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

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21 June 2019

Last Updated: 21 June 2019

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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 — A farmhouse near Honley in West Yorkshire is bathed in early morning sunlight (Danny Lawson/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 — A druid rests in the stone circle at Stonehenge (Ben Birchall/PA)

Summer Solstice 2019 — The sun peeps through the clouds above Victoria Tower on Castle Hill in Huddersfield (Danny Lawson/PA)

Summer Solstice 2019 — The sun rises over London (Julia Saqui/PA)

Summer Solstice 2019 — People gather around stones at the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire (Andrew Matthews/PA)

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