2012年6月2日星期六

The Queen's diamond jubilee: day one – in pictures

Four days of celebrations kick off with a day at the races and events up and down the country

Queen Elizabeth II enjoys the first day of the diamond jubilee celebration at the Epsom Derby
Coldstream Guards march on Horse Guards Parade, London, prior to a series of gun salutes

A member of the Red Devils parachutes over the Epsom racecourse
A dog wears a crown and a Union flag
Soldiers of the Honorable Artillery Company fire blank rounds during a 62-gun salute at the Tower of London to mark the start of diamond jubilee weekend celebrations
A new piece by street artist Banksy has appeared in Bristol to mark the Queen's jubilee
Two year old 'knight' Vinnie Walters manages to sleep through a cacophony of vuvuzela noise created by his fellow knights of St George's church during a parade through Chichester
Union flags and bunting flutter above Regent Street in London
Melvin and Ann Newby from South Yorkshire get into the spirit in London
Boats are prepared to sail from South Quay to Tower Bridge in advance of Sunday's pageant, when 1,000 boats are expected to sail on the Thames
Families enjoy the Jubilee Family Festival in Hyde Park, London
Organ grinder Patrick Cooke entertains visitors at Chatsworth, Derbyshire. A 100-long table in the garden was provided for visitors to enjoy their picnics and celebrate the jubilee
A woman cycles on her bike, decked out with union jacks, through Ailsworth and Castor
The village of Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire celebrates with a street party
Boats that will be part of the Jubilee river pageant are docked in Putney on the Thames
An image of Queen Elizabeth is created on the banks of the Thames
People enjoy a street party on Lysias Road, Clapham
A cut out of Queen Elizabeth II is displayed at a street party in Clapham
The Queen's barge, Gloriana, on the Thames