Egypt has held a special parade including a full orchestra and a light show as it transferred 22 ancient royal mummies to a new museum in Cairo.
Men marched with drums and women carried illuminated parcels as the ceremony got under way.
The mummies – 18 kings and four queens – were each transported by road in their own capsule filled with nitrogen to provide protection.
The transfer of the mummies was turned into a spectacular event
The capsules were carried on carts that cradled them and provided…
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