Sun shines as the Queen enjoys Jubilee Pageant
Over 35,000 people attended a special pageant at RAF Cosford today as the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh enjoyed time in Shropshire as part of their Diamond Jubilee Tour.
Arriving by Royal helicopter from Birmingham, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were met by dignitaries in the Cold War Museum, the Queen was also presented with a posy by Chloe Willis aged four.
After leaving the museum the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh enjoyed lunch, before being driven through the flag-waving crowd to a special podium were they watched a spectacular ‘Reignbow’ procession involving over 5,000 schoolchildren.
As the sun shined on the event, thousands of people enjoyed picnics whilst watching the pageant themed across the six decades of the Queen’s reign with a different colour for each decade.
The half-mile long procession brought a beaming smile to the Queen, especially as part of the parade contained Corgis her majesties favorite dog breed.
As the procession ended the Queen received a special Shropshire four cheers from the crowd before travelling back to her helicopter and heading back home.
Those attending the event praised the team who organized the event which was led by the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, involving Shropshire Council, Telford & Wrekin Council, RAF Cosford and the RAF Cosford Museum.
The Lord Lieutenant, Mr Algernon Heber-Percy, said:
“It was a wonderful day and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. We were extremely lucky with the weather – the sun shone all day – and I would like to thank everyone for making the event such a success.”
Station Commander at RAF Cosford, Group Captain, Jamie Johnston, said:
“It has been an enormous honour and privilege for RAF Cosford to have played its part in Shropshire’s Jubilee Pageant, a once in a lifetime event, that has demonstrated the county’s appreciation of and support for Her Majesty.”
Shropshire Council’s leader, Keith Barrow, added:
“I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved with the day, and I am incredibly proud that Shropshire has delivered such a wonderful event. It was an honour to meet The Queen and I am sure she enjoyed the pageant as much as everyone did.”
