Diamond Jubilee Pageant

The theme of the pageant is a combination of the Queen's passion for horses, and her state visits to more than 250 countries, many of which have featured horses.[4] The arena set will feature images of Buckingham Palace in central London.[1] The show will feature military and equestrian displays of riding, as well as dancing and music, over a 90-minute-long programme.[1][3] The performance is to be hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, with Helen Mirren, Martin Clunes, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Omid Djalili introducing the various acts on stage.[4]

The show was initially described as including 500 horses and 800 performers,[3] and later rose to 550 horses and 1,100 performers[4] For the equine pieces, the horses were to be drawn from every continent except Africa, which due to quarantine regulations, would instead be represented by zebras and cattle.[3]

The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry Regiment and the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery will open the show.[1] Other acts announced include:

Lineup is in alphabetical, not running order

• Abigail Washburn, a Nashville singer and banjo player[4]
• Cook Island dancers[1]
• Cossacks from Russia[3]
• Cowboys from Oklahoma[3]
• David Garrett, a US classical violinist[4]
• Dhol drummers and dancers[1]
• Huasos from Chile[3]
• Il Divo, a vocal quartet[4]
• Inuit from Canada[3]
• Mexican singers and dancers[1]
• The Nairobi Chamber Chorus[4]
• New South Wales Mounted Police and Aborigines[1]
• Omani Mounted Activity Ride[1]
• The President's Bodyguard of India[3]
• Raghu Dixit, an Indian folk singer[4]
• Rolf Harris[4]
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (The Musical Ride) [1]
• South African performers from The Lion King musical[4]
• Susan Boyle[4]
• The Ugandan Watoto Children's Choir[4]