IN PICTURES: Week seven of the London 2012 Olympic torch relay

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Posted: Saturday 30th June 2012 | 17:08

THE Olympic flame will make a drop-in call to the Loughborough preparation camp of Team GB this week and pay a visit to the home of Shakespeare, who is inspiring the vision behind the London 2012 opening ceremony.

FANS: Five-time Olympian and part-time ballroom dancer Mark Foster carries the Olympic Flame through the centre of Southend during Day 49 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (Getty Images)

IGNITE: Torchbearer John Bowman lights the cauldron with the Olympic Flame following the Torch Relay journey through Chelmsford (Getty Images)

COLOURFUL: Torchbearer Caroline Emeny poses with the Mayor of Southwold Michael Ladd (second right) as she carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg between Reydon and Southwold (Getty Images)

HISTORIC: Giles Long MBE holds the Olympic Flame at the top of Norwich Castle at the beginning of Day 48 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. (Getty Images)

FAN CLUB: Lauren Reeder holds the Olympic Flame surrounded by local children on the running track at Lynnsport and Leisure Park, during Day 47 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (Getty Images)

QUEEN'S BACK GARDEN: Rachel Forrest carries the Olympic Flame on her Torch Relay leg through the Sandringham Estate (Getty Images)

SUPPORT: Audrey Cooper holds the Olympic Flame at Loughborough University with BOA's Director of Elite Performance Sir Clive Woodward (left), Team GB mascot Pride the Lion and members of the Team GB Preparation Camp (Getty Images)

PREPARATION: Audrey Cooper holds the Olympic Flame at Loughborough University with BOA's Director of Elite Performance Sir Clive Woodward (left), Team GB mascot Pride the Lion, Sarah Webb (second left) and Rhona Martin (right) (Getty Images)

FAMOUS FACE: Former footballer and TV presenter Torchbearer 005 Gary Lineker carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through Leicester (Getty Images)

SUPPORTIVE: Natasha Applegate alongside London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe after lighting the cauldron with the Olympic Flame after the Torch Relay leg through Peterborough (Getty Images)

WELCOME: John Richards carries the Olympic Flame around the grounds of Rugby School during Day 45 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (Getty Images)

HISTORIC: Fiona Warner holds the Olympic Flame at Althorp House during Day 45 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.(Getty Images)

SPORTS STAR: Trialthlete Tim Don carries the Olympic Flame in the stands of the City of Coventry Stadium during Day 45 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (Getty Images)

PROUD: Georgina Harland, an Olympic bronze medallist in Athens, holds the Olympic Flame in front of Warwick Castle during Day 44 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (Getty Images)

CROWDS: Laura Birkbeck carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through Birmingham (Getty Images)

BARD'S HOME: Peter Wyatt passes the Olympic Flame to Torchbearer 110 Camilla Hadland outside Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-Upon-Avon during Day 44 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay (Getty Images)

TRUE HERO: Johnson Beharry carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg through the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire (Getty Images)

MUSIC ICON: Sir Cliff Richard - who has spent a combined total of 20 years in the charts since the 1950s - ran with the flame in Birmingham (Getty Images)

STAR TURN: Siva Kaneswaran of The Wanted carries the Olympic Flame on the Torch Relay leg from Great Wyrley to Leamore (Getty Images)