Editing Trafalgar Square (section)

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[[File:Trafalgar Square Grass - May 2007.jpg|250px|thumb|Trafalgar Square temporarily grassed over in May 2007|alt=Trafalgar Square temporarily grassed over]]
The [[Sea Cadets]] hold a yearly Battle of Trafalgar victory parade running the north of [[Whitehall]], from [[Horse Guard's Parade]] to Nelson's Column.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9624106/Sea-Cadets-in-Battle-of-Trafalgar-parade.html|title=Sea Cadets in Battle of Trafalgar parade|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=21 October 2012|access-date=31 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622222323/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9624106/Sea-Cadets-in-Battle-of-Trafalgar-parade.html|archive-date=22 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As an archetypal London location, Trafalgar Square featured in film and television productions during the [[Swinging London]] era of the late 1960s, including ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'',<ref>{{cite book|title=Saints and Avengers: British Adventure Series of the 1960s|first=James|last=Chapman|page=72|publisher=I.B.Tauris|year=2002|isbn=978-1-86064-753-6}}</ref> ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'',<ref>{{cite book|title=The Music of James Bond|first=Jon|last=Burlingame|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2012|page=68|isbn=978-0-19-986330-3}}</ref> ''[[Doctor Who]]'',<ref>{{cite book|title=A Critical History of Doctor Who on Television|first=John Kenneth|last=Muir|publisher=McFarland|page=228|year=1999|isbn=978-0-7864-3716-0}}</ref> and ''[[The Ipcress File (film)|The Ipcress File]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=London Film Location Guide|first=Simon|last=James|publisher=Anova Books|page=91|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7134-9062-6}}</ref> It was used for filming several sketches and a cartoon backdrop in the [[BBC]] comedy series ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''.{{sfn|Larsen|2008|p=203}} In May 2007, the square was grassed over with 2,000 square metres of turf for two days in a campaign by London authorities to promote "green spaces" in the city.<ref>{{citation|title=Trafalgar Square green with turf|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6687089.stm|work=BBC News|date=24 May 2007|access-date=18 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827233920/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6687089.stm|archive-date=27 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2011, due to building works in [[Leicester Square]], the world premiere of the final film in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' series]], ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'', was held in Trafalgar Square, with a {{convert|0.75|mi|km|adj=on}} red carpet linking the squares. Fans camped in Trafalgar Square for up to three days before the premiere, despite torrential rain. It was the first film premiere ever to be held there.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14060308|title=Harry Potter premiere: Stars and fans bid tearful goodbye|first=Tim|last=Masters|work=BBC Entertainment & Arts|date=7 July 2011|access-date=18 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421105815/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14060308|archive-date=21 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

The square has seen controversy over [[busking]] and [[street theatre]], which have attracted complaints over noise and public safety.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/buskers-in-the-west-end-could-need-licences-after-outcry-at-noise-a4004631.html|title=Buskers in the West End could need licences after outcry at noise|work=London Evening Standard|date=30 November 2018|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> In 2012, the [[Greater London Authority]] created a bylaw for regulating busking and associated tourism.{{sfn|Odih|2019|p=346}}<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/trafalgar_square_byelaws.pdf|title=Trafalgar Square Byelaws|work=Greater London Council|pages=3–4|year=2012|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> In 2016, the National Gallery proposed to introduce licensing for such performances.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/national-gallery-plans-to-demand-trafalgar-square-buskers-leave-so-it-can-create-one-of-london-s-a6877966.html|title=National Gallery plans to demand Trafalgar Square buskers leave so it can create 'one of London's great parks'|newspaper=The Independent|date=16 February 2016|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>