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THE HIST OR Y OF L ONDON  37

2010 “Boris Bikes” available to ride Celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
around the city in a new cycle
hire scheme
2011 Prince William marries
Catherine Middleton
2012 The Queen
celebrates her Diamond
Jubilee and London hosts
the Olympic Games
2013 A new royal heir,
George Alexander
Louis, is born to Prince
William and Catherine
2015 Princess
Charlotte is born
2010 2015 2020
Johnson Khan
2010 2015 2020
2016 Sadiq Khan
becomes London mayor
2013
The tallest
building in
the city, the
Shard, opens

2015 The Conservative
2011 Thousands of party wins the
people riot across the general election
city, resulting in looting,
arson and violence
2010 The Conservatives and The Shard
the Liberal Democrats form a
coalition government

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