Photo of the day: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

There's always a particularly great sense of occasion when foreign orchestras play at the proms, especially when it's one of the greatest orchestras in the world. One of the many things that adds to this sense of occasion is the different dress codes employed by foreign orchestras. The gentlemen of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - some of whom are pictured here grabbing a quick sandwich - are wearing massive long tails, the kind that you have to flick theatrically over the back of your chair when you sit down.