（人が）群がるs on The 商店街 celebrate `once in a lifetime´ moment during Jubilee parade
（人が）群がるs along The 商店街 in 前線 of Buckingham Palace are celebrating a “once in a lifetime” moment as the Queen’s Jubilee parade kicked off.
Thousands have travelled from all over the country to join the festivities in central London on Thursday.
Army 退役軍人s Ronny, 54, Banffy, 59, and Robert, 46, said they had travelled 負かす／撃墜する from Aberdeenshire to celebrate the event.
The group said they won tickets after putting their 指名する in a 投票（する） to sit in the stands by Buckingham Palace.
Pointing to the palace, Ronny said: “A 少しの wifey that lives in that house, there, and she has had that 職業 for 70 years and she needs a 少しの bit of 祝賀, and we highlanders are here to wish her 井戸／弁護士席.”
Asked what they are most looking 今後 to, he 示すd the lunch box they had been given, joking: “The 消す box for a start.”
“The whole event,” he then 追加するd. “It’s a historic 祝賀 of Her Majesty.”
Emily 投げつける, Lauren 石／投石する and Amelia Jull, all 28, and Lauren Keith, 27, who moved to London from New Zealand, （機の）カム to the 商店街 wearing tiaras and drinking cocktails.
“We’re here to celebrate the Queen, of course,” Ms Keith said.
Ms 投げつける said: “I think she’s a fantastic leader and in 70 years she’s done exceedingly 井戸／弁護士席.”
“Yup, she’s a legend. We love her,” Ms 石／投石する 追加するd.
Ms Keith 追加するd: “I think the （人が）群がるs today shows how people feel about her ? everyone loves her, everyone’s here to celebrate her, and congrats Lizzie!”
“She’s a big 取引，協定 in New Zealand 同様に,” Ms Jull said, 追加するing they all watch the Queen’s Christmas speech 支援する home and their families had asked them if they were coming today.
Asked about what they are looking 今後 to, Ms 投げつける said: “Hoping to catch a glimpse of the Queen.”
Ms 石／投石する joked: “Yes, seeing someone 王室の would be good.”
Friends Hillary Mathews, 70, from Hertfordshire, and Peter Aldam, 69, from Essex, sai d they met in London this morning to celebrate the “once in a lifetime event” as they waved 旗s on The 商店街.
Ms Mathews said: “It’s just fantastic. She has just been so remarkable, the Queen.
“She has done an amazing 職業, 絶対 ? who would want to do that that for 70 years? Just magnificent,” she 追加するd.
Speaking about the parade, Ms Mathews said: “存在 5ft 1in, I don’t suppose I’ll see much, but it’s just 存在 here with the （人が）群がるs, and we’ll see the flypast from here, so that will be good.
“It’s just lovely to be somewhere where there are nice people.
“Everybody has got the same 使節団 ? all the horrors that’s been going on in the world and in England at the moment are put behind us for a day, and we can just enjoy really celebrating the Queen.”
Talking about the sunny 天候, she said: “I was here for Princess Diana’s funeral, it was the same day just a long time ago ? but a happier day today.”
Mr Aldam 追加するd of the 君主: “I’ve always known her. All my lifetime, she’s been there and it’s just a 調印する of 尊敬（する）・点, really.”
Jonathan and Claire Taylor, from Northampton, also joined the （人が）群がるs with their daughter Aurelia, eight, decked out in Union 旗 商品／売買する.
Aurelia said: “I just really to see the Jubilee. I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to see it because it’s a really special Jubilee.”
Ms Taylor 追加するd: “We’re never going to see a jubilee of this ? 70 years ? ever in our lifetime or our child’s lifetime probably, so we thought, we’ve just got to be there.”
Speaking about the Queen, Ms Taylor said: “She’s a really amazing figurehead.
“Whether you like the 王室の family or not she’s an incredible woman and a 広大な／多数の／重要な 役割 model for women and for our girls.”
Aurelia said: “She’s made lots of amazing changes and made the world a better place.”
The eight-year-old 追加するd that she would like to ask her what it’s like to be the Queen, and what her corgis’ 指名するs are.
Brian Hobe, 36, a me mber of the first 大隊 Irish Guards who was selling programmes to the （人が）群がる, said: “I volunteered today. I wasn’t 初めは meant to be on but this was a once in a lifetime 適切な時期.”
He went on to say the “atmosphere is good”, 追加するing that the （人が）群がる are “enjoying themselves”.
“They’re shouting, 叫び声をあげるing, waving their 旗s, it’s just multi-cultural, multi-国家の. It’s just been a good day.”
Gill Essom, 75, from Portland, and Joan Barton, 75, from Barton-on-Humber, said they were “very excited” to 勝利，勝つ tickets to sit in the stands by the palace.
The pair said they have been friends for 57 years since they met as nurses in the 王室の 海軍 when they were 18.
“We feel very 特権d,” Ms Barton said.
“Immensely proud, because we remember the 載冠（式）／即位（式） 69 years ago,” Ms Essom 追加するd.
Speaking about the Queen, Ms Barton 追加するd: “She’s 絶対 amazing. She has 統治するd for so long and so 井戸／弁護士席. She is an icon.”
“She has done an amazing 職業 for the 郡,” Ms Essom 追加するd.
