A clown applies make up as he prepares to attend an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
Clowns and entertainers gather to attend an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
Clowns and entertainers gather to attend an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
Clowns and entertainers gather to attend an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Clowns and entertainers gather to attend an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
Clowns and entertainers gather for an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
Clowns and entertainers gather for an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
Clowns and entertainers gather to attend an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
Clowns and entertainers gather to attend an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
A clown stops to eat a sandwich before attending an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi at All Saints Church in Haggerston in London, Britain February 4, 2018.
An entertainer attempts to direct traffic as he attends an annual service of remembrance in honour of British clown Joseph Grimaldi, at All Saints Church in Haggerston, London, Britain February 4, 2018.
Memorial for Britain's best known clown
Clowns and entertainers gather to attend an annual service of remembrance in honor of British clown Joseph Grimaldi who died in 1837 and is credited with inventing the modern day clown.