Queen's Jubilee

Huge crowds converged on central London on Thursday for the start of four days of public events to mark the queen's history-making 70 years on the throne.

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Palace says monarch experienced 'some discomfort' during platinum jubilee celebrations.

She stood for some time acknowledging the salute with the Duke of Kent, 86. On Thursday, the Queen had a busy day at trooping the colour. The Queen’s non attendance means the Prince of Wales will officially represent his mother at St Paul’s. The order of service will remain the same, but with some last minute adjustments to timings with no Queen procession.

The Queen stepped gingerly onto the Buckingham Palace balcony overnight, drawing wild cheers from the tens of thousands who came to join her at the start of ...

Prince Charles played a key role during the event as he stood in for his mother. So I wanted to come to show my support today and say thank you.” "She’s been my queen all my life and I think we owe her an awful lot for the service she’s given to the country. And 12 protesters were arrested Thursday after getting past barriers and onto the parade route. The queen, wearing a dusky dove blue dress designed by Angela Kelly, was joined on the balcony by more than a dozen royals — though not Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who gave up front-line royal duties two years ago. Smiling, she chatted with her great-grandson Prince Louis, 4, who occasionally covered his ears as 70 military aircraft old and new swooped low over the palace to salute the queen.

Queen Elizabeth II stepped gingerly onto the Buckingham Palace balcony, drawing wild cheers from the tens of thousands who came to join her at the start of ...

"She's been my queen all my life and I think we owe her an awful lot for the service she's given to the country. Prince Charles played a key role during the event as he stood in for his mother. So I wanted to come to show my support today and say thank you." He was flanked by his sister, Princess Anne, and oldest son Prince William. And 12 protesters were arrested Thursday after getting past barriers and onto the parade route. The Queen, wearing a dusky dove blue dress designed by Angela Kelly, was joined on the balcony by more than a dozen royals — though not Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, who gave up front-line royal duties two years ago. "I know that many happy memories will be created at these festive occasions," Elizabeth said. The decision also, handily, excluded Prince Andrew, who stepped away from public duties amid controversy over his links with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Tens of thousands of locals and tourists lined the route between palace and parade ground to take in the spectacle and the atmosphere. This country does like a good party. Elizabeth basked in her moment. Many people have taken advantage of the long weekend to go on vacation.

The Queen will not attend Friday's Jubilee service at St Paul's Cathedral after experiencing discomfort while watching Thursday's parade at Buckingham ...

The event begins at 11.30 local time on Friday, with coverage starting on BBC One from 9:15 local time. It will be Prince Harry and Meghan's first royal event together since leaving the UK two years ago. Senior royals including the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will all attend, with Prince Charles officially representing the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth II made several public appearances Thursday as Britain began four days of a Platinum Jubilee honoring her 70 years as monarch.

The queen had initially been scheduled to attend but canceled to “pace herself” through the weekend, according to the BBC, and then also canceled her appearance on Friday after experiencing “discomfort” on the first day of festivities. The queen had initially been expected to attend Friday’s event, but Buckingham Palace said late Thursday that she had decided to skip the service after experiencing discomfort on a busy first day of festivities. The celebrations are timed to coincide with her official Queen’s Birthday, an annual public holiday, although Elizabeth’s actual birthday is April 21. Her daughter, Princess Anne, will attend on her behalf. She has complained of trouble walking in the past, and has canceled several other public engagements, including the state opening of Parliament last month. He has been largely banished from public life because of his association with Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier and convicted sex offender. Her grandson Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, did not attend the initial events but are invited to a jubilee service on Friday. The palace did not say whether he was experiencing symptoms. Andrew, scarred by his association with Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier and convicted sex offender, has been sent into a form of internal exile. Other recent health issues prompted her to miss some public appearances. (He has since stepped down as president of the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.) Buckingham Palace announced the lineup well in advance, seeking to avert weeks of speculation about whether they would be invited.

Prayers, anthems and Bible readings will take place as part of the service at St Paul's Cathedral in London on Friday morning local time. And Great Paul, the ...

It's understood he has not seen the Queen since testing positive. - The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Trooping The Colour - ... He had been expected to join the royals at the church service, despite no longer being a working royal and not being invited to the Trooping the Colour parade yesterday. - The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Prince Andrew tests positive ... And Great Paul, the largest church bell in the country, will be rung after the service - the first time it will be rung for a royal occasion. The royal family is attending a Service of Thanksgiving as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations - but the monarch herself won't be making an appearance.

Members of Britain's royal family will head to St. Paul's Cathedral in London on Friday for a jubilee thanksgiving service in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

The Dean of St Paul's, David Ison, is leading the service, which will include Bible readings, prayers and congregational hymns to honor the Queen's 70 years on the British throne. Friday's event is the first royal occasion at which it rung out since its restoration in 2021. They were seated in the second row, alongside Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, the daughters of Prince Andrew, and their husbands. Keaveny leads London's financial district, known as the Square Mile. Prince Charles is representing the Queen at the thanksgiving service. The congregation includes key workers, teachers and public servants as well as representatives from the Armed Forces, charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups, according to Buckingham Palace. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and London Mayor Sadiq Khan are also among those in the audience.

Monarch attended event at Windsor Castle after pulling out of Friday's thanksgiving ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral. Queen lights principal jubilee beacon ...

The first beacons to be lit were in Tonga and Samoa in the South Pacific, and the final one in the Central American country of Belize. For the first time beacons were lit in all 54 Commonwealth capitals. It is understood that it was always the Queen’s hope to attend rather than a firm commitment.

Jubilees celebrate a monarch's reign upon ruling for certain periods. The first British monarch to celebrate a jubilee was George III in 1809. Several monarchs ...

The first British monarch to celebrate a Jubilee was George III in 1809. Jubilees celebrate a monarch’s reign upon ruling for certain periods. Jubilees are seen as a way to bring together the British people and members of the Commonwealth of Nations, a group of 54 countries consisting mainly of former parts of the British Empire.

The Queen will miss the St Paul's service but joined a beacon lighting ceremony on Thursday evening.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: How will you be marking the platinum jubilee? It's at short notice, with the programme for the church service already printed. The event begins at 11:30 BST on Friday, with coverage starting on BBC One from 09:15. It will be Prince Harry and Meghan's first royal event together since leaving the UK two years ago. Do you have alternative plans?

Cottrell, who has preached in church in the Queen's presence, told BBC's Radio 4 programme he was confident the Queen “wants to hear about the Christian faith ...

I think that has been a hugely impressive example right at the heart of our national life for 70 years.” Cottrell, who has preached in church in the Queen’s presence, told BBC’s Radio 4 programme he was confident the Queen “wants to hear about the Christian faith, which is what has motivated her and sustained her throughout her life, throughout her reign.” Dame Sarah Mullally, who will be leading the blessing, told the BBC: “I’m excited, I think.” She said the Queen’s Christian faith had “always shaped her” and she felt privileged to “give thanks” to the Queen for her service.

LONDON — Nobody pumps out the pomp quite like the British. And so Buckingham Palace and the nation's armed forces put on an extraordinary pageant on ...

The queen’s third child (said to be her favorite) was not alongside siblings Charles and Anne as they took part in salutes on horseback. I think the queen can have a rest and step back and enjoy herself.” She is the only queen most of her subjects have ever known. “I think we just want her to know that she’s very valued.” She works so hard, every day, every day is a working day for her. But the people are happy with their queen. Wearing his royal red military uniform, Charles, the honorary colonel of the Welsh Guards, shook hands and smiled, engaging in a “walkabout” — a custom started by Elizabeth during a 1970 trip to Australia. She puts her country first and family second. “Charles is doing a bit more, William a bit more … and who is to say, she might outlive Charles,” she said. At the end of the parade, there was a record-breaking 82-gun salute and finally a “flypast” by the Royal Air Force, showcasing 70 fighter planes and helicopters roaring overhead, some flying in formation to spell the number “70,” while the queen — wearing sunglasses — smiled from the palace balcony. And many felt this was not just a big thank you, but a final thank you, as if everyone was making merry but also holding their breath, wondering if the queen would make it to her own party. In interviews, over and over, the people massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday — many dressed in Union Jack costumes, quaffing a river of Prosecco — told The Washington Post that they wanted to show their appreciation to Elizabeth for a lifetime of service.

It is the first major royal event Prince Harry and Meghan have attended since stepping down from their official duties in 2020.

In a surprise move, the couple announced in January 2020 that they were stepping back as senior royals. The two sides agreed to a review of the situation after 12 months. He is bringing a claim against the British government after being informed he would no longer be given the “same degree” of personal protective security when visiting Britain. The prince offered to pay for the security himself, but Britain’s Home Office declined. Last summer, he returned to Britain to unveil a statue of his late mother, Princess Diana. She has been struggling with what the palace calls “mobility issues” in recent months and has missed a number of engagements. Harry and Meghan named their daughter after Elizabeth, using the queen’s childhood nickname.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, joined other members of Britain's royal family overnight for a church service honouring Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on ...

Prince Charles again stood in for his mother at the church service, as he has often done of late. The rift deepened after they made allegations of racism and bullying in the royal household. “And we are all glad that there is still more to come.’’ Moving slowly and with some difficulty she pressed an illuminated globe that sent a river of lights flooding towards Buckingham Palace, where a sculpture of living trees was lit up. Prince Charles, who represented the queen, and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, had special chairs in the front row on the other side of the central aisle. Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, joined other members of Britain’s royal family overnight for a church service honouring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, making their first public appearance in the UK since stepping back from royal duties two years ago.

LONDON—Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have spent the past couple of days undertaking a delicate performance on the fringes of Queen ...

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Over 3000 beacons have been lit across the UK and the Commonwealth to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Now the royal family have gathered to watch ...

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Charles stands in for his mother at St Paul's Cathedral in ceremony that pays tribute to her seven-decade reign.

After the service, as the congregation filed down the steps of St Paul’s, they passed the spot marking another queen’s absence from her own service. Shortly after the service it was announced that the Queen would not attend the Epsom Derby on Saturday. Princess Anne is expected to go in her place. And we are all glad that there is still more to come. They arrived by car shortly after the long line of other assorted royals who earlier had disgorged from a coach to file into the cathedral. Instead the couple were seen returning to Frogmore Cottage, their Windsor home. The symbolism of a great state service of thanksgiving for an absent Queen was not lost beneath the imposing dome of St Paul’s Cathedral. All the more so as the country was paying tribute to her seven decades of public service as Britain’s now longest-reigning monarch.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned to the royal fold for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations - but their relegated seats were a telling sign of their ...

Kelly also designed the pale turquoise dress and coat embroidered with scattered silver flowers, with coordinating hat, worn by the Queen for the Diamond ...

“Heavy is the head that wears the crown, even when she’s not wearing it.” When I requested the Coronation Robe, the response was the Queen would have to think about it and discuss it with Prince Philip.” Fortunately, Kelly has better luck with hats than Australian milliner Frederick Fox who created the “pink bells hat” worn with a pink silk crêpe and chiffon dress and coat from Sir Hardy Amies for the diamond jubilee in 1977. “The Queen’s style has evolved subtly over time,” says Dr Cindy McCreery, an expert on royalty and senior lecturer at the University of Sydney. “It is always of the moment. For evening events, Kelly often selects pale blues and soft pastels as a backdrop for the monarch’s jewellery. The final selection was a bejewelled gown by the former official dressmaker to the Queen, Norman Hartnell.

Archbishop of York says monarch is 'still in the saddle and we are all glad there is still more to come'

Key workers, charity volunteers and members of the armed forces were invited in recognition of their contributions to public life. Others in attendance included cabinet ministers, the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, former prime ministers, and first ministers of the devolved governments. Drawing on the Queen’s well-documented love of horse racing, he told the congregation: “I don’t have any great tips for the Derby tomorrow, but since the scriptures describe life as a race set before us, let me observe that her long reign reflects the distance of Aintree more than the sprints of Epsom. Certainly, less dressage than most people imagine. The couple were greeted by huge cheers from the crowd outside as they walked, hand in hand, up the cathedral’s steps. But on Friday, members of her family were out in force. It was a service of thanksgiving for an absent Queen, a St Paul’s Cathedral celebration to mark the longest reign of any British monarch.

Members of Britain's royal family attended a church service honoring Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne, although the queen herself is skipping the ...

Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating an unprecedented 70 years on the British throne. Across four days of outlandish pomp and ceremony, the British people will ...

The 96-year-old is Britain's longest-reigning monarch, and the third-longest reigning in world history. Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating an unprecedented 70 years on the British throne. To cap off the celebrations, Sunday will be marked by nationwide street parties and a massive pageant that will process through the area around Buckingham Palace. This will include the queen’s gold state coach, as well as members of the military from across the UK and the Commonwealth. The BBC reported that the Queen would be watching the event on television from Windsor. As a devout Christian, she was said to be disappointed to not be able to attend in person. Other guests and dignitaries in attendance were Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, with Prince Charles officially representing the Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The latter were cheered by the crowd as they arrived for their first royal event together since leaving the UK two years ago. The parade ended with a flyover by the Red Arrows which was watched by crowds in London and four generations of the royal family from the famed Buckingham Palace balcony.

Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II Prince Louis Kate Duchess of Cambridge Princess Charlotte Prince George and. During the Jubilee celebrations, Queen Elizabeth ...

“Never such innocence again,” Philip Larkin wrote about a photograph of soldiers taken in the catastrophic year of 1914—who at that moment looked to Larkin like ordinary people enjoying bank-holiday pleasures. The alarming but not surprising news arrived late on Thursday that the Queen was, again, having “episodic mobility problems” and so would miss Friday’s service at St. Paul’s, a reminder that the central indignity of old age lies in a machine no longer biddable to its owner’s purposes, or to the mind’s motivations. There is even an official Platinum Jubilee textbook, distributed to primary schools across the nation, and presented to one primary school in particular by the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi—it is some sign of how much Britain has altered during the past seventy years that there is an Education Secretary at all (the post was only created in 1964; before that, there was only a minister) and that the current one is named Nadhim Zahawi. No republican manifesto seems to have made it onto the best-seller lists, though the Twitter hashtag #abolishthemonarchy certainly has had its moment. It was hard not to be moved by the Queen’s appearance, as a reminder of the power of cliché to stir us, even when we recognize it as such. If people seemed less dressed up than they would have been at such an event seventy years ago, wearing shorts and T-shirts and jogging pants and sneakers—sorry, “trainers,” as the British call them—the hum and vibe of the city seemed to have none of the threatening energy that a London celebration can sometimes have, overcharged as such occasions can be, particularly when football-related. We try to use language to avoid cliché, but there are certain public occasions that are so deliberately crafted as clichés, or so allow themselves to be entangled in them—clichés in the positive sense of consoling continuities, familiar things that capture unchanging tradition, like Christmas lights or the first pitch of baseball season—that to avoid the cliché is to fail to capture the event properly.

Members of Britain's royal family arrived at St Paul's Cathedral in London for a jubilee thanksgiving service on Friday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

The Dean of St Paul's, David Ison, led the service, which included Bible readings, prayers and congregational hymns to honor the Queen's 70 years on the British throne. Friday's event was the first royal occasion at which it rung out since its restoration in 2021. The congregation included key workers, teachers and public servants as well as representatives from the Armed Forces, charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups, according to Buckingham Palace. London Mayor Sadiq Khan was among those in the audience. Meghan and Harry, who flew from the US for the jubilee celebrations, were warmly welcomed by the crowd on Friday, arriving to cheers. will not attend the Epsom Derby event on Saturday, Buckingham Palace said. But today is much more solemn," said CNN royal historian Kate Williams.

The Queen skipped the event at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, which came on the second of four days of festivities marking her Platinum Jubilee.

Prince Charles again stood in for his mother at the church service, as he has often done of late. The rift deepened after they made allegations of racism and bullying in the royal household. “I’m afraid I don’t have any great tips for the Derby tomorrow, but since the scriptures describe life as a race set before us, let me observe that your long reign reflects the distance of Aintree rather than the sprints of Epsom …,’’ he joked. She appeared later in the evening outside her home at Windsor Castle for the final moments of an international beacon lighting ceremony. Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge were seated next to them. But royal watchers quickly shifted their focus to Harry and Meghan, who held hands as they walked down the long central aisle accompanied only by a military officer in a scarlet dress tunic.