Riding the Royal Barge, the Spirit of Chartwell, will be the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge; Prince Harry; Charles and Camilla; Prince Philip and the Queen. About the ship: “A state-of-the-art cruise boat, specially designed to evoke the opulence of ancient royal maritime traditions,” explains the Daily Telegraph. Photo Credit: PA.
In two weeks and three days the River Thames will host around 1,000 vessels for the upcoming Jubilee Pageant, an elaborate event on a legendary river to celebrate the Queen’s 60 year reign.
It will be the biggest flotilla London has witnessed in 350 years, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, told the Telegraph as details of the Jubilee bank holiday weekend were revealed:
“We will be igniting the excitement of a summer like no other,” Johnson added. “This incredible aquatic pageant will be a kind of Dunkirk, except more successful and more cheerful. There’s going to be skiffs and wherries and schooners and sampans and dhows and dragon boats and just about every kind of vessel you can imagine.”
Information released recently includes what boats the royals will travel on. Below, listed, the boats senior royals will travel on. Click here to view descriptions of the full Royal Squadron and other participating vessels:
On the vessel Havengore: the Duke of York, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; the Earl and Countess of Wessex; the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester; and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Photo via flickr.com
On the RNLI Diamond Jubilee: The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra. RNLI photo donated by Tony Rive to eastbournernli.org.uk
On the Trinity House No 1: The Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence. Photo via thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org
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Photo Credit: thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org
