 Settling down now, towards the end of this triumphant celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. A lovely surprise for me, was to see Gloriana moored here in the docks. The million pound row barge, painstakingly hand built, which took more than four years by 60 craftsmen,  was certainly one of
the main attractions in the Thames
Diamond Jubilee Pageant this weekend, leading more than 1,000 boats to honour the occasion. The first royal barge to be built in 100 years, Gloriana was powered on the day by 18 oarsmen, led by Britain's greatest Olympian, Steve Redgrave. The  organisation here seems to have been a great success; with bigger crowds than ever before, the management team should be delighted (and probably exhausted). |
