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Queen Sails Through Diamond Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth II sailed down the River Thames on Sunday amid a motley but majestic flotilla of 1,000 vessels, mustered to mark her 60 years on the British throne.

June 3, 2012 Hundreds of thousands crowded the banks of the Thames Sunday to catch a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II leading a flotilla of a thousand boats to mark her 60-year reign.

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A Parasite Pie Fit For A Queen's Diamond Jubilee

A Lamprey Pie from Pleasant House Bakery in Chicago.

June 3, 2012 The city of Gloucester will be giving Queen Elizabeth II a traditional lamprey pie for her Diamond Jubilee. But lampreys are scarce in Gloucester. What are they to do?

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