An alternative playlist for Her Majesty's water music

The music to be played while the royal barge makes its way along the Thames for the Jubilee is a little dull. Perhaps the Queen would appreciate this alternative playlist?According to Adrian Evans, the "pageant master" tasked with arranging a London Philharmonic Orchestra soundtrack for the Jubilee flotilla's voyage down the river Thames, the Kinks' Waterloo Sunset didn't quite make the cut. Come 3 June, the 86-year-old monarch will instead be serenaded with movie themes and century-old chestnut...

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17:12 on April 23 2012

An alternative playlist for Her Majesty's water music

Guardian Music — The music to be played while the royal barge makes its way along the Thames for the Jubilee is a little dull. Perhaps the Queen would appreciate this alternative playlist... more info