Facing Buckingham Palace, five yellow cranes lean beneath Her Majesty's windows.
As motionless as the guards wearing their (i)conical bear hair caps.
You'd swear they were bowing to him.
After the workers' lunch time, they get back to work, lifting and stacking the bleachers.
It is here that a few hundred guests and as many lucky people will be seated on Thursday June 2 to attend the great military parade opening the festivities for the platinum jubilee of Elizabeth II.
Ultimate privilege, these spectators in the front row may see the 96-year-old queen, if she is fit enough to follow the parade from her royal pram.
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