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In Pictures: Crowds greet the sun on the longest day of the year

Thousands of people got up early to celebrate the summer solstice.

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Summer Solstice 2019

Thousands of people got up early on Friday to see the sun rise on the longest day of the year – the summer solstice.

Summer Solstice 2019
People pass through low mist at Stonehenge (Ben Birchall/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
People watch the sun rise at the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
A farmhouse near Honley in West Yorkshire is bathed in early morning sunlight (Danny Lawson/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
A man faces the rising sun at Stonehenge (Ben Birchall/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
Crowds gathered early to wait for the sun to rise at the Avebury stone circle (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
Early morning sunlight above Emley Moor transmitting station in Kirklees, West Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
A druid rests in the stone circle at Stonehenge (Ben Birchall/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
People got up early to watch the sun rise in Wiltshire on the longest day (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
The sun peeps through the clouds above Victoria Tower on Castle Hill in Huddersfield (Danny Lawson/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
A couple embrace as the sun rises at the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
The sun rises over London (Julia Saqui/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
Summer solstice revellers practise yoga at Stonehenge (Ben Birchall/PA)
Summer Solstice 2019
People gather around stones at the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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