York Minster has been fitted with a "living carpet" of grass as part of celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The carpet, which covers about 1,500 sq m (16,146 sq ft), was installed in the minster's 14th Century nave on Wednesday.

The grass will protect the minster's floor during a 900-guest dinner on Friday, a minster spokesman said.

I went into York yesterday to see this, they had already started to get the tables ready for tonights fundraising dinner, my invitation must be lost in the post.