Sweet sound: The
Royal Jubilee Bells, on Ursula Catherine Belfry Barge,
Ringing the changes:
Crowds cheer on the flotilla while the bell-ringers were hard at work in the
floating belfry,
which joined some of
the near 1,000 boats that took to the Thames for the Diamond Jubilee River
Pageant
Choppy waters: Boats
of all sizes floated near Tower Bridge as part of the Diamond Jubilee Thames
River Pageant
Bow to stern: Boats
lined up to form a flotilla around 1,000 strong as the UK celebrates the Diamond
Jubilee of a
Show: The New Zealand
rowers perform a Maori war row on the Thames in front of thousands of
spectators
Working up a sweat:
Television host Ben Fogle,
sporting a cream
waistcoat and shorts, puts his back into it as he rows in the manpowered flotilla
Jubilation: A
delighted crowd wave Union flags as they sail on a boat during the Thames
Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Spectacular: Every
available vantage point down the Embankment and the Millennium Bridge was packed
as
Dressed to impress:
As the rain fell, this oversized hat on one of the boats in the thousand strong
flotilla came in
Salute: The
Honourable Artillery Company firing,
regiment in the
British Army,
Explosive finish:
Fireworks go off at Tower Bridge as the pageant reaches its
conclusion
Big bang: Fireworks
are launched from the top of Tower Bridge marking
the end of the
record-breaking Diamond Jubilee River PageantAnd by around
5pm,
419
boats had reached Tower Bridge in London - setting a new world record for the
number of boats taking part
in
a parade. The event easily surpassed the previous record of 327 boats in
Bremerhaven, Germany, last year.
The
first impressive vessel to greet spectators was the Gloriana,
the
￡1m row barge which led the manpowered section. It was rowed by 18 oarsmen and
women.
Havengore, the vessel that carried Sir Winston
Churchill's coffin during his state funeral in 1965,
is
being used in the pageant by the
Duke of York and his daughters Princess Beatrice and
Princess Eugenie and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
The
Princesses could be seen frantically waving to the crowds as they set off with
their father standing close by.
The
Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy
Laurence,
both in naval uniforms, were on the Trinity House no 1
boat.
Conditions remained dry for the start of the impressive
event when the royal barge,
The
Spirit of Chartwell,
carrying the Queen senior members of the Royal family
took its place in the flotilla close to Albert Bridge.
The Queen alongside
The Duchesses of Cambridge and Cornwall enjoy the the Jubilee Pageant on the
Thames which
broke a world record
for the number of boats in a procession
The Duchess of
Cambridge smiled as she waved to the crowds ahead of the Jubilee River Pageant.
She will join her
husband Prince William
and the Queen on The Spirit of Chartwell
The Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge along with Prince Harry arrive ahead of the Queen to celebrate the
Diamond Jubilee
Pippa Middleton, second from the
right, was on-board one of the boats with her brother James,
far right, and father
Michael, third from
right.
They were invited by the Queen to
celebrate her Diamond Jubilee
A delighted-looking
Pippa Middleton,
left, and with her
brother James as they make their way down the Thames.
The Middleton family
were invited by the Queen
Spectacle: Pippa
Middleton,
with her brother
James to her left and her father Michael behind, enjoy uninterrupted
views of the Royal
Pageant
Rapturous: Princess
Anne, left, and Prince Philip,
right, acknowledge
the huge and vocal displays of support from the
thousands of
well-wishers lining the river bank during the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant
along the Thames
Prince Edward, Earl
of Wessex,
watches the boats
from the deck of 'Havengore' during the Thames Diamond Jubilee
Pageant
Pride: London Mayor
Boris Johnson, top, joins Sophie,
Countess of Wessex,
left, and Princess Beatrice, right, on a
boat during the
Diamond Jubilee River Pageant
Royal arrival:
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, arrives at Imperial Wharf,
Chelsea, clutching
son James' hand, followed
by daughter Lady
Louise Windsor,
to board on of the
boats which made up the largest flotilla ever assembled for a
parade
The
Queen was escorted down the river by the 1,000-strong flotilla to mark 60 years
of her reign in an even
t
that promised to be the most spectacular nautical ceremony in London for the
past 350 years.
On
the sumptuously decorated barge she was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince
of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall, Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
The
boat has been described as a vessel 'fit for a queen'
and
has been decorated with nearly 10,000 flowers and was donated for
use
at the event by owner Philip Morrell
and
transformed in a project led by award-winning production designer Joseph
Bennett.
Lavishly decorated with replica carvings and sporting a
majestic red,
gold and purple colour scheme, the vessel's design will
echo
the
richly decorated royal barges of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Tribute: The National
Theatre arranged for its own special event to honour the Queen's Jubilee
-
by staging part of
play War Horse on a rooftop overlooking the Thames
Colours to the mast:
People living along
the Thames delighted
in showing their support for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
by draping the Union
Flag their homes
Red, white and blue:
Spectators clutched Union Flags as they watch the flotilla from Butlers
Wharf,
near Tower Bridge,
during Queen
Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant along the River
Thames
Rooms with a view:
People wave from a building on the river bank as a flotilla of 1,000 vessels
passes by during the
Thames River
Pageant
The Spirit of Chartwell made its
way down the Thames with the Queen
and other members of the Royal
family onboard
as thousands of people watched
from bridges and river banks
Then and now: A
flotilla of manpowered craft rows past St Paul's
Cathedral,
in a 1747 painting,
by Venetian artist
Canaletto entitled
"London, top. The skyline may have changed since then,
but today's pageant
is still a striking image, bottom
Rowing boats made up
one of the sections of the 1,000-strong flotilla
which was the main
event as part of celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Boats gets ready for
the start of the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant as the UK celebrates a Diamond
Jubilee
for only the second
time in history
The 1,000-strong
flotilla promises to be one of the most spectacular to take place in London for
the past 350 years
A steam train and
pleasure boat of all shapes and sizes are seen from Battersea bridge on the
River Thames
as
the Queen celebrates
her Diamond Jubilee
It
now sports an ornate, gilded prow sculpture featuring Old Father Thames, a pair
of scaly,
sharp-toothed classical dolphins -
a
symbol of the Thames - and the royal cipher at the centre.
A
lavish, red, velvet banner decorated with a version of the royal coat-of-arms
made from more than half a million gold-coloured
buttons hangs from the stern.
The
Queen and Duke will be seated on the vessel's top deck in ornate chairs under a
gold-coloured canopy.
The
64 metre-long cruiser has a top speed of 11 knots,
will have rich red drapes decorating its sides and its
bow will display the
Queen's cipher, EIIR, below a crown with golden floral
displays around it.
A
huge cheer went up whenever the royal barge came into view of the thousands of
spectators
who
lined the banks of the river.
It
has a luxury interior designed to evoke the grandeur of the 1929 Cote d'Azur
Pullman railway carriages,
complete with artefacts from the original train
and great ocean liners.
The Queen arrived wearing a
stylish dress and matching coat designed by Angela Kelly.
She was delighted when the
crowds began cheering
after she arrived
A jubilant looking
Queen Elizabeth II greets the Chelsea Pensioners
before she boards The
Spirit of Chartwell ahead of the Jubilee celebrations
Prince Charles, accompanied by his
wife the Duchess of Cornwall,
and his sister the Princess Royal,
right,
were only young children when their mother became
Queen sixty years ago
The Queen walks down
the gangway to her launch wearing an outfit especially
designed for the
occasion by Angela Kelly. It has been a year in the making 
The Queen and Duke of
Edinburgh wave from the launch during the pageant celebration
to mark 60 years of
her reign in Britain.
She celebrated the
day with her family and hundreds of thousands of people who lined the banks of
the River Thames
Flowers from the Queen's gardens will adorn the barge
and take as their theme the Commonwealth,
the
Queen's 1953 Coronation and the Gold State Coach.
Gardeners' World horticulturist Rachel de Thame created
the floral displays which have a red, gold and purple colour
scheme.
The
water-borne extravaganza features a flotilla of 1,000
ships,
boats, yachts and other vessels, expected to be seven
and a half miles-long.
Organisers hope to recreate scenes not seen on the river
for more than 300 years,
since the reign of Charles II.
Chelsea pensioners will make up a Guard of Honour for
the Queen,
Philip, Charles and Camilla at Chelsea Pier, and a
tender will take
them to nearby Cadogan Pier where the royal barge will
be moored.
The
Queen wore a stunning silver and white dress and matching coat.
The
outfit has been a year in the planning, was designed by
Angela Kelly and made by her small in-house Buckingham
Palace team.
Its
colour scheme was chosen to stand out against the red, gold and purple hues of
the royal barge.
Rowing boats start to
gather in preparation for the Queen's arrival and will be part of the
team
that escort her
down the
river
Thousands of people
watch from the banks and the bridge as the boats prepare for the Queen's arrival
in London
Crowds of people
gather near Tower Bridge to see the Queen as she cruises along on the
Thames.
This is only the
second time in the
history of the UK that a Monarch has celebrated a Diamond
Jubilee
A group of women on
one of the rowing boats smile as they get ready
Prince Charles, who is patron of the pageant and made
the suggestion of a water-borne tribute to his mother,
wore his Royal Navy Admiral's ceremonial day
dress uniform.
His
wife the Duchess of Cornwall chose to wear an Anna Valentine coat and dress with
a hat
designed by Philip Treacy.
A
guard of honour formed of Chelsea Pensioners in their immaculate scarlet
uniforms were lined up
in
front of the royal couple as they arrived.
Charles and Camilla had earlier ventured out into the
rain to join a Big Jubilee Lunch
street party in London's Piccadilly with the royal
couple stopping to chat to revellers in the street
and
even sat down with them.
London Mayor Boris Johnson was upbeat from Putney Pier,
declaring the rain had passed as he geed-up the crowds
around him.
'I
want you to know the rain has stopped, hasn't it?' the politician said,
turning to a crowd behind him while being interviewed
by
BBC News.
He
added: 'It's going to be a fantastic day,
I've no doubt about that at all. We're are looking
forward very much here in Putney to the kick-off,
which I think is in a couple of hours time, but already
the crowds are enormous here.'
Participants row a
boat flying the Italian flag as they prepare for the 1,000-strong
flotilla
Fans of the Royal
Family wait beneath an umbrella in the rain near Tower Bridge ahead of the river
pageant
Two women brave the
cold and wait on the banks of the River Thames so they can watch
the 1,000-strong
flotilla to start later
today
Crowds gather on
Westminster Bridge, London, ahead of the start of the Diamond Jubilee river
pageant
Bunny Henderson comes
prepared for the dreary weather and is determined not to let it ruin her
day
People take cover
under their umbrellas on Westminster Bridge as images of the Queen are projected
onto a screen
Thousands of people had eagerly waited to catch a
glimpse of the Queen with scores camping overnight
in
the rainy weather. They
used Union flag inspired tents and umbrellas to keep
themselves dry while others bought camping stoves,
sausages, bacon and eggs so they could have
a fry up.
Many said they would not let the miserable weather get
them down
and
spent the night singing and dancing in a bid to try and keep warm.
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Karen Chen, 32 and David Ip, 31, from Streatham, south
London,
said the rain had not put them off coming to the river
early to get
a
prime spot. 'We got here just after 7.30 [this morning],
i
t
would have been earlier if we thought we would have more competition.
The
rain actually works to our advantage,' Ms Chen said.
The
pair bagged a prime spot on a bench next to Battersea
Bridge
and
said they were ready for the long-haul.
'We
are wrapped up warmly and have waterproof sheets to shelter
under.
We
have got a picnic of marmalade and cheese and pickle
sandwiches and Mr Kipling cakes,' Mr Ip
added.
'Today is a spectacular event, nothing would have
stopped us from coming to see the boats.
We
are so excited about all the
variety. It will only happen once in our lifetime
and
we will be here until the very end,' Ms Chen said.
Organisers had remained upbeat about the weather despite
rain being forecast for most of the day,
with Pageant Master Adrian Evans declaring
preparations were in hand.
'There is some rain around, but it has not dampened any
spirits,' said Mr Evans.
'We
in Britain are experts at not letting the weather spoil our fun.
The
London Philharmonic Orchestra will be playing Singing In The Rain as they travel
down the river,
and
the crowd can sing along with them.
Prime Minister David
Cameron with scouts at the Downing Street party in London.
He said the UK needed
the Monarchy because it
provided stability
Supporters of the
Queen gather in the cold weather as the Queen celebrates her Diamond
Jubilee
A group of women who
camped overnight celebrate as they wait for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations to
start
Two women, one
dressed as the Queen
and another as a
'coronation chicken' go all out in celebration of the Jubilee
'We
are all set to have one of the most spectacular pieces of river theatre that
London,
and
the world, has ever seen. Excitement is building, and everything is
ready.'
Prime Minister David Cameron will also take part in the
celebrations
and
will join his staff and guests for a party in Downing Street.
The
event is part of the Big Jubilee Lunch - which will see thousands of neighbourly
meals being staged across t
he
country in honour of the Queen's 60-year
reign.
Speaking about the Queen and the Monarchy on the BBC's
Andrew Marr show
he
said he believed there would be less stability in
Britain if the Royal family did not
exist.
'I
think one of the great things that a monarch brings,
and
particularly a Royal Family and Her Majesty the Queen personally
brings,
is
this sense of national unity and stability,
someone who the whole country can identify with,' he
said.
Surprise guests:
Charles and Camilla dropped in on Britain's poshest street party today, held
outside the Ritz and
Fortnum & Mason
on London's Piccadilly
Prince Charles, with
his wife the Duchess of Cornwall,
gets into the swing
of things as they celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
'It
doesn't matter whether people are Labour or Conservative or Liberal Democrat or
can't bear any politicians.
There's at the head of state someone who the
whole country can revere
and
look up to, a great symbol of national unity, of continuity, that links
British
people with our institutions, with our
history,
with our relations with other countries, with the
Commonwealth.
'All of those things help to anchor us,
so
I think it's a great source of strength and stability, both now and into the
future.'
He
also quashed the idea of the Queen abdicating in favour of her grandson the Duke
of Cambr
idge: 'It's hard to think of ever her
putting a foot wrong.
And
you get the sense with her that she will go on doing the amazing job she's done
for this country
as
long as she possibly can
and
you never see any sign of her devotion getting any less.'
The
street outside the official London home of the prime minister will also host
charities,
who
have a royal patron or are supporters of the
Lunch.
Peter Stewart, director of the Big Jubilee Lunch,
said: 'We're thrilled Downing Street is hosting this
lunch for people
who
are active in bringing communities together,
which is what the Big Lunch is all
about.'
A young boy gets into
the spirit by donning a mask of the Queen while a woman,
right,
sips on a cup of tea
to keep
her warm ahead of the
celebrations taking place
Union Jack adorned
tents were a favourite among those who spent the night camped along the banks of
the Thames
Royal revellers wait
in the rain on the South Bank of the River Thames for the start of the Diamond
Jubilee
Local branches of the Scout Association, Girlguiding UK,
Age UK
and
Contact the Elderly will join the staff from Downing street,
and
the party atmosphere will be created with games, music and face
painting.
The
Duchess of Cornwall is patron of the event,
led
by the Eden Project, which aims to encourage neighbourhoods to come together to
share lunch
and
a few hours of community, friendship and fun.
The
event stems from the Big Lunch movement, which started in 2009
and
which last year saw almost two million people get together in their local
communities.
This year people across all 54 Commonwealth countries
are bein
g
encouraged to hold their own Big Jubilee Lunch events as part of
the
celebrations.
Almost six million Britons plan to throw a house party
this weekend for the Diamond Jubilee,
a
study has suggested.
Some 12 per cent of people plan to hold celebrations at
home to mark the Queen's 60-year reign,
spending ￡83 each on average,
amounting to ￡424 million spent across the country on
food,
drink and decorations, Santander Insurance
found.
WHAT THE QUEEN WORE on HER SPECIAL
DAY
The
Queen arrived for the Diamond Jubilee river pageant wearing a stunning
silver
and
white dress and matching coat.
The
outfit has been a year in the planning and was designed by Angela
Kelly
and
made by her small in-house Buckingham Palace
team. Its colour scheme was chosen to stand out against the
red,
gold
and purple hues of the royal barge.
It
is created from white boucle, a fabric which has a fine textured feel,
and
threaded throughout with silk ribbon. The boucle was
embroidered with gold, silver and ivory spots
and
embellished with Swarovski crystals to reflect the River
Thames.
The
outfit was finished with a silk organza frill.The Queen's hat had a
swept up brim,
the
crown of which was made of the same
material as the coat.
Details on the hat included feathers hand dyed in
Buckingham Palace by one of Miss Kelly's team
who
spent a number of months making the whole outfit. More silk organza
and
Swarovski crystals were used to decorate this uniquely shaped
hat.
BRITONS EMBRACE THE SPIRIT AS SALES FOR JUBILEE INSPIRED
GOODS SOAR
Sales for Jubilee inspired
products have soared
What's red and white and blue all
over?
In
Britain this weekend, everything.
As the country celebrates
Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne,
retailers are embracing the jubilee spirit, doing a
roaring
trade in tricolor British flags,
bunting and party supplies.
'Anything with a Union Jack on it is selling like hot
cakes,' said Matt Compton,
party goods buyer for the Tesco supermarket chain.
'This is the biggest week we have had since the
Millennium in terms of party sales,
with demand far exceeding sales (during) last year's
royal wedding.'
The
patriotic outpouring stems from a mix of affection for the 86-year-old
queen
and
delight at a four-day holiday weekend,
granted for the second royal Diamond Jubilee in British
history.
Only Queen Victoria, Elizabeth's great-great
grandmother,
ruled for longer than the current monarch.
Hundreds of thousands of
people planned picnics or street parties for today
as
the
Queen's royal barge leads a 1,000-boat jubilee flotilla.
The
weather report calls for cool temperatures and rain,
but
stores have all but sold out of Pimms, the gin-based liqueur
that -
mixed with fruit and fizzy lemonade - is England's
archetypal summer drink.
Supermarket chain Waitrose said sales of Pimms are up
by
more than 260 percent compared to last year.
It
is a welcome boost for struggling retailers as
The Bank of England warned that the extra holidays will
hit economic output, but
some stores, at least, have reason to celebrate.
Food and clothing chain Marks and Spencer said
it
had sold more than 200,000 jubilee teacakes,
50,000 commemorative cookie tins and 31 miles of bunting.
Gift shops and departents stores are stocked with
souvenirs
that range from classy to kitschy,
and
from cheap to cheekily expensive.
The
Royal Collection is offering an official Diamond Jubilee tea
blend,
￡8.95 pounds and a cake at ￡14.95, from a recipe by
Fiona
Cairns, who baked Prince William and Kate Middleton's
wedding cake.
Don't forget the cake stand - yours for ￡395.
It
would not be a British occasion without a touch of the
eccentric,
irreverent and even downright tacky.
House and garden supply chain B&Q
says
it
has sold 3,100 jubilee garden gnomes - pointy-headed lawn
ornaments styled on the
queen and her husband, Prince Philip.
An
online sex toy retailer is offering
-
to put it delicately - glittering royal adornments for the nether regions.
And
enterprising English designer Lydia Leith,
who
had a cult hit last year with her custom-made royal wedding sick bags, has
designed a series of temporary tattoos of
corgis, crowns and carriages,
as
well as a jelly mold in the shape of the queen's head.
'It's not meant to be offensive in any
way.
It's just meant to be fun,' said Leith,
who
will be selling her wares at a jubilee festival in
London's Battersea Park on Sunday. 'There's something for
everyone.
If
you don't like the royal family you can buy a sick bag.
If
you do you can buy
a tattoo.'
英國 女王 즉위 60주년 기념 테임즈강 행사
Ruling the
waves: Three gen erations of
Royals join the Queen
as she sets sail down the
Thames on glorious Jubilee river pageant Scroll down to watch highlights of the Queen's Diamond
Jubilee Pageant
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Hundreds of thousands
of people crowded the Thames shoreline to watch the Royal Jubilee Pageant.
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From left to right,
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Philip,
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The Duke of
Edinburgh, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles,
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Prince of Wales,
Queen Elizabeth II,
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Prince William, Duke
of Cambridge and Prince Harry watched proceedings from the
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Royal barge which
formed part of a flotilla of 1,000 boats
The Queen, right, Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh,
centre and Prince Charles wave
from the Spirit of Chartwell during
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the Diamond Jubilee Thames River
Pageant
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as thousands of well-wishers from
around the world flocked to London to
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witness the spectacle of the
weekend's celebrations
Big day: The Queen smiles as she
surveys the packed River Thames -
and the crowds which have turned
out to see
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Prince Harry draws the attention
of Catherine,
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Duchess of Cambridge
and Prince William to
events on the river during the spectacular Thames
Pageant.
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They joined Queen Elizabeth and
Prince Philip aboard the Spirit of Chartwell during the
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Diamond Jubilee
Pageant
The firm: Members of the Royal
family (from left to right) Prince of Wales,
Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen,
Duchess of
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Cornwall, Duchess of
Cambridge,
Duke of Cambridge and Prince
Harry
Royal fun: The Queen,
left, waves at the crowds of well-wishers lining the river
banks,
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as she, Camilla,
Duchess of Cornwall,
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and Prince Charles
travel aboard the Spirit of Chartwell during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
on the
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River
Thames
Weather watch: Prince
Charles, Prince of Wales,
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casts a wary eye
skywards as rainclouds darken overhead while he accompanies Camilla,
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Duchess of Cornwall
during the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant
Splendour: The royal
barge 'Spirit of Chartwell' carrying the Queen cruises
down
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the River Thames
during the Diamond Jubilee Pageant
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The
bascules of Tower Bridge opened for the arrival of the royal barge,
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the
Spirit of Chartwell, as the Royal Family prepared to take
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their places on HMS President to watch the rest of the
seven mile-long flotilla making its way down the Thames.
Just after 2pm more than a thousand vessels set off in
wave after wave of tugs,
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steamers, pleasure cruisers, dragon boats
and
kayaks with the Queen travelling at its heart.
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But the flypast finale to the Thames River Pageant was
cancelled today due to the poor weather.
Nine naval
helicopters of the Fleet Air Arm were scheduled to form a 'Diamond
Nine'
in the skies above London to salute the
'Unfortunately because of the weather
conditions,
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-
place,' a spokeswoman for the Pageant organisers
said.
Though, this did not ruin what proved to be a stunning
spectacle for those
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The Spirit of Chartwell Royal barge passes under Tower
Bridge,
heading up a flotilla of hundreds of boats which
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sailed from Battersea
Bridge to Tower Bridge to celebrate the Queen's Diamond
Jubillee
Anchors aweigh: The
manpowered section of the Diamond Jubilee River
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Pageant headed along
the River Thames to
Tower Bridge, London
Braving the elements:
The rowers who manned Gloriana had been on the river for hours by the time the
conclusion of the pageant
Putting their backs
into it: The Gloriana leads the manpowered
craft towards Westminster Bridge during Queen
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