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Huge flotilla readies for Queen's jubilee

2012-06-03 27 Dailymotion

Boats muster on the Thames.<br/> <br />These vessels will sail as part of the biggest river pageant London has seen for 350 years.<br/> <br />It's part of celebations of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.<br/> <br />Pageant Master Adrian Evans says they've been preparing for two and a half years.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) PAGEANT MASTER ADRIAN EVANS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Finally, today is pageant day. All these vessels - all the vessel owners are thrilled and excited and getting ready for their voyage down the Thames this afternoon."<br/> <br />A thousand boats of all shapes and sizes will sail in the flotilla from Chelsea to London's Tower Bridge.<br/> <br />The Queen will ride on the Spirit of Chartwell, a luxury cruiser turned royal barge.<br/> <br />Lindsey Parietti, Reuters

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