Planning and route
The organisers of the pageant were the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation, chaired byProjected timings
Flotilla sections
The flotilla proceeded in sections preceded by Music Herald Barges: * The Royal Jubilee Bells * Man-powered boats *Parade
The Queen and the Royal Family
At approximately 14:15, the Royal Launch from carriedFashion
The Queen wore an ensemble designed by royal couturier Angela Kelly, comprising dress, coat, hat and shawl. The coat, which had a pleated frill at the front and neck, was of ivory boucle, decorated with gold, silver and ivory paillettes andFleet
The procession of boats, which was long, was formed up in sections, each led by a "Herald Music Barge" carrying ensembles playing music of different genres. The procession took approximately 90 minutes to pass any given point on the river, while it was recorded as comprising 670 vessels of various types, both historic and modern. Participating vessels came mainly from the UK with some Commonwealth, and a few non-Commonwealth participants. They ranged from rowing boats to sail and steam-powered vessels with historic vessels including many of the surviving Dunkirk little ships, aMan-powered vessels
The section of man-powered boats set the pace for the pageant, and was led by the ''Gloriana'', a rowing barge privately commissioned as a tribute to the Queen for the 2012 Jubilee. Built in the classicising style of 18th-century royal barges and decorated withRoyal convoy
Preceding the Royal Convoy, were fifty five dinghies, which sailed in diamond formation, each bearing the flag of aPowered vessels
Following the Royal convoy came groups of powered vessels. These included a number of now very rare steam vessels, ''Alaska'', the oldest working passenger vessel on the Thames, and the tugs ''Barking'' and ''Kennet''. Among the working vessels were ''Amaryllis'', umpire's launch for theFinale
When the ''Spirit of Chartwell'' neared Tower Bridge, the Queen was saluted by the guns, the naval cadets and veterans aboard . The bascules of the Tower Bridge were then raised through the full 80 degrees in Royal salute. The royal barge docked at , where it was anticipated that the Queen and Royal party would watch the rest of the procession from the first floor. However, despite the increasingly inclement weather, the 86-year-old Queen chose to remain on the ''Spirit of Chartwell'', standing continuously for nearly four hours, waving and acknowledging the salutes of the spectators, until the end of the procession. She was accompanied by Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. The final vessel in the procession was a barge carrying theAvenue of Sail
Downstream from the London Bridge was an "Avenue of Sail", where powered and sailing vessels too tall to pass under the city's bridges were moored on either side of the river. These included ''Music
Music was specially commissioned from a number of British composers to be performed on a series of "Herald Music Barges" in the pageant. TheProtest, problems and criticisms
During the event, the advocacy groupSee also
* Queen's Bargemaster *References
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