As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the Queen took part in an open carriage procession from the The Houses of Parliament to Buckingham Palace Looking happy, in spite of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, being taken ill Queen Lizzie dashed through Whitehall and down The Mall and back home accompanied by The Household Cavalry.
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Name: | Buckingham Palace |
Address: | Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA |
Name: | The Houses of Parliament |
Address: | London SW1A 0AA |
Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook