The Diamond Jubilee

The Queen wore white. The Duchess of Cambridge wore red - an unhappy choice on a barge carpeted and upholstered in precisely the same shade - and the weather wore grey: grey skies, grey river, and an unceasing grey drizzle of rain.
But, while the wind whipped the white shawl the Queen wrapped around herself against the cold, and she thought it prudent to use her upholstered throne as a windbreak, she was steadfast and true. 
She stood her ground throughout the nearly two hours of journeying along the Thames, not sitting down once despite her 86 years, waving a white-gloved hand at the tens of thousands cheering and brandishing their Union Jacks.
The Queen wore a white coat trimmed with silver studs and a silver starburst brooch. The coat was designed by Angela Taylor,  and the stark colour was chosen to stand out clearly against the red and gold of the barge.
Other than the rain and cloud, the weather was kind.

The barge had been decorated with 10,000 flowers that had been cultivated for months in the palace gardens and its interior was designed to look the the inside of the Orient Express.
Tower Bridge gave a different kind of salute. The drawbridge was raised to its full height in a royal salute as the Queen's barge, the Spirit of Chartwell, passed beneath it.
The Diamond Jubilee river pageant  set a new world record for the number of boats taking part in a parade.

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