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Published 18:05 20 Sept 2013 BST

The annual list of the ‘most influential Londoners’ has been released and a certain Prince has topped the poll.
At only 8-weeks old, Prince George received a new crown by being ranked the most influential person in London, surpassing both his parents.
The ‘Power 1000’ list, carried out by the Evening Standard, places the baby Prince’s Mum, Kate, as the seventh most influential person in the English capital and Dad, Will, joint 11th with his brother, Prince Harry.
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The most influential person in London looking very content.
The ‘Power 1000’ is selected by a panel of critics and specialist reporters.
Editor Sarah Sands said: “London is a magnet for the rest of the world and our newest power resident, Prince George, is a timely symbol.”
“He is our greatest tourist attraction, along with his great-grandmother, which is why he has been chosen this year as the first among Londoners,” she added.
Power 1000’s Top 20 ‘Most Influential People in London’ include:
1. Prince George
2. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
3. Mark Carney, Bank of England Governor
4. David Cameron, Prime Minister
5. George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer
6. Theresa May, Home Secretary
7. Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
8. Andy Murray, tennis player
9. Ed Miliband, Labour leader
10. Sir Peter Hendy, Transport Commissioner
11. Princes William and Harry
12. Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
13. Natalie Massenet, Net-a-porter founder and British Fashion Council chair
14. Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan Police Commissioner
15. Sir Nicholas Hytner, National Theatre artistic director
16. The Queen
17. Harry Styles, One Direction
18. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
19. Sir Paul Nurse, Royal Society president and Nobel Prize-winning geneticist
20. Cara Delevingne, model
The remainder of the list will be revealed at a launch party held later this evening.