An estimated 250.000 people gathered on The Mall, the grand red
road leading to Queen Elizabeth’s sumptuous Buckingham Palace on Monday
for the pop concert on the third day of her Diamond Jubilee to celebrate
her 60 years on the throne. Pop royalty including Paul McCartney,
Stevie Wonder and Elton John entertained Queen Elizabeth and 10,000
ticket-holders who watched the performances live on a circular stage.
1The
Queen Victoria Memorial is prepared for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond
Jubilee concert as seen from the
roof of Buckingham Palace in London
May 23, 2012. The concert takes place on June 4 to celebrate the
Queen's
60 year reign. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden/POOL
2People
take pictures of Buckingham Palace as the Queen Victoria Memorial is
prepared for Queen Elizabeth's
Diamond Jubilee concert in London.
SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS
3Crowds
gather on The Mall ahead of a concert at Buckingham Palace (at rear) in
London June 4, 2012 .
"Elizabeth rules the waves!" was just one
headline from gushing British press coverage of Queen Elizabeth's
Diamond Jubilee on Monday, the third day of celebrations that have
bolstered a royal family once mired in
scandal and dismissed as
outdated. PAUL HACKETT/REUTERS
4Chloe Miles, 13, poses on The Mall ahead of a concert at Buckingham Palace in London. PAUL HACKETT
/REUTERS
5Spectators relax on portable chairs on The Mall ahead of a concert at Buckingham Palace in London. TOBY
MELVILLE/REUTERS
6Emma
Hrydziuszko, Helen Ashford and Kathleen Williams sit on The Mall ahead
of a concert at Buckingham
Palace in London. PAUL HACKETT/REUTERS
7A
man wears a Union Flag outfit as he waits on The Mall for the start of
the Diamond Jubilee concert for
Britain's Queen Elizabeth in London. KI
PRICE/REUTERS
8Royal
fan William Wallace waits on The Mall for the start of the Diamond
Jubilee concert for Britain's Queen
Elizabeth in London. KI
PRICE/REUTERS
9Spectators
watch Robbie Williams on giant screens during the Diamond Jubilee
concert in front of Buckingham
Palace in London. KI PRICE/REUTERS
10Singer
Robbie Williams performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert at
Buckingham Palace in London June
4, 2012. Large crowds gathered on the
grand red road leading to Queen Elizabeth's sumptuous London palace
on
Monday for the pop concert on the third day of her Diamond Jubilee to
celebrate her 60 years on the throne.
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
11Singers
Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole perform during the Diamond Jubilee concert
in front of Buckingham
Palace in London. DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
12Chinese
pianist Lang Lang acknowledges applause during the Diamond Jubilee
concert in front of Buckingham
Palace in London . DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
13Britain's
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watches with Princes William and Harry
during the Diamond
Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in
London. POOL/REUTERS
14Singer Cliff Richard performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London.
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
15Jamaican singer Grace Jones performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace in London.
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
16A spectator watches the Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace in London. DAVID MOIR/
REUTERS
17Singer Annie Lennox performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London .
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
18Singer Tom Jones performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London .
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
19Spectators wave flags as they watch the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London.
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
20Princes
William and Harry laugh as they sit with Catherine, Duchess of
Cambridge during the Diamond Jubilee
concert at Buckingham Palace in
London. POOL/REUTERS
21U.S.
musician will.i.am and British singer Jessie J perform during the
Diamond Jubilee concert in front of
Buckingham Palace in London . DAVID
MOIR/REUTERS
22Singer Shirley Bassey performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London.
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
23Australian
singer Kylie Minogue performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in
front of Buckingham Palace
in London . DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
24Spectators
watch Elton John on giant screens during the Diamond Jubilee concert in
front of Buckingham
Palace in London. KI PRICE/REUTERS
25Singer Elton John performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London .
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
26U.S.
musician Stevie Wonder performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in
front of Buckingham Palace
in London . DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
27British
comedian Peter Kay performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front
of Buckingham Palace
in London . DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
28Singer Paul McCartney performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in
London. DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
29Singer Paul McCartney performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in
London. DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
30Spectators
wave Union Flags as Prince Charles pay tribute to his mother Queen
Elizabeth during the
Diamond Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace in
London . DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
31Britain's
Prince Charles kisses the hand of his mother Queen Elizabeth at the end
of her Diamond Jubilee
concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London.
POOL/REUTERS
32Britain's
Prince Charles leads cheers for Queen Elizabeth during the Diamond
Jubilee concert in front of
Buckingham Palace in London. DAVID
MOIR/REUTERS
33Britain's
Queen Elizabeth looks at the Jubilee crystal during the Diamond Jubilee
concert in front of
Buckingham Palace in London . DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
34Spectators
on The Mall watch a firework display and beacon lighting at Buckingham
Palace following the
Diamond Jubilee concert in London. TOBY
MELVILLE/REUTERS
35Spectators
on The Mall watch a firework display and beacon lighting at Buckingham
Palace following the
Diamond Jubilee concert in London. TOBY
MELVILLE/REUTERS
36Fireworks
mark the end of the Diamond Jubilee concert for Britain's Queen
Elizabeth in front of Buckingham
Palace in London. KI PRICE/REUTERS
37Fireworks
mark the end of the Diamond Jubilee concert for Britain's Queen
Elizabeth in front of Buckingham
Palace in London. KI PRICE/REUTERS
38Entertainers perform during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London.
DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
39Paul McCartney performs at the Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace in London.
POOL/REUTERS
40Fireworks explode over Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee concert, in London. DAVID
MOIR/REUTERS
41People
watch as the Jubilee national beacon is lighted up during the Diamond
Jubilee concert at Buckingham
Palace in London . DAVID MOIR/REUTERS
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