London Paralympics Opening Ceremony

Shooter Michael Johnson leads the New Zealand team into the opening ceremony.

Shooter Michael Johnson leads the New Zealand team into the opening ceremony.

Former Paralympic athlete, Tanni Grey-Thompson, is lifted into the air in the Olympic Stadium.

An actor performs during the 2012 Paralympic opening ceremony.

Paralympian Margaret Maughan lights the Paralympic Cauldron.

Fireworks go off to mark the opening of the Paralympic Games.

Huge apples are seen in tribute to Newton's Law.

Fireworks go off to mark the opening of the Paralympic Games.

Physicist Stephen Hawking helps open the London Paralympic Games.

The Queen makes a less dramatic entrance to the Paralympics opening ceremony than she did for the Olympics.

The London Paralympics opening ceremony.

The British flag is paraded in by military personnel during the Paralympics opening ceremony.

A performer in a wheelchair rolls into the Olympic Stadium on top of a giant apple.

Performers with umbrellas during the London Paralympics opening ceremony.

London Paralympics opening ceremony.

The scene at the London Olympic Stadium for the Paralympic Games opening ceremony.