Queen leads huge Thames flotilla to celebrate 60 years on throne

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Queen Elizabeth II joined an armada of over 1,000 boats down the Thames on Sunday afternoon, past London Eye and Westminster, to celebrate her 60-year-long reign. This was one of the largest flotillas ever seen on London’s river: the last similar spectacle was 350 years ago, held for King Charles II and his consort Catherine of Braganza in 1662.
The royal family (top right, inset) on the Spirit of Chartwell, leading the flotilla: (left to right) Kate, Duchess of Cambridge; Prince Philip; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; the Queen; Prince William and Prince Harry.
Leisure cruisers, rowing boats, yachts and canoes made up the colourful armada, that also featured vessels from the historic 1940 Dunkirk evacuation. — AFP, AP