Four days of celebrations kick off with a day at the races and events up and down the country
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| Queen Elizabeth II enjoys the first day of the diamond jubilee celebration at the Epsom Derby |
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| Coldstream Guards march on Horse Guards Parade, London, prior to a series of gun salutes |
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| A member of the Red Devils parachutes over the Epsom racecourse |
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| A dog wears a crown and a Union flag |
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| 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 |
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| A new piece by street artist Banksy has appeared in Bristol to mark the Queen's jubilee |
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| 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 |
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| Union flags and bunting flutter above Regent Street in London |
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| Melvin and Ann Newby from South Yorkshire get into the spirit in London |
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| 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 |
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| Families enjoy the Jubilee Family Festival in Hyde Park, London |
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| 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 |
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| A woman cycles on her bike, decked out with union jacks, through Ailsworth and Castor |
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| The village of Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire celebrates with a street party |
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| Boats that will be part of the Jubilee river pageant are docked in Putney on the Thames |
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| An image of Queen Elizabeth is created on the banks of the Thames |
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| People enjoy a street party on Lysias Road, Clapham |
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| A cut out of Queen Elizabeth II is displayed at a street party in Clapham |
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| The Queen's barge, Gloriana, on the Thames |
