Every year on New Year's Eve, London's skyline is filled with a dazzling array of colourful fireworks that make sure we head into the coming year on a high.
This year was no exception, with more than 100,000 revellers heading into the centre of London, and along the River Thames to see the New Year in with a bang, reports the Evening Standard.
However, some eagle-eyed revellers thought that the organisers of this year's display had more on their minds than pure aesthetics.
Taking to Twitter, Buzzfeed's News Editor Alan White wrote:
2019 has barely begun and if I see a better act of trolling I'll be stunned
2019 has barely begun and if I see a better act of trolling I'll be stunned. https://t.co/cXpn5hLSrT— Alan White (@Alan White) 1546339222
And sure enough - it's extremely easy to see that the fireworks coming from the London Eye look exactly like the European flag.
It really is the spitting image, with the centre of the Eye turned blue, and the pods around its edge lit yellow, appearing to show the circle of 12 gold stars that adorn the centre of the flag, which represent unity.
Was this the most epic act of trolling at the expense of the Brexiteers ever undertaken?
Needless to say, people on the internet had many opinions on the matter.
Some likened it to the Queen, who is thought to have sent a pro-EU message with her choice of hat.
@aljwhite I'm waiting to see what the Queen wears for the state opening of parliament...— Gisele with one el 🇦🇷🇫🇷🇮🇹🇬🇧 (@Gisele with one el 🇦🇷🇫🇷🇮🇹🇬🇧) 1546339542
Theresa May ain't going to be pleased when she sees this...
Excellent work indeed!
@aljwhite Excellent work! https://t.co/6LL09aAt5w— Peas (@Peas) 1546342431
Was this the handy-work of the EU flag mafia?
@aljwhite #euflagmafia are on it....— EU Flag Mafia 3.5% (@EU Flag Mafia 3.5%) 1546340999
Was Sadiq in on it?
@aljwhite Go Sadiq!— Palestinian Lives Matter (@Palestinian Lives Matter) 1546341645
2019 can't have peaked... already!?
@aljwhite Peak 2019— Ross Taylor (@Ross Taylor) 1546342289
Others got all Lord of The Rings about it...
@aljwhite It got worse https://t.co/HxfP1zdTB4— Non-dairy Canary (@Non-dairy Canary) 1546340447
London is open!
@aljwhite @alexvtunzelmann 'London is Open.'— Richard Baxell (@Richard Baxell) 1546340364
All in all, an act of genius
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