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Queues, crowds and excitement as Glastonbury Festival 2025 begins

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Co-founder Sir Michael Eavis and his daughter Emily Eavis led the countdown shortly before 08:00 BST .
More than 200,000 people are set to descend on the site in the coming days ahead of the main festival programme launching on Friday .
Hundreds of people arrived on Tuesday night , sleeping under the stars in queues in a bid to be the first on site.
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