Olympic torch relay to stop by Buckingham Palace
Jun. 14 10:31 AM EDT
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Louise Martin holds the Olympic Flame on the Swilken Bridge on the 18th fairway on the Old Course at St. Andrews on Day 26 of the London Torch Olympic Relay 2012, in St. Andrews, Scotland, Wednesday, June 13, 2012. (AP Photo/PA, Andrew Milligan) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE
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This image made available by LOCOG shows Davie Austin, an employee of the Nevis Range, carrying the Olympic Flame on a gondola on the Nevis Range, a mountain ski resort in the The Highlands of Scotland near Ben Nevis and Fort William on Day 22 of the Torch Relay leg Saturday June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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This image made available by LOCOG shows Kirsty Wade holding the Olympic Flame as a lone piper plays at the Calanais Standing Stones in Callanish on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland as the sun rises on Day 24 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, Monday, June 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson/LOCOG)
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This image made available by LOCOG shows Blair Marquis holding the Olympic Torch on Loch Ness, Scotland during Day 22 of the Torch Relay Saturday June 9, 2012. The Olympic torch crossed Loch Ness, home of the legendary monster, as part of its cross-country trek which ends at London's Olympic Park next month. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson/LOCOG)
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This image made available by LOCOG shows Mountain Biker Tracy Moseley carries the Olympic Flame on the Nevis Range, a mountain ski resort in the The Highlands of Scotland near Ben Nevis and Fort William on Day 22 of the Torch Relay leg Saturday June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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This image made available by LOCOG shows Blair Marquis holding the Olympic Torch on Loch Ness, Scotland during Day 22 of the Torch Relay Saturday June 9, 2012. The Olympic torch crossed Loch Ness, home of the legendary monster, as part of its cross-country trek which ends at London's Olympic Park next month. (AP Photo/Danny Lawson/LOCOG)
LONDON (AP) — The flame for the 2012 London Olympics will be making a house call.
Olympic officials said Thursday the fire will visit Queen Elizabeth's home, Buckingham Palace, on July 26, the second-to-last day of the 70-day torch relay across Britain and Ireland.
The flame, which was lit in Greece last month, will also tour other London high points — including Downing Street, St. Paul's Cathedral and Shakespeare's Globe theater.
Huge numbers of people have turned up all over the country to see the flame as it makes its 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) trek around the U.K. The turnout has prompted authorities to bolster crowd-handling plans for central London during the games.
The Olympics take place from July 27 to Aug. 12.
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