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WINDSOR, United Kingdom - Hundreds of horses and 1,000 performersfrom around the world staged a glittering pageant in Britain in astirring start to the major celebrations for Queen Elizabeth'sdiamond jubilee. Troupes from India's Dancing Marwaris to the Chilean Huasosdisplayed their mettle in a rare gathering of global horsemanshipin the royal town of Windsor on Thursday evening, as festivities tomark the queen's 60 years on the throne began in earnest. In tribute to the monarch's more than 250 Commonwealth and statevisits, some 550 horses and 1,200 performers from 17 countriesdefied rain showers to perform against the backdrop of a 45-metre(148-foot) replica of Buckingham Palace. The queen will watch an extended version of the show on Sunday,featuring Scottish singer Susan Boyle, but the royal family wasrepresented on Thursday by the monarch's daughter Princess Anne, aformer competitive eventing rider. She saw Italy's Carousel of the Carabinieri re-enact an 1848 battlein a whirl of feathers and swords, before riders from Russia'sKremlin Riding School formed a human pyramid on galloping mounts ina daredevil show of horseback acrobatics.
Between the horseback performances were bursts of song and dance,among them a didgeridoo performance, a Maori haka, Inuitthroat-singers and a mariachi band. The robed Royal Cavalry of Oman thundered in on 100 Arabian steedsin clouds of frankincense, watched by a packed audience includingthe queen's daughter Princess Anne, a former competitive eventingrider. New South Wales' mounted police gave the troop drill an Australiantwist, performing to songs such as Waltzing Matilda as medievalWindsor Castle loomed behind them. The 86-year-old queen's own racehorses staged a mock race, and herHousehold Cavalry joined all the performers in a grand finalerecreating her coronation. Bringing in 550 performing horses by air, road and sea was a "oncein a lifetime" logistical feat, Sheila Duckworth, director ofequestrian transport firm Shelley Ashman, told AFP before the show.
The horses from Oman were flown over in two planeloads, while ateam from Azerbaijan drove to Windsor in a 17-day road trip. So far there have been no mishaps, Duckworth said, adding: "Horsestend to be happy as long as they've got their friends beside them." The equine pageant is close to the queen's heart: she was given herfirst pony at age four and remains a keen rider, as well as anowner and breeder of racehorses. "We have a lot of pride that we got the invitation," said InspectorKirsten McFadden, commander of the New South Wales Mounted Police. "It's been a very hard week, long hours, but we're very, veryexcited. It's all colour - every act is really special," McFadden,whose mainly female unit also does riot squad duty, told AFP.
Moses Ndungu, a Kenyan dancer, said: "It is a big honour for us.The queen became a queen in our country." Queen Elizabeth was told of the death of her father, King GeorgeVI, and her own ascension to the throne while she was visitingKenya in 1952. "Our grandparents cooked for her. We have an attachment to her - wefeel proud to be part of that history," Ndungu said as he posed forphotos with Britons attracted by his Kikuyu tribal costume ofcowskins and seashells. The jubilee began with the February anniversary of the queen'sfather's death, spent in low-key engagements.
But in March she received a rock-star welcome as she began ajubilee tour of Britain, while younger members of her family aretouring the world to mark the event. In Britain, the pageant will be followed by a four-day publicholiday on June 2-5, with celebrations including a festival of1,000 boats on the River Thames, the lighting of more than 2,000beacons and a service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral. The queen and her husband Prince Philip, 90, are also due to openthe London Olympics on July 27. I am a professional writer from Hand Tools, which contains a great deal of information about glass fish murano , faceted teardrop beads, welcome to visit!
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