Thursday 31 May 2012

Jolly Jubilee Boating Weather

Jubilee Weather - a Short History

1897  Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - thunder, lightning and hail.
1937  King George VI's Coronation - cold and grey.
1953  Queen Elizabeth II's Royal River Pageant - heavy rain.
1977  Queen's Silver Jubilee - coldest and wettest June in history, with strong winds and downpours on the day.

Outlook for Sunday:

2 comments:

JP said...

Enjoy ;)

There was a program on ITV about it that *didn't* have you guys as the example rowers (should I complain?) though I found you on the official web site's list of man-powered boats (equality supporters should complain)

Alana said...

Hope all had a good time.