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16 May 2025

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In hand: Puppeteers and fans of Punch and Judy gathered at St Paul’s, Covent Garden, known as the actors’ church, for the 50th Annual Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival. The church is located near the spot where Samuel Pepys first recorded sighting Mr Punch in May 1662

In hand: Puppeteers and fans of Punch and Judy gathered at St Paul’s, Covent Garden, known as the actors’ church, for the 50th Annual Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival. The church is located near the spot where Samuel Pepys first recorded sighting Mr Punch in May 1662

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