While half a million visitors crammed into The Mall and 17 million more watched on television, the Queen herself lit the “Jubilee beacon,” sparking a massive, 4,000-piece fireworks show over Buckingham Palace that capped the Queen’s Jubilee Concert. All told, more than half of the British population — an estimated 57 percent — watched the pyrotechnics.
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.