ukraine war. According to Sky News, more than 100,000 people assembled at the British capital to mark the beginning of 2023.
The fireworks started with the production of a drone spelling out the message, “2023 with love from London”. The hum lights also made a lovely view of the late Queen in the beautiful London night skies.
Britain’s longest-serving ruler passed away in September 2022, leading to her long legacy’s end. The tribute to the Queen featured the recorded voice of her majesty and some beautiful words from Dame Judi Dench. The London light performance also paid tribute to Ukraine, featuring the Ukrainian flag. The fireworks then honored the new monarch, King Charles III, with a message from the king about the need to preserve the planet.
On Sunday, Sky News said that the theme of the London fireworks was “2023 with love from London,” and around 12,000 fireworks lit up the city sky.
People are supposed to celebrate New Year all across the country.
In London, the fireworks also stressed the Lionesses’ Euro win at Wembley and the 50 years of London’s Pride, a crossroads labeled with a letter from Peter Tatchell from the Gay Liberation Front. Songs like Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline and the melodious tunes of Kalush Orchestra are heard all across the city. Hits from artists like Dua Lipa, Cher, and Rihanna played during the London New Year festival, and the show ended with traditional Auld Lang Syne, a song by Robert Burns.
In Edinburg, the celebration went in its full glory as people gathered to celebrate the new year in such an elegant manner in three years. In the wealth of Wales, Cardiff, the Winter Wonderland became the main attraction. In the North Yorkshire town of Scarborough, authorities canceled their fire display after many raised worries that the noise and light could cause pain to an Arctic walrus named Thor.
As Big Ben’s chimes began, murmurs took shape in the sky to help the group count down to midnight before London’s renowned skyline exploded into color with a barrage of fireworks to welcome the new year.
The sold-out concert in the capital, set to music, paid homage to the late Queen – with more drones including the shape of a crown in the sky before transforming into the body of ER II and then the familiar picture of her face in profile on a large coin.
The show also featured a voice recording from the late Queen and words from Dame Judi Dench. It then honored King Charles with a message about the need to keep our planet’s future.
Other highlights emphasized the Lionesses’ history-making Euro win at Wembley and 50 years of London’s Pride with a letter from Peter Tatchell from the Gay Liberation Front.
There was a letter of support for Ukraine with blue and yellow fireworks, and the London Eye lit up in the colors of the country’s flag, sound-tracked by the Ukrainian Eurovision winner Kalush Orchestra.
Other music attended during the display included hits from Stormzy, Calvin Harris, Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, and Madness before it ended with the traditional Auld Lang Syne.
Organizers of the sold-out Hogmanay road party in Edinburgh said it was about in its “rightful home” after the coronavirus pandemic.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it was the “first full Hogmanay festivities in three years.”
In a new year news on Twitter, she wrote thinking back to Hogmanay last year and indeed the year before that, reminded of precisely how far we have arrived from the very dimmest days of the pandemic.”
Fireworks lit up Edinburgh’s Court, and The Pet Shop Boys headlined the event in Princes Street Gardens.
The street party, which had previously offered 60,000 spaces, was scaled back to 30,000 tickets.
