At this moment of triumph, it’s important not to forget those who were less fortunate…
“I was standing with around 5,000 people, all ready for a party. We were watching the session on two large screens with a French police band dressed in white and standing by, ready to play.
“And then as the moment approached, the sky darkened and a light rain started to fall around a minute before the announcement.
“The news was greeted by silence and disbelief. There was a smattering of booing and some weeping, but most people just started to shuffle away.
“But then the screens cut to London and showed pictures of the celebrations in Trafalgar Square and there was an eruption of booing. At which point the deputy mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, started to speak to the crowd.
“She told the crowd to treat the news in the spirit of fair play and that the process had been fair. And then there was some clapping and the rain started to fall harder and the band started to play a medley of James Bond tunes. It was quite funereal.
A medley of James Bond tunes?
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