page_title: Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
section_title: Flotilla sections
hierarchical_section_title: Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant / Planning and route / Flotilla sections
caption_attribution_description: English: Man powered boats, the first wave of boats in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
context_page_description: The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant was a parade on 3 June 2012 of 670 boats on the Tideway of the River Thames in London as part of the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Queen, Prince Philip and other members of the Royal Family were aboard vessels that took part in the parade. The parade was organised by the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation, and funded by private donations and sponsorship. The pageant master was Adrian Evans.
  The vessels that took part included military, commercial, and pleasure craft. According to Guinness World Records, this was the largest ever parade of boats, surpassing the previous record of 327 vessels set in Bremerhaven, Germany, in 2011. Sailing vessels and others too tall to pass under the bridges were moored as an "Avenue of Sail" downstream of London Bridge with smaller craft in St Katherine Docks.
  British media organisations estimated that one million spectators watched from the banks of the Thames The pageant was broadcast live by the BBC and Sky News and subsequently broadcast around the world on other networks. More than 10 million tuned into the BBC's four-and-a-half-hour coverage, with an audience average of 10.3 million.
context_section_description: The flotilla proceeded in sections preceded by Music Herald Barges:
  The Royal Jubilee Bells
  Man-powered boats
  Academy of Ancient Music
  The Royal Squadron, with Spirit of Chartwell carrying the Queen.
  The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Plymouth
  Dunkirk Little Ships
  Shree Muktajeevan Pipe Band and Dhol Ensemble
  Historic boats
  The Jubilant Commonwealth Choir
  Service, steam and working vessels
  Leisure vessels
  The New Water Music
  Narrow boats and barges
  The Mayor's Jubilee Band
  Passenger boats
  Rhythm on the River
  Downriver passenger boats
  London Philharmonic Orchestra (on board Bateaux London's vessel Symphony)
caption: Gondolas in the parade
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