Closing Of The Games Of The XIV Olympiad: A general view of the Closing of the Games of the XIV Olympiad at Wembley Stadium, London, August 14th. At foreground, State Trumpeters sound a Fanfare. Seen on the Tribune of Honour is Sir Frederick Wells, Lord Mayor of London. (Obscured by flag is Sigfrid Edstrom, President of the International Olympic Committee). Standing on the right of Tribune is Lord Burghley, Chairman of the Organising Committee. Behind the Tribune are paraded the flags of the competing nations. August 14, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).