from The Guardian - Platinum jubilee pageant mixes British eccentricity with a touch of chaos Sunday’s parade descended into random silliness after a bizarre and forgetful look at the UK through the decades.

‘We want a queen who is like a parent’: Observer writers down the decades on the monarch’s reign A selection of this newspaper’s writing about the monarch since she became queen when, as the fashion editor wrote, ‘surprise is an undesired quality’

From Australia Broadcasting corporation - Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations end with pageant through London ... Sunday's pageant through central London was due to conclude the fourth and final day of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee that has been marked by a military parade, a Royal Air Force fly-past, a service of thanksgiving and a glittering concert ...