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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Clea Skopeliti

‘The atmosphere is one of beauty’: revellers celebrate Notting Hill carnival

Leandra Foster (front) with cousins (left to right) Amber, Breanna and Zara Preece. Foster said: ‘We’ve met people from all over today.’
Leandra Foster (front) with cousins (left to right) Amber, Breanna and Zara Preece. Foster said: ‘We’ve met people from all over today.’ Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer

Thousands of people have been out on the streets of Notting Hill to celebrate carnival on the 75th anniversary of the Windrush arrival, with many draped in flags and shimmering costumes of feathers and jewels.

Sandra Hartman, 58, was among those who has seen carnival change over the decades since she started coming in the late 1970s.

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