Another notable pageant, in 1662, marked the first coming to London of Catherine of Braganza, the consort of Charles II. Then also the barges of the Lord Mayor and City Companies were prominent in the picture, although Catherine's progress was from Hampton Court to Whitehall.
Evelyn says that this was "the most magnificent triumph that ever floated on the Thames, considering the innumerable boats and vessels, dressed and adorned with all imaginable pomp, but above all the thrones, arches, and pageants, and other representations."
The King and Queen were in an "antique shaped open boat covered with a state or canopy of cloth of gold, made in form of a cupola, supported with high Corinthian pillars, wreathed with flowers, festoons, and garlands."