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Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will not attend a church service to mark her Platinum Jubilee after experiencing "discomfort" at events on ...

So I wanted to come to show my support today and say thank you.” And 12 protesters were arrested Thursday after getting past barriers and onto the parade route. He was flanked by his sister, Princess Anne, and oldest son Prince William. 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. 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. 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. Yet after a lifetime of good health, age has begun to catch up with her. The six-minute display included a formation of Typhoon fighter jets flying in the shape of the number 70. Many people have taken advantage of the long weekend to go on vacation.

"The Queen greatly enjoyed today's Birthday Parade and Flypast but did experience some discomfort," reads a statement from Buckingham Palace released this ...

For this reason, her presence at events throughout the four-day weekend will not be confirmed until much closer to the time and possibly on the day itself." It was always a possibility that she would not be up for attending. "Taking into account the journey and activity required to participate in tomorrow's National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, Her Majesty with great reluctance has concluded that she will not attend."

Britain celebrates the second day of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee on Friday, with the highlight a service of thanksgiving attended by senior royals ...

The service will include Bible readings, prayers, and hymns to express gratitude for Elizabeth's reign. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Opinion polls show she remains hugely popular and respected among British people. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com She has now been on the throne for longer than any of her predecessors in 1,000 years, and is the third-longest reigning monarch ever of a sovereign state.

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.

Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she watches from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color ceremony. Huge crowds converged on central ...

On Thursday afternoon, Queen Elizabeth appeared with family members on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Color ceremony, and waved to enormous crowds of well-wishers. At 96, the queen is celebrating 70 years on the throne — the most of any British royal, including her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. Huge crowds converged on central London on Thursday for the start of four days of public events to mark Queen Elizabeth II's historic Platinum Jubilee.

Buckingham Palace said Thursday the Queen experienced “some discomfort” during the first day of her Platinum Jubilee celebration and would sit out of the second ...

She swore to God on the day of her coronation ... so it'll mean a lot to her that there is this service and of course, she only couldn't come here if that's really absolutely the case." In the evening she participated in a beacon lighting ceremony from Windsor Castle. And while the Queen's absence was surely felt in the cathedral Friday, she was watching the proceedings on television from Windsor Castle, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson told CNN. Even before jubilee events began, a royal source told CNN the monarch's presence would "not be confirmed until much nearer the time or on the day itself." It always has been," said CNN's royal historian Kate Williams. , the monarch rarely scrapped engagements at the last minute.

Queen Elizabeth II, who turned 96 last month, is increasingly frail but she still made it to her Platinum Jubilee. She appeared on the Buckingham Palace ...

Photo: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images Photo: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images Below, scenes from the Jubilee: Elizabeth showed up to the Jubilee looking strong. (Eleven more days and she surpasses the late Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej; two more years and she leaves Louis XIV in the dust.) The extravaganza featured a military parade known as Trooping the Color, a Royal Air Force flyover, an 82-gun salute, and, of course, an array of flamboyant hats. Photo: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images

Britain celebrates the second day of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee on Friday, with the highlight a service of thanksgiving attended by senior royals ...

Opinion polls show she remains hugely popular and respected among British people. The service will include Bible readings, prayers, and hymns to express gratitude for Elizabeth’s reign. She has now been on the throne for longer than any of her predecessors in 1,000 years, and is the third-longest reigning monarch ever of a sovereign state.

LONDON (AP) — Four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne have kicked off with formal Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

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.

Queen Elizabeth was thanked for her years as head of state at a service to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, an event she missed due to her "mobility issues."

"While I am disappointed the queen is not here today, she deserves a day off," said Akachi Okoro, 45, who had traveled from Scotland. They were greeted by cheers and a few boos by fans outside, while members of the congregation strained to catch a glimpse as they walked through the cathedral. Opinion polls show she remains hugely popular and respected among British people. "I think they should be more supportive towards her," she said. She later led the lighting of the Principal Platinum Jubilee Beacon at her Windsor Castle home near London. And we are glad that there is still more to come.

"She seemed wonderful and full of joy," beacon pageant master Bruno Peek tells PEOPLE. "She has always had a wonderful sparkle in her eyes and a wonderful ...

"We all know she has a strong Christian faith." "She seemed wonderful and full of joy. "She would have been there in spirit," Peek adds. And to meet her last night was very special." "I was surprised because I knew how things were with her mobility, but it was so great to see her," he continues. Singer Gregory Porter sang a special song, which Peek told the Queen had been "specially written for you following a competition that took place around the Commonwealth."

The death of Princess Diana inspired an outpouring of public grief unlike any other in Britain. It also heralded the most dangerous and tumultuous week of ...

However, as the tension outside vanished, inside the palace, concerns turned to Diana's funeral. The British public seemed to be of a similar opinion. The British tabloid press were just as scathing: "Has the House of Windsor a heart?" "No-one who knew Diana will ever forget her. "At Balmoral, she hadn't taken it in. The Princess died a short time ago," he was told. At 6pm, the head of the Commonwealth spoke live to the nation, telling viewers that she would be speaking to them as both a Queen and a grandmother, "from the heart". Queen Elizabeth II — at the urging of those around her — cut short the family's stay at Balmoral and returned to the palace a day early. But in reality, according to Morton, the Queen had never hesitated in her decision to claim Diana's body and the story was false. As anger built on the streets of London, comparisons were drawn between the palace's indifference to Diana in her death and its treatment of her as a princess. Reports of what was unfolding in London soon made their way to the family in Scotland, where the Queen and Prince Charles were preoccupied with the vulnerable William and Harry. They loved her.

With the queen absent, it was the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, who led the thanksgiving.

It would have been nice to see her today, but obviously, her health is more important," U.K. resident Anca Filip said. The queen has a deep religious faith and the service would have been one of her highest for the weekend. "It's a bit disappointing, but then again, at 96 years of age you're entitled to a day off every now again, don't you think?

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This week, to mark her platinum jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II gave a tell-all TV interview. No, of course she didn't — she's the Queen, and she hasn't sailed ...

Sir Paul McCartney and best-selling author Tina Brown reflect on Queen Elizabeth's unprecedented reign in "Her Majesty The Queen: A Gayle King Special." ...

And that's why she has more than survived." "She's had this integrity and understanding," he said. When Diana died five years later, the queen badly misread the national mood and maintained her trademark stoicism, saying nothing as the nation went through collective grief. "She worked hard. London — It seems that even queens are cut a little slack in their golden years. She likes trains.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Today is the second of four days which the United Kingdom has reserved to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II and her 70 years on the ...

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Buckingham Palace has announced the monarch will no longer attend the Epsom Derby, a horse racing event included among her Jubilee celebrations. The event was ...

Prince William and his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, were seated next to them. News that she would not attend the Derby, which was widely reported in the British media, came after she was forced to pull out of another Platinum Jubilee event. Queen Elizabeth II has pulled out of another Platinum Jubilee event.