Crowds flock to Sandringham for Platinum Jubilee Pageant of Motoring

While events elsewhere were cancelled because of the downpours, grey skies did not put a damper on the Sandringham Pageant of Motoring.

A vintage Morris Minor decked out with bunting at the Sandringham Pageant of Motoring (Image: Chris Bishop)

From Morris Minors to mud munchers, from Rovers to royal runabouts, the park was a petrolhead's paradise.

Doug and Margaret Burns from Heacham brought their Morgan - a cult British classic built by hand in Malvern, Worcs.

Margaret Burns with the Morgan she owns with her husband, Doug (Image: Chris Bishop)

"The weather's better than I expected," said Mrs Burns, 80, as she decked the car's long bonnet with bunting. "I thought it was going to be torrential."

Her 82-year-old husband said the couple had admired Morgans for years before taking the plunge and buying a 2004 model, which they have since driven all over Europe.

Some of the Morgans on display the the Sandringham Pageant of Motoring (Image: Chris Bishop)

Some 38 Morgans were brought to the show by Folkmog - the 360-strong Norfolk and Suffolk Morgan Club.

Nearby vehicles belonging to the Royal Family, including the limousine used by the Queen in the 1950s, were on show.

Royal vehicles, including a limousine used by the Queen were on display (Image: Chris Bishop)

The show stretched halfway across the rolling park. And not every exhibit was quite as regal and sedate.

In another corner of the park were the Mud Munchers - souped up Land Rovers that looked like they could eat your average Chelsea tractor for breakfast.

One of the mud munchers on display at the Sandringham Pageant of Motoring (Image: Chris Bishop)

Visitors also had plenty of food and drink to tempt them around the showground.

There was also live music including Frankies' Guys, Music Through the Decades and high-octane rockers The Houndogs.

Rockabilly trio the Houndogs on stage at Sandringham (Image: Chris Bishop)

Not everyone was singing in the rain on Sunday. Elsewhere numerous events were cancelled because of the weather forecast, which included a yellow storm warning.

Picnics on the village green at East Rudham, Dersingham Recreation Ground and Snettisham Memorial Field were called off, throwing a damper over the final day of the four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Crowds flocked to the Sandringham Pageant of Motoring despite the gloomy weather (Image: Chris Bishop)

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