The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration has begun in earnest in England. Right now is the massive “Diamond Jubilee River Pageant Flotilla” down the Thames. Hundreds of boats and thousands of people are participating in the occasion – generally, the Queen and her household are on a large barge (a fancy, royal barge), top hundreds of other seaworthy vessels down the Thames for some kind of extravaganza event. These are some pictures from the occasion. You can see some far more of the extraordinary images right here.

Prince Harry, Prince William and Duchess Kate had been there, of course, on The Queen’s Barge (sidenote: not the actual name, but shouldn’t it be?), as well as The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla) and the Duke of Edinburgh. The men wore their military dress uniforms and the ladies wore their company-classy finest. Duchess Kate wore this fetching and eye-catching Alexander McQueen suit which is generating me ill with envy. Most of the time, I’m pretty meh on Kate’s clothes but this McQueen is devastatingly beautiful on her. I’m in awe of the way the sleeves and bodice are cut perfectly to her proportions. I even enjoy her matching hat. This may be 1 of my preferred outfits ever on Kate. Now if we could just get her to stop fondling her hair during public events.

Harry and William had been seeking cheeky and cute as well. Camilla and The Queen both wore white, and (just my opinion) the Queen looked type of pissed off about it. Surely Camilla could have gone with a diverse color? If the Queen is wearing white, no a single else must.

PS… The Queen’s hat looks like a satellite dish. No disrespect.

Photos courtesy of WENN.