Summary:
The Jubilee Thames pageant was the highlight of the
Jubilee weekend which was held to celebrate the Queen’s 60 years reign. It was
a very large parade with various boats; like kayaks, steamboats and small ships
used during World War II to rescue troops in Dunkirk. The Queen and her family
were on The Spirit of Chartwell, which was decorated with 10.000 flowers. The
big parade referred to the British powers at sea during the British Empire. The
parade set a new record for the Guinness Book of Records. The event cost 10.000
million pounds and was paid by donations, but the taxpayer had to pay for the
security costs.
Opinion:
I have been a few times to Sail Amsterdam and the Thames
pageant is a similar event. The Thames pageant was very impressive with various
kinds of beautiful boats. This tribute to the Queen was worth the expense and
people all over the UK were watching the spectacle on big screens. The Queen
seems very popular at the moment, despite her decreasing popularity in the 1990s
after her delayed response to Diane’s death. To me, the Queen does not seem very
warmhearted but I can be mistaken. It does not matter, as long as the British
love her.
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