Pictures of the day

• 1/25 Left a bit red-faced

  An Indian reveler, face smeared with colored powder, dances during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India

  AP Photo/Anupam Nath

• 2/25 Tell me why I do like Maundy

  The Queen and the Prince Philip leave St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, after the Royal Maundy service

  Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

• 3/25 Chrism Mass

  Pope Francis celebrates the Chrism Mass for Holy Thursday at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

  EPA/Angelo Carconi

• 4/25 Anguish

  A man reacts at the main street memorial following Tuesday's bomb attacks in Brussels, Belgium

  REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

• 5/25 Now that is a roof garden

  Heather Kennedy inspecting flowers destined for The View from The Shard's botanical garden at 900ft above the London skyline, as horticulturalists aim to analyse how plants at the top of the building's spire adapt to altitude ahead of the attraction's Botanical Gardens opening this summer

  Mikael Buck/The View from The Shard/PA Wire

• 6/25 He came, he saw, not sure he conquered

  A girl looks at a penitent wearing a "Morions" mask during a religious procession as part of Holy Week celebrations at Boac, Marinduque in central Philippines

  REUTERS/Erik De Castro

• 7/25 Solidarity

  There can be no more appropriate image following the Brussels attacks than this cartoon by Plantu, shared by Le Monde, showing France's sympathies to Belgium

  Plantu/Le Monde

• 8/25 Spring explodes into India

  Indian people participate in a celebration of the Holi festival in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours will be celebrated across the country on March 23

• 9/25 'Not sure about the hat, Sir'

  Prince Harry is dragged to dance by two young girls as torrential rain begins during a visit to the village of Leorani in the Himalayan foothills on day three of his visit to Nepal

  Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images

• 10/25 Champion cause

  Arsenal ladies captain Alex Scott visits a Save the Children football programme funded by the Gunners that supports vulnerable children who have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict in Iraq

  Tom Pilston/Save The Children

• 11/25 The Face Of An Angel

  Cara Study I, one of a new set of portraits of model Cara Delevingne by British artist Jonathan Yeo that have been unveiled ahead of the largest retrospective of his work. The 23-year-old posed for Yeo six times over the previous 15 months to help create the 12 portraits, nine of which will be on display alongside noted works from his 25-year career at The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark

  Jonathan Yeo/PA

• 12/25 Starry starry night

  Landscape photographer Matthew Pinner captured these amazing images of the Milky Way over Durdle Door in Dorset

  Matthew Pinner/Rex

• 13/25 Catching fish

  A Steller sea lion eats fish at the Marineland Zoo in Antibes before its reopening, six months after the flooding that affected the French Riviera

  Eric Gaillard/Reuters

• 14/25 Queens of the Jungle

  Queen Elizabeth II at London Zoo to mark the launch of a new lion enclosure

  Anthony Devlin/PA

• 15/25 Here's to St Patrick's Day

  Paddy Cusack enjoys a pint of Guinness during St Patrick's Day at Cheltenham

  Dylan Martinez/Reuters

• 16/25 Bagpuss, dear Bagpuss, Old fat furry cat-puss

  Alice Sage, curator at the V&A; Museum of Childhood in east London with Bagpuss, the original puppet used in the filming of the 1970s children's TV show which has gone on display as part of an exhibition called Clangers, Bagpuss and Co

  Stefan Rousseau/PA

• 17/25 Everybody was kung fu fighting

  Chinese Shaolin monks practice kung fu along a walkway on a cliff at the Sanhuangzhai scenic spot Shaolin monks practice kung fu on a cliff, Dengfeng city, Henan province, China

  Rex

• 18/25 How do I catch that wave?

  A surfer stands by northern lights (aurora borealis ) on the snow covered beach of Unstad, on Lofoten Island, Arctic Circle

  AFP/Getty Images

• 19/25 Here's a bitter pill to swallow for the sugar industry

  Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne holds the Budget Box outside 11 Downing Street before making his announcements, including a tax on sugary drinks

  Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

• 20/25 Pumpkin roast

  Stunned crowds gather in south Cocoa Beach as they watch a landmark, the Pumpkin Center, that was once owned by Al Neuharth, founder of USA Today, burn to the ground late Tuesday night, in Cocoa Beach

  Florida Today via AP

• 21/25 Diamonds are Forever

  A member of Sotheby's staff holds the De Beers Millennium Jewel, a 10.10 carat 'internally flawless' blue diamond, which is the largest of its type to appear at auction and is estimated to fetch US$30 to $35 million when it is sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Sale next month

  Dominic Lipinski/PA

• 22/25 Eagle soaring high

  Eddie the Eagle at Bellahuston Ski Club in Glasgow, where he met members of the ski club and participated in a ski school session. The Eddie the Eagle movie is released on April 1, starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton

  Rex

• 23/25 Rolling in clover

  Racegoers in vibrant dress during Champion Day of the 2016 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse

  Mike Egerton/PA

• 24/25 Well-dressed Stud

  Former jockey A P McCoy unveils the world's first authentic Harris Tweed suit designed for a racehorse, which has been specially commissioned by a betting firm to celebrate the opening of this year's Cheltenham Festival

  David Parry/PA

• 25/25 Fiery sky

  Bushy Park before the sunrise

  Stephen Darlington