When was the river pageant?

When was the river pageant?

Summary: River boats go up and down the Thames in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee in 1977. Description: The film records the Jubilee Night River Pageant, which took place on the 9th June 1977 in celebration of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.

Where is the Gloriana boat now?

St Katharine Docks
The Gloriana has been based in St Katharine Docks, London, where she is kept and prepared for usage.

What is the Queens barge called?

Gloriana
The Queen’s Row Barge ‘Gloriana’

Who built the Gloriana?

The team working with Lord Sterling on the project consisted of naval architects Stuart Roy and Ed Burnett, project manager Damian Byrne, and master boatbuilder Mark Edwards, one of the country’s foremost builders of traditional wooden boats.

What do you call a 25 year old?

A person between 10 and 19 years old is called a denarian. A person between 20 and 29 is called a vicenarian. A person between 30 and 39 is called a tricenarian. A person between 40 and 49 is called a quadragenarian. A person between 50 and 59 is called a quinquagenarian.

Where is the royal barge kept?

The Royal Barge Procession is a ceremony of both religious and royal significance which has been taking place for nearly 700 years. Some of the royal barges are kept at the National Museum of Royal Barges.

What happened to the royal barge?

There is currently no royal barge in use, but the latest was the Royal Nore, which took part in the 1977 Silver Jubilee, and was only put out of service in 2017. Gloriana was the first of its kind to be built in over a century, and was built specifically for the Queen’s 2012 Jubilee.

Who built the Royal Barge?

Royal Barge 1731-32 The barge is accompanied by 24 oars. The Royal barge was built in 1732 for Frederick, Prince of Wales by the shipwright John Hall to a design by the architect William Kent.