QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE INSPIRES RECORD BREAKERS ACROSS THE UK

Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years as British monarch in 2012, and the celebration have triggered a burst of record breaking across the UK.

The Jubilee-themed attempts have records have already started as seen by the longest line of fanfare trumpeters at Wellington Barracks which took place last week, but a host of others are set over the bank holiday weekend.

Guinness World Records has confirmed that the Diamond Jubilee Thames Pageant (3rd June 2012)  has set a new world record for the number of boats taking part in a parade. The previous record - now smashed - was 327, set in in Bremerhaven, Germany, last year.