The greatest gift of being a London Ambassador so far has been the chance to see the rehearsal for the Opening Ceremony. This Monday on a beautiful sunny and hot evening we got that amazing opportunity. I was hugely disappointed not to get any Olympic tickets for the stadium so just to be able to go to the Olympic Park and Stadium was a joy in itself. I'm not going to reveal anything about the show until after it goes live to the rest of the world. Danny Boyle's speech and #savethesurprise ethos seems to have really done the job and, considering how many people were there and how much everyone must be bursting to show their pictures, relatively little has been leaked. Suffice to say it was beyond incredible. A little twee to start with but builds up into something which left me with an open mouth and tears in my eyes. Spine-tingling, awe-inspiring, funny, whacky, very British, all together an unbelievable spectacle from a genius. I think my tweets from the night say it all....
"Opening ceremony rehearsal. Truly exceptional. Rarely have I been so proud to be British.
"Danny Boyle a complete genius. Well done guys and girls on an exceptional show. Now let's show the world!
(And I even made the Australian Herald http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/opening-ceremony-rehearsal-under-tight-wraps-as-audience-asked-to-savethesurprise/story-fn9dheyx-1226433460461)
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