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Revellers line the route during the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on June 3, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne.
Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend’s celebrations. The Queen along with all members of the royal family will participate in a River Pageant with a flotilla of a 1,000 boats accompanying them down The Thames.
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Year in Focus

Revellers line the route during the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on June 3, 2012 in London, England. For only the second time in its history the UK celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of a monarch. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her ascension to the throne.

Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have flocked to London to witness the spectacle of the weekend’s celebrations. The Queen along with all members of the royal family will participate in a River Pageant with a flotilla of a 1,000 boats accompanying them down The Thames.

Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images 145647973

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As a special tribute to this year’s summer Olympics in London, the photographer and filmmaker Seamus Murphy set out to create a short film that would capture the city’s new spirit.

Watch the video above, and

click-through for more on the Murphy and his inspiration: http://nyr.kr/RKx4Yy

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Oyster Card (limited edition) London

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The contrast between this summer’s two uber-spectaculars – the diamond jubilee concert and the Olympics opening ceremony – couldn’t be starker. At the former, Gary Barlow produced a musical vision for austerity Britain where geriatric crooners rubbed shoulders with talent-show alumni at the end of the Mall. Madness were the risky prospect.

At the latter, something far more radical happened. The floor of the Olympic stadium was torn asunder to the sound of thundering techno and the Queen watched as the union flag was hoisted to a record by one half of Fuck Buttons.

Robin Turner at the start of his article on Underworld’s brief to ‘frighten people’ at the London 2012 opening ceremony in The Guardian.

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Wow! Love the Queen’s mac in this picture - taken at the torch relay in Windsor (see all the pictures on our relay map here).

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh (right) speak with London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe (far right) while Gina Macgregor (left) looks on at Windsor Castle. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

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My favourite photo from the whole Diamond Jubilee Concert.

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82,000 Poppies Fall on London

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View more pictures of the Bomber Command events by browsing photos taken at Green Park or tagged #bombercommand

Yesterday in London’s Green Park the Queen unveiled a new memorial to the servicemen of the RAF’s Bomber Command who served during World War II. As part of the ceremony, the Lancaster Bomber scattered 82,000 poppies from the sky in tribute to the 55,573 airmen who lost their lives.

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Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot 2012

Will the new dress code revolutionise Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot? Guardian Fashion casts an eye over the posh dresses, high heels and statement hats