Lord Mayor of London
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The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London, England, and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional powers, rights, and privileges, including the title and style The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London.
Sir William McArthur, Lord Mayor of London, caricatured by Leslie Ward, 1881
Stained glass in Guildhall, London, showing Henry fitz Ailwin
In 1747, the Lord Mayor proceeded to Westminster Hall via barge on the River Thames.
City of London Corporation
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The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the municipal governing body of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's financial sector.
The Swordbearer and Macebearer walk ahead of the Lord Mayor, who is escorted by his ward beadle
The Guildhall's North Wing, housing the Corporation's offices.
On formal occasions, as here in the Guildhall's Old Library, the Common Councilmen wear blue fur-trimmed robes.