10.5.12

Diamond Jubilee Pageant - The Royal Windsor Horse Show 2012

The Diamond Jubilee Pageant was a major event marking The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in the presence of Her Majesty. The event took place in the private grounds of Windsor Castle on the evenings of 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th May 2012.
Over 550 horses and more than 1000 Dancers, musicians, and performers from around the world came together each night in a performance to pay tribute to 60 spectacular years of Her Reign.
On Sunday 13th May there was a special performance in front of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Guest artists and narrators joined the regular performers on that night. Confirmed music artists have been chosen to represent different countries in the show. They included Grammy nominated Susan Boyle, world renowned American classical violinist David Garrett, critically acclaimed Nashville singer and banjo player Abigail Washburn, legendry Australian entertainer Rolf Harris, metropolitan Indian folk legend Raghu Dixit and leading South African actors from the West End smash hit Disney's The Lion King who will be joined on stage by the Nairobi Chamber Chorus & Watoto Children's Choir and classical maestros Il Divo. Confirmed narrators include Dame Helen Mirren, Alan Titchmarsh, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Omid Djalili and Martin Clunes.