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The event will begin at 12:00 BST in Parliament Square with an actor reciting extracts from Prime Minister Winston Churchill's VE Day speech.

But that claim doesn’t square with the dismissal earlier this year of 1,000 NIH employees, or with news accounts of a plan to slash 30% of the Health and Human Services budget and 40% of the NIH budget.

"It was wonderful to meet in a single square with people who come from every corner of the world and to live a shared moment. This is the legacy of the Pope," she said.

The papal inauguration of Pope Francis was held on 19 March 2013 in St Peter's Square, with an estimated crowd of between 150,000 and 200,000 who came to witness.

The first stage of the project will cover the perimeter of George Square with hoardings to allow work to start inside.