Video: Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee celebrated with 1,000-boat flotilla

by Charlie Smith on Jun 3, 2012 at 12:03 pm
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Queen Elizabeth has celebrating her diamond jubilee by leading a flotilla of 1,000 boats down the Thames River.

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How would you rate Queen Elizabeth's performance as monarch?

Outstanding 43%
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Very good 23%
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Average 13%
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Not very good 3%
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Weak 18%
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The 86-year-old British monarch and her husband, 90-year-old Prince Philip, were on the Spirit of Chartwell.

They were joined by other members of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince Harry. London mayor Boris Johnson was also onboard the vessel.

Approximately 1.2 million people lined the banks of the river to watch the event.


The Spirit of Chartwell leads 1,000 vessels down the Thames.

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Sheeple
Jun 3, 2012 at 8:02 pm
Good for her / them.

But really can we grow up and grow a pair?

Imagine the Healthcare and Education that could be given with the savings from eliminating both the Queen and bureaucracy from our Government structure.

We do not need Kings and Queens in 21st Century Canada.

Let our Canadian Citizens swear an oath to Canada not the old bag and her progeny.

Oh yeah take her mug of our money her currency is in free fall and her little Island bankrupt.
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RealityCheck
Jun 4, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Constitutional Monarchy is the highest form of democratic society in the world. Having a head of state that rises above the petty political bickering of the day makes for a stronger nation and a more prosperous society.
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Jim Van Rassel
Jun 4, 2012 at 1:39 pm
I give you the worlds oldest and largest welfare recipients, the British Royal family.
Jim Van Rassel
Coquitlam BC
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