With two weeks to go before the event organisers reveal the names of the 1,000 boats which will take part, including narrowboats, fireboats, kayaks and royal squadron boats such as the Britainnia Royal Barge.
Around 20,000 participants will perform and work on the celebrations to mark 60 years of the Queen’s reign.
The flotilla will pass under all 13 central London river crossings from Battersea Bridge to Tower Bridge, and will take at least 75 minutes to pass any given point.
The final repertoire for the ten floating music barges in the flotilla was also revealed. One boat will hold the Royal Jubilee bells – a peal of bells travelling the length of the central London, with riverside Churches returning the peals as the boats pass.
Six trumpeters from Her Majesty’s Royal Marines will perform fanfares to each of the Thames bridges to herald the arrival of the Queen. Another barge will hold an ensemble of 16 musicians and three vocalists led by composer Guy Barker. He will perform songs composed during The Queen’s reign including music from The Beatles.
The London Philharmonic Orchestra will also be on the water, playing pieces relevant to the buildings it passes, such as the James Bond theme music as it passses the MI6 building.
Lord Salisbury, chairman of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation, said: "The Pageant on 3 June will be a unique occasion to celebrate a British Monarch. Our organising team, the hundreds who have entered their boats, the thousands on the river, the hundreds of thousands lining the banks and the many hundreds of millions watching on television, will want to pay a fitting tribute to The Queen for her 60 years of service. The pageant will be an event that will fulfil this ambition."
As reported in Event, pageant organisers recently for failing to fund the event.
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