The Olympic rings are lit with pyrotechnics during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
The President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, left, and Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, back right, applaud as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, foreground right, arrives during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. Photo: AP
Actors enact a performance representing Britain's National Health Service (NHS) during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. Photo: AP
The British flag is raised up during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London.
A giant figure stands out during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. Photo: AP
Performers run through a scene during the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 27, 2012. Photo: AP