It is raining Diamonds for the Jubilee!

All Britain is set for a long Jubilee weekend to mark Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne.

Public celebrations will be taking place across London, where every key street is bedecked with giant Union flags.

Millions will try to catch a glimpse of the Queen as she takes in the Epsom Derby today, while the biggest event will be the Sunday’s spectacular river pageant on the Thames.

One million people are expected to line the famous river on June 3^rd to watch a flotilla of around 1.000 boats, including the Queen’s specially designed royal barge making its four hours way starting from Battersea Bridge and ending at Tower Bridge. It may be a Jubilee washout as heavy rain is forecast for the day.

Meanwhile Scotland Yard is preparing the biggest royal security operation ever to stop possible protests on Sunday.

Celebrations will follow on Monday, when singers like Elton John and Paul Mc Cartney will perform on the roof of Buckingham Palace in a concert broadcast live by the BBC, while on Tuesday there will be a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral.

On the same day a massive state procession will take place as the royal family will travel in horse-drawn carriages along a two-mile route, up Whitehall to Trafalgar Square and then into The Mall to mark the end of this spectacular weekend.

The streets will be lined by the Army, Navy and RAF and several million spectators will have the chance to see the royal family appearing on the Buckingham Palace balcony.

All central London will be very crowded from June 1^st to June 5^th and visitors have been warned to stay away from main train and tube stations and plan their journey in advance.

 

Meanwhile, millions of people up and down the UK are gearing up to enjoy the event by throwing either street or house parties and more than 6.500 million roads across the country will be closed to accommodate the diamond parties being held.

According to a survey by Money Supermarket, Britons will spend £823 million celebrating the Jubilee weekend.

However, while the nation is turning red, white and blue, about 2million Britons will escape a chaotic London in favour of popular destinations all over the world.

For further information on special exhibitions all over London visit http://www.thediamondjubilee.org/