Participants in a rowing boat line up for the start of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London on June 3, 2012. Queen Elizabeth II was to sail on a ceremonial barge down the Thames on Sunday at the centre of a 1,000-boat pageant to mark her diamond jubilee, although heavy rain threatened to spoil the party. AFP PHOTO / DAN KITWOOD
THA036 LONDRES (REINO UNIDO) 3/6/2012.- A pesar de la lluvia y de unas temperaturas casi invernales, los británicos celebran con entusiasmo y humor el Jubileo de Diamantes de Isabel II, en miles de fiestas callejeras y un espectacular desfile de mil barcos por el río Támesis, hoy, domingo, 3 de junio de 2012. EFE/KERIM OKTEN
A steam train and pleasure boats of all shapes and sizes are seen from Battersea bridge on the River Thames in London June 3, 2012. Queen Elizabeth will join an armada of 1,000 boats in a gilded royal barge on Sunday in a spectacular highlight of four days of nationwide celebrations to mark her 60th year on the throne. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: ANNIVERSARY ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY ROYALS)