Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant - Land of Hope and Glory

[@MyGardenCams]

There is nothing more British than those singers stood on a boat in the pouring rain, absolutely belting out Land of Hope and Glory!

[@teslar1]

One of the most memorable parts of this event. How they managed to perform in that weather, they all deserved a medal

[@silkdestroyer]

Love it or hate it, you've got to feel sorry for the poor girls. They'll have had their hair done, got all dressed up and then the typical crappy British weather soaks them. Hats off to them for giving it their all. LG.

[@ianharvey2537]

Land of hope and Glory Mother of the free! how British is that? pissing down with rain, pretty girls and Her Majesty! god bless you Maam. Advance Britannia God Save the Queen!!!

[@denton1972]

Very English. Mother of the Free. Quintessentially Anglo Saxon.

[@steve114728]

Wouldn't say hot, they all look bloody freezing.. Brilliant performance though, I absolutely loved it and well done to them all for getting on with it despite of the weather

[@SharkBuns-k8x]

Jolly good fellows, and my very best wishes to the ladies performing due to this bad weather conditions.

[@PhilMarsala]

Am I the only one who cries every time I sing this anthem?

[@juliewillcox3398]

wonderful very proud. thanks

[@สาวิตรีสุริยฉัตร]

Land of hope and glory, mother of the free How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet Land of hope and glory, mother of the free How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet

[@t.s.5206]

Inspiring and amazing. As only the Brits can do.

[@enginca]

Wonderful

[@tonybarde2572]

The only place you will hear this in America is at graduations

[@amanda.w.6082]

Is there a video of them leaving? I remember Kate accidentally steps in front of William and he corrects her. I wonder if there is a video of that.

[@AlexV1964]

An example of a pretty British girl...

[@vickysmith3229]

I hate that singing as well its too posh should be more realistic and have london lily allen type singing band is spot on though :)

[@MusicGal672]

actually I think you'll find that is typical choral singing in Great Britain, and for something like the Queen's diamond jubilee, it's not showing off Great Britain to other nations, and trying to represent it as a whole as the olympics is, but showing the best that Britain has to offer, and I can quite safely say that other than the BBC Singers this choir is one of the best in the country. May I recommend you also listen to Zadok Rules- Hallelujah! by Alexander L'Estrange, as that was a piece of choral music arranged and composer for the Queen in celebration of her diamond jubilee, which is in much the same style of singing as this, and quite honestly, not matter how "posh" it is (which is in fact most of the time either accents or simply articulation) choral singing is beautiful, and something a lot of people put a lot of time and effort into in order for it to sound that good.

[@Thefoilingguy]

Lilly Allen haha 🤦‍♂️ffs.

[@michaelgoulding6609]

the diamond jubilee was nowhere near as good as the golden jubilee,10 year,s before,with it been the diamond jubilee,you would of expected it to have been better,but sadly not the case,& it wasen,t just the weather,a total disaster,from start to finish

[@FinalRustyNails]

i hate singing like that