Story · 2 October 2026

Judges Service To Mark the Start of the 2026 Legal Year at Whitehall, London, UK

These editorial photographs were made in Whitehall, London, on Thursday 1 October 2026, as those attending the Judges Service to Mark the Start of the 2026 Legal Year walked on to Parliament. Alex Norris, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, is pictured making the walk, along with Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond. Further frames show Supreme Court judges, High Court judges, circuit judges and district judges in procession, together with notaries and a Royal Courts of Justice Tipstaff. The coverage is available to license on Fast Media for editorial and publishing use.