Farwell Dippy

This week, the NHM staff gathered for photos with the museum's beloved Diplodocus cast, Dippy, who will be taken off display on the 4th of January to be replaced with a blue whale skeleton. The whale is currently being prepared in a room alongside the spirit gallery, with windows that let you see the staff at work.

The lady with the camera said "Look at him in awe"

Rumour has it that a bronze cast of Dippy will eventually be installed in the grounds. In any case, he's going on tour before retirement, so people will still have a chance to meet him until 2020:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/national-impact/diplodocus-on-tour.html