Spice Girls through the years: 1995-2008 in pictures

As reports claim the Spice Girls are set to reunite for the anticipated launch of the group's stage musical Viva Forever later today (June 26), we take a look back at one of the biggest British girlbands of all time - including their first auditions in 1995, meeting Nelson Mandela and the Queen in 1997, and their renuion world tour in 2008.