Rain no hindrance to queen's birthday lunch

Braving the English summer, thousands gathered in the rain for a street party outside Buckingham Palace on Sunday, part of a weekend of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.

Some 10,000 people were expected to attend the open air Patron's Lunch on The Mall in London, along with the monarch, her husband Prince Philip and Princes William and Harry, two of her grandchildren.

The guests were set to dine on sandwiches, snacks and puddings from British producers. Adults would even get a can of Pimm's, a fruit punch popular at summer garden parties in Britain.