Ukrainian priest to lead motorcyclists in Jubilee paradepublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 5 June 2022
Jon Kelly
Reporting from The Mall in London
Leading a group of 50 motorcyclists on the parade later will be the Rev Sergiy Diduk, associate vicar at All Saints Church, Hanworth, west London.
"I don't look like a priest," Sergiy, 48, admits. "When I put on my dog collar and ride my bike, people go, "What’s that?'"
But he's delighted the biker scene is being represented at the pageant along with other popular culture movements from the past 70 years.
"It's an amazing subculture - bikers might look rough and ready but everyone is so friendly," he says.
Ukrainian-born Sergiy also sees taking part as a way of expressing his gratitude for the support people in the UK have shown his homeland.
"Being part of this, I can say 'thank you'," he says.