River procession to mark the Queen's Birthday

To mark the Queen's official birthday, a procession of motorised vessels will take place from Tower Bridge to Westminster Bridge, and back again.

Between Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge, the procession will
turn and be joined by Waterman’s Cutters before proceeding outward bound transiting the number 4 arches. The procession will arrive in the Upper Pool at approximately 12:55 to coincide with the Tower of London Gun Salute at 13:00.

The procession will be

The detailed timings of the event are as follows:

10:50 Procession forms up at Wapping

11:05 Procession underway passing Tower Bridge and taking No.2 arches, with the exception of Blackfriars Bridge

11:50 Procession arrives at Westminster Bridge - start of River Closure. Watermans Cutters are escorted from inside Westminster Pier into the
closure area.

12:30 River re-opened to navigation between Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Bridge. Procession returns downriver taking No. 4 arches.

12:55 Procession arrives at Tower of London and proceeds through centre arch at Tower Bridge to dispersal.