Photo essay: UK celebrates Queen's Diamond Jubilee Special
Thousands of street parties and parades are being held across Britain over the four-day weekend to celebrate 60 year's of the Queen's reign.
A jubilee Union Jack flag flies in West Wittering, Sussex
As thousands of street parties (
some stretching for as much as a kilometre!), parades and a
1,000-boat pageant along the River Thames were held, Digital Journal captured the excitement at a street parade in Surrey, south-east England, in photographic form.
Hundreds of miles of bunting were sold in the run-up to Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee
Two children dressed in the uniform of the Irish Guards, the same that Prince William wore at last year's Royal Wedding
Students from a nearby school take part in the parade, dressed as playing cards from the suit of diamonds, on the theme of the Diamond Jubilee
Many union flags were seen at the parade
Her Majesty's doppelgänger put in an appearance at the parade. Thousands of royal family masks were sold over the Jubilee weekend
