Jubilee weekend shows what the Brits do best

The rain couldn't dampen British spirits over the weekend of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee when, once again, the silent majority found their voice.

Crowds lined the streets, vessels filled the Thames, and parties took to the streets in a general excuse for a watery knees-up!

The Queen performed with her exemplary aplomb despite Prince Philip falling ill, but not all the acts at the Buckingham Palace seemed quite to her taste. Indeed, I'm sure they were not all to everyone's taste!

Nevertheless, it was a weekend that showed what the Brits do best - a bit of a show and a little pageantry tossed in for good measure.

The Olympics are just seven weeks away now and things are shaping up well. The slient majority will rise and push the misery-mongers to one side for a couple of weeks. I look forward to it. Even the rain won't matter.

Damp, but undeterred: a street party in Surrey, 5 June.