Singer Katherine Jenkins performed the national anthem and the King 's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a gun salute in the Queen 's honor . The queen will be carried aboard a specially converted royal barge , draped in red and gold . She is expected to arrive at the Royal Yacht Britannia on Friday morning after spending two days travelling from Scotland via London to Portsmouth. Large crowds are expected to line the riverbanks as they pass , despite a rainy forecast . The river pageant is part of four days of celebrations for the Queen 's Diamond Jubilee .
The queen will be carried aboard a specially converted royal barge , draped in red and gold . She is expected to arrive at the Royal Yacht Britannia on Friday morning after spending two days travelling from Scotland via London to Portsmouth. Large crowds are expected to line the riverbanks as they pass , despite a rainy forecast . The river pageant is part of four days of celebrations for the Queen 's Diamond Jubilee .