A man holding an umbrella during a brief summer rainfall standing by the banks of the River Thames at Henley Regatta week
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3349 x 5137 px | 28.4 x 43.5 cm | 11.2 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
3 July 2008Location:
The River Thames Henley on Thames Oxfordshire South East England UKMore information:
The River Thames gets crammed at the time of Henley Royal Regatta which first started in 1829 when two teams from Oxford and Cambridge challenged each other to a race; so popular did the race become that Henley Regatta was inaugurated in 1839. Throughout Queen Victoria's reign the Regatta became a major social event and it still remains so particularly as part of the "Season". It was Prince Albert in 1851 who became the first royal patron of the regatta granting it the right to be called Henley Royal Regatta. It is a sporting event but moreover it is the place to dress up to see and be seen and perhaps it is one of the last preserves of an Edwardian Garden Party.