People from all over the world have set up tents near Buckingham Palace
With 24 hours to go until the pageantry of the Queen’s platinum jubilee begins at Buckingham Palace, tents could be seen lining the Mall on Wednesday morning., who was among the first to pitch his tent on Monday, in a bid to get the best possible view of the monarch passing in a golden carriage and later waving from the balcony alongside her familyWhile the previous night had been “dreadful”, with rain and freezing temperatures, it did little to dampen his spirits.
Scott said her daughter has been teased for being a royalist in a generation much less occupied with the royal family. She recalled a friend posting a photo of how much money was being spent on the jubilee alongside an image of a hungry child. “My dad served in the British army,” said Liz Bird, 62, who was setting up folding chairs in her rainwear with her friend Sue Douse. “She represents that generation for me, someone who is steadfast and loyal.”
from royal and military duties over his sexual assault case. In a Caribbean tour marking the platinum jubilee, Prince William was met with calls from Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas for reparations for the slave trade and for the countries to become republics.“I’ve just always loved British history and the queen, the monarchy in particular,” said Donna Warner, who flew over from Connecticut on Saturday to join her friend Mary-Jane Willows, from Cornwall.
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