Rain dampens birthday lunch, but not spirits for Queen's 90th
Guests paid a hefty price to attend the Queen's Patron's Lunch on Sunday. But the weather did not always co-operate as royal watchers celebrated her 90th birthday in the rain.
Thousands gather in The Mall in central London to get a glimpse of royalty
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Many revellers wore rain ponchos handed out by organizers as they attended The Patron's Lunch celebrations. (Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
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The Queen was honoured for her charity work on Sunday with a picnic lunch in central London, wrapping up three days of celebration to mark her 90th birthday.
Guests paid £150 ($273 Cdn) each to attend the Queen's outdoor Patron's Lunch on Sunday. The food provided was thoughtfully prepared, but the weather did not always co-operate as they waited in the rain for the last major event marking her milestone birthday.
About 10,000 people bought tickets in the hopes of catching a glimpse of members of the Royal Family. Luckily, the rain tapered off by the time the royals arrived on The Mall to greet well-wishers.
Lunch guests line The Mall to mark Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday. (Peter Nicholls/Reuters )
Women in Union Jack rain jackets and hats share a joke in Green Park, where a big screen was set up to televise The Patron's Lunch celebrations for the Queen's 90th birthday. During the lunch a carnival parade will travel down The Mall and around St James's Park. (Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Joseph Afrane, in Union Jack clothing, poses with other fans of the royal family in Green Park, where they planned to watch lunch party on a big screen set up there and in St. James Park. (Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Thousands of guests gathered along The Mall for a lunch to celebrate The Queen's Patronage of more than 600 charities and organizations. The lunch is part of a weekend of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday. (Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Picnic basket, check - raincoat, check
Guests wear transparent waterproofs as they gather on the Mall for the Patron's Lunch, an event to mark Britain's Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, in London, June 12, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls - RTX2FQXO (Peter Nicholls/Reuters)
Guests wear transparent rain ponchos as they gather along The Mall ahead of The Patron's Lunch. (Peter Nicholls/Reuters)
Royals arrive
Queen Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, riding in an open-top car, arrive at the Patron's Lunch in The Mall to greet guests. (Dominic Lipinski/Press Association via Associated Press)
Prince William greets guests on The Mall. (Peter Nicholls/Reuters)
