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The G7 summit in the resort of Carbis Bay in Cornwall, in the south-west of England, has seen the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and UK gather in person for the first time since the pandemic.

Here are pictures from the event.

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image captionWorld leaders gather on the beach in Carbis Bay for a photo on Friday, the first day of the summit. Pictured (left to right): Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister; Charles Michel, president of the European Council; US President Joe Biden, Yoshihide Suga, Japan's prime minister; Boris Johnson, the UK's prime minister; Mario Draghi, Italy's prime minister; Emmanuel Macron, France's president; Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission and Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor.
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image captionThe leaders began their talks on Friday. Most of the discussions over the three days will take place behind closed doors.
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image captionMr Johnson greeted France's President Mr Macron with an elbow bump as their spouses, Carrie Johnson (right) and Brigitte Macron (left), looked on. Global coronavirus vaccinations and climate change are due to be the focus of the summit between the leaders of the seven nations.
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image captionAnother elbow bump, this time between Mr Johnson and German Chancellor Ms Merkel on Saturday after talks between the pair.
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image captionAlso on Saturday, the UK prime minister went for a morning run along the beach in Carbis Bay.
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image captionCarrie Johnson and US First Lady Jill Biden - as well as France's Brigitte Macron who is not pictured - visited the open air Minack Theatre on the cliffs at Porthcurno.
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image captionAnd US President Biden and French President Macron also made the most of the sunny weather on Saturday by posing outside as they met for talks.
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image captionLater on, protesters took part in a mass paddle at Gyllyngvase Beach near Falmouth, as part of a campaign by Surfers Against Sewage.
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image captionSeparately, climate change protesters organised by Extinction Rebellion walked through Falmouth's town centre.
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image captionAll eyes were on the Queen as she joined leaders for a reception at the Eden Project on Friday evening.
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image captionAhead of the summit, Britain's Mr Johnson and wife Carrie met US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. After the meeting, Mr Johnson told the BBC the alliance between the US and the UK should be known as the "indestructible relationship".
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image captionFor some, life has continued more or less as normal in St Ives, Cornwall, this week. Tourists bought fish and chips, and locals took their paddle boards out for a spin. But, as this picture suggests, it is hard to miss that the neighbouring village of Carbis Bay is hosting some of the world's most powerful leaders.
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image captionExtra security saw police officers on a rigid inflatable boat in St Ives.
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image captionAlso in St Ives, a local bakery got into the spirit of the event with commemorative G7 pasties.
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image captionThe Duchess of Cambridge was also in town, here with First Lady Jill Biden, looking at the work of children at Connor Downs Academy in Hayle, West Cornwall.
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image captionMr Biden and his wife First Lady Jill Biden at Cornwall Airport, Newquay, on Wednesday.
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image captionThe couple, who are on the first foreign trip of Mr Biden's presidency, were accompanied by Boris and Carrie Johnson, on a visit to the beach on Thursday.
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image captionMrs Biden and Mrs Johnson took their shoes off on the sand at Carbis Bay, as Wilfred Johnson - Mr and Mrs Johnson's son - looked on.
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image captionThey were soon to be joined by other leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - depicted here on the sand in Newquay by activists from the group Avaaz, calling for the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine around the world.
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image captionCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore a face covering when he arrived on Thursday.
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image captionAs did Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who arrived on Friday.
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image captionFrench President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron also arrived on Friday.
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image captionThe G7 leaders aren't the only prominent figures in attendance. President of the European Council Charles Michel wore a face covering adorned with the ring of stars on the EU flag when he arrived.
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image captionAs did European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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image captionPolice lined the street outside a pub decorated with the flags of the G7 countries, as delegates left the Tregenna Castle in Carbis Bay.

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