The historic images are the earliest-known aerial photographs of Britain. The 27 black and white photographs reveal how parts of the capital have changed beyond recognition.

The 27-year-old is South Africa's first Black hot air balloon pilot, and one of few women participating in the niche sport, which traditionally has been the domain of the white and privileged.

In the mountains west of Denver near Black Hawk, Myron Zeleznik, 80, a retired sheet metal worker and general aviation pilot, watched for hours from his house at 9,200 feet elevation. “It’s white.