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00:00 With less than four months to go before the start of the Games, the Olympic flame has
00:04 reportedly found a home.
00:07 For the duration of the Games, the flame is set to burn day and night in the Tuileries
00:11 Gardens - in the heart of the city and accessible to all as it was in Rio in 2016.
00:18 The idea seems popular.
00:20 "I'm really happy to have the flame here for the people of Paris."
00:24 "I think there's plenty of space here, so it's a good choice."
00:28 "Yeah, a nice place to have the flame."
00:30 "Why?"
00:31 "Well, I mean, it's a picturesque area."
00:36 The installation is due to take place not far from six Parisian Olympic venues, in the
00:41 majestic space linking Concorde to the Louvre Museum.
00:46 It's a choice setting for the Olympic flame - and a royal one.
00:50 "The Tuileries Gardens were designed by a queen, Catherine de' Medici, which is quite
00:56 original, and also all the kings were interested in the Tuileries.
01:00 It's a place that ties together Paris' monarchical, republican and civic history, so it's quite
01:05 symbolic."
01:07 The question remains of who will succeed Mohamed Ali in 1996 and Naomi Osaka in 2021 to light
01:15 the cauldron.
01:16 The secret is safe with the organisers.
01:19 To avoid leaks, fewer than 10 people know what the opening ceremony will involve.
01:23 But we do know it will feature 12 scenes.
01:27 The dancers are still being cast, some of whom may be accompanying Aya Nakamura, who
01:32 has tapped to perform Edith Piaf's "Les Malamours".
01:35 Two billion television viewers are set to tune in to watch it on July 26th.