HISTORIC SHIPS LODGE STRONG PROTEST
OVER BBC COVERAGE
Martyn Heighton, Director of National Historic Ships UK, has protested over the BBC coverage of the pageant. The organisation provided detailed background for the broadcast but he says "We might just as well not have bothered. I saw no evidence of my staff’s hard work in the meanderings of the commentators on the day."
Read the director's letter in full

PLA FILM ON PAGEANT DAY
The Port of London Authority has produced a film of how its staff handled pageant day.
WATCH IT BELOW or on the PLA website

THE BIG DAY IN PICTURES
Highlights as the Diamond Jubilee Pageant defied the weather to stage the biggest event on the river for centuries.
More on our picture page

THANK YOU THAMES - PAGEANT ORGANISERS
The pageant organisers last night said thank you to the 1,000 boats and 1.2 million spectators for making the event such a success.
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LOOK BACK AT THE DAY'S TV COVERAGE
Link to BBC TV's key moments
Link to BBC's Pageant in 3 minutes
The musical finale

HOW THE WORLD'S MEDIA REPORTED THE PAGEANT


AND UPSTREAM AT HENLEY THE ALTERNATIVE PAGEANT

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EARLIER PAGEANT STORIES

PAGEANT FLOTILLA - IN EVERY DETAIL
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ORDER ON THE RIVER
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The Prince of Wales made an early visit to the Avenue of Sail

ARRIVAL OF FIRST AVENUE OF SAIL SHIPS


Belem, the first of the tall ships for the Avenue of Sail, was among the early arrivals plus Challenge Wales and Phoenicia, a replica of a 600BC trading vessel
Pageant background on Avenue of Sail
Link to our earlier Avenue of Sail spotlight
Link to PLA'S ship movements website

ROYAL NAVY ESCORT ON THAMES

The Royal Navy escort for the Queen were on the river
on Wednesday training for pageant day

PLA WARNING - AND ADVICE - TO BOATERS
The Port of London Authority issued a message to boaters – stay off the Thames on Sunday unless you are part of the Diamond Jubilee Pageant.

It comes after fears that some jet skiers and small motor boat owners are  planning to take to the water and attempt to accompany the flotilla down-river.
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Moorings at Barn Elms Reach ready for the flotilla.

Final details of the Pageant were released by organisers at a briefing at the Guildhall in the City of London where the event was described “the world’s biggest outdoor party” and “the most spectacular river pageant ever seen”.
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