Diamond Jubilee Pageant

Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Logo of the Diamond Jubilee Pageant
VenueWindsor Castle
TypeEquine pageant
ThemeDiamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II

The Diamond Jubilee Pageant, also branded The World Comes to Windsor, held between 10 and 13 May 2012 was an equine pageant held in the grounds of Windsor Castle, organised as part of the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Date and location

The pageant was to be the first major event of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II taking place in 2012. It was to act as a curtain raiser for a programme of Spring and Summer celebrations in the UK which will culminate in an extended bank holiday weekend in June.[1]

The pageant was a four-day event held in a 3,000-seat arena the grounds of Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England, taking place on the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13 May 2012.[2] The Queen herself is to attend the final day's show.[1][3] The pageant was to be combined with the annual Royal Windsor Horse Show, with the horse show events occurring during the day, and the pageant shows being held in the evening.[1]

Programme

Theme and hosts

The theme of the pageant is a combination of the Queen's passion for horses, and her state visits to more than 250 countries, many of which have featured horses.[4] The arena set will feature images of Buckingham Palace in central London.[1] The show will feature military and equestrian displays of riding, as well as dancing and music, over a 90-minute-long programme.[1][3] The performance is to be hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, with Helen Mirren, Martin Clunes, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Omid Djalili introducing the various acts on stage.[4]

Performers

The show was initially described as including 500 horses and 800 performers,[3] and later rose to 550 horses and 1,100 performers[4] For the equine pieces, the horses were to be drawn from every continent except Africa, which due to quarantine regulations, would instead be represented by zebras and cattle.[3]

The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry Regiment and the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery will open the show.[1] Other acts announced include:

Lineup is in alphabetical, not running order

Organisation and ticketing

Organisation for the pageant had begun in mid-2010. Simon Brooks Ward was the pageant's director and producer. Alan Titchmarsh and Angela Rippon are ambassadors for the pageant.[1] The pageant was privately funded, with surplus monies raised being donated to charity. Tickets for the shows went on sale in November 2011.[3] The event was expected to attract 12,000 spectators.[1]

Broadcasting

The pageant was broadcast on ITV1 at 18:30 on Sunday 3 June 2012, as a 2-hour programme with the title All the Queen's Horses.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Windsor reveals 'spectacular' plans for Diamond Jubilee". BBC News. BBC. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Diamond Jubilee Pageant - Windsor Castle - May 2012". Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Queen's Diamond Jubilee: 500 horses from around the world will put on equine display in Windsor". The Telegraph. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Boyle to sing for Queen's pageant". The Press Association. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "All the Queen's Horses". ITV: Press releases. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.

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