Despite the rain, over one-million people turned up to watch the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant Sunday. In celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee over 1,000 boats sailed on the Thames river beginning at the Albert Bridge and ending the tour at the Tower Bridge. The flotilla of boats taking part in the festivities is reportedly the largest fleet of ships assembled on the River Thames in 350 years.

Read the whole story at BBC News here and at CNN here. Read about the history of the parade at PRWeb here.

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