There was plenty of singin' in the rain yesterday as jubilee revellers made sure summer showers did not put a dampener on their meticulously-planned celebrations.

Umbrellas were a familiar sight at street parties around the district - and, in a quirk of fate, yesterday's weather matched that of the Queen's Coronation on June 2, 1953, before grey skies were finally replaced by bright sunshine by early evening.

In Ilkley, a heavy lunchtime shower threatened to send the giant street party in the Grove indoors but with perfect timing the skies cleared in time for the 2pm start enjoyed by an estimated 1,000-strong crowd .

More than 400 people were seated at tables and had brought their own picnics of wine, cake and various jubilee treats. Pictured at The Grove are young revellers Sam, Melissa, Emily and Joely.

There was live music and entertainment throughout the day from Baron Von Rhinestein's Bavarian Band, tap dancing from the Appalachian Dancers and a performance by the Panama Steel Band.

Meanwhile, Paul Kidd, who was butler to the Queen from 1975 to 1980, opened a jubilee party at the Riverview Nursing Home in Ilkley with a good luck message from his former Royal employer.

A treasure-trove of royal memorabilia from the Coronation and the Silver Jubilee was on display at the garden party, including a replica set of the Crown jewels.

"I travelled around the whole of the country on the Royal yacht and the Commonwealth to celebrate the Silver Jubilee," said Mr Kidd.

"I was hoping to bring a letter of good luck from her but the Palace was unable to send a letter in time so they rang me and asked me to pass on the Queen's best regards for the occasion."

The event was organised by the home's activities co-ordinator and Royal fan Judith Watkinson, of Bradford.

"We had a brilliant turnout, it was a shame the weather wasn't better," she said. "For me it was a fantastic day, I couldn't have celebrated it any other way."

The event was due to be opened by Pop Idol Gareth Gates's sister Nicola but when she failed to appear, Mr Kidd carried out the formalities.

Elsewhere, a long queue of punters were drawn to a jubilee fete in the grounds of Saltaire's attractive United Reformed Church. The grounds were trimmed with red white and blue bunting, a brass band played, and a host of stalls did a brisk trade in second hand books, plants, and home made cakes.

At the Bankfield Hotel at Cottingley, near Bingley, a family fun day was held to raise cash for three causes: Cancer Research UK, the West Yorkshire Air Ambulance, and the appeal to pay for new artificial limbs for schoolgirl Laura Campbell. Bradford City mascot Lenny Berry made a personal appearance along with Bull Man from the Bradford Bulls, and a Pulse radio roadshow got visitors dancing.

Meanwhile the Queen was today crowning her Golden Jubilee with pomp and ceremony.

She was addressing guests at a Jubilee lunch where Prime Minister Tony Blair was expected to pay tribute to her 50-year reign.

As many as 47 members of the Royal Family were attending the final day of the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.

Today's events followed last night's spectacular pop concert at Buckingham Palace, where more than one million people converged to watch a galaxy of stars led by former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, and including Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, Sir Cliff Richards and many others.

The concert was rounded off with a giant fireworks and son-et-lumiere light show with two-and-three-quarter tons of fireworks set off over the Palace. Today's celebrations see the best of Great British pageantry as the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were processing through the streets of the capital in the State Gold Coach.

Big crowds were expected to turn out to see the ceremonial procession from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral for a thanksgiving service with Archbishop of Canterbury Dr George Carey.

At Temple Bar, the boundary of the City of London, Lord Mayor Alderman Michael Oliver, was performing the 900-year-old ceremony of offering the Queen the City's Pearl Sword before she proceeded to St Paul's where she was being greeted with a new arrangement of the National Anthem.

After the 55-minute service, the royal couple were driving to Guildhall in the new State Bentley, presented to the Queen to mark her Jubilee.

Some 700 guests, including VIPs and schoolchildren, were invited to the Guildhall lunch to hear the Queen, Prime Minister and Lord Mayor's speeches.

Then in the afternoon, The Mall outside Buckingham Palace was being transformed into a colourful festival of parades to mark the Jubilee.

The Jubilee long-weekend was coming to a close in traditional style with the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for a fly past of RAF jets, the Red Arrows and Concorde.