Pride in London participants. In 2004 it was awarded registered charity status. The 2012 event was WorldPride, though this was to be the last event organised by Pride London. In late 2012, a group of individuals from within the LGBTQ community formed London LGBT+ Community Pride, a registered community interest company, and the company organised the Pride in London festival and parade in 2013. The organisation has been awarded a contract to organise Pride in London for five years by the Greater London Authority, together with funding of £500,000 over five years. The former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has been a vocal
Charles Bowman (Lord Mayor of London) He is an Alderman of the Lime Street Ward and served as Sheriff of the City of London in 2015-16. Bowman is a member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Grocers and a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He was appointed Knight of the Order of St John in January 2018. He is married to Samantha, a veterinary surgeon and liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen. They have two daughters, Grace and Charlotte. Charles Bowman (Lord Mayor of London) Charles Bowman (born 1961) was the 690th Lord Mayor of the