In what may have helped send Prince Phillip, 90, to a London hospital with a bladder infection the following day, the Queen and her husband stood in 40-degree temperatures and a steady downpour for four hours during Sunday’s Thames River Pageant. During the event, 1,000 boats floated by the royal couple at about 4 knots per hour, while wind and rain pelted the pair. And they didn’t even take a seat, let alone a restroom break.
The Seven Oddest Things About the Diamond Jubilee
The four-day Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in London, celebrating 60 years on the throne for Queen Elizabeth II, attracted millions into town and millions more on television for a variety of spectacles and events. Some aspects were a bit more interesting than others.