The Queen

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.

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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.

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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.

For a moment, as Queen Elizabeth stood on the balcony, it was easy to forget that this 96-year-old was anything but as sprightly as she's ever been.

Charles, the Prince of Wales, stood on the Queen’s right-hand side, chatting and smiling ahead of the flypast. Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. The balcony is in its own way a snapshot of history. Neither was her “favourite”, Prince Andrew, was also due to miss Friday’s service following a positive COVID-19 test. The Queen had greatly enjoyed her birthday parade, the palace said, but did experience some discomfort. London: The Queen beamed in powder blue.

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So thank you for staying the course." 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.

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I've been in a wheelchair my whole life." "I love the cheeky smile and how she just wanted to have a chat," he said. At the end of the interview, Ms Whan said she "couldn't stop thinking about the years of service" the Queen has done. Dr Nour said he thought the Queen was "cheeky" and "down to earth". "When I told my mum last night that I was getting to meet you, she cried." Australian of the Year, Dylan Alcott said to the Queen, "I think you can see I'm in a wheelchair.

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“I think you can see I’m in a wheelchair. I’m a proud Australian,” he said. “Yes, it will be fun.

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"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.

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Andrew denied the accusation. Fifteen Typhoon jets flew overhead in formation, spelling out the number 70. Opinion polls show she remains hugely popular and respected among British people. He later jumped up and down as Red Arrow jets released red, white and blue smoke trails. The Queen has reduced her public appearances in recent months due to "episodic mobility issues", and the palace had warned that her attendance at events to mark the Platinum Jubilee would be decided nearer to the time. The 96-year-old monarch appeared on the balcony alongside her family, but the palace later said she had experienced a recurrence of mobility problems and some discomfort, and would no longer attend a Service of Thanksgiving on Friday.

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“I think you can see I’m in a wheelchair. I’m a proud Australian,” he said. “Yes, it will be fun.

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So I think I've made her very proud as well." "I don't know whether it's still there but there's a little pond inside. "The Carillon was an act of imagination, a touchstone of both tradition and progress," Mr Albanese said on Saturday.

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Australia's Governor-General David Hurley hosted a Zoom call with the Queen and the nation's 2022 Australian of the Year award recipients on 9 May as part of the commemorations. In a speech marking the Queen's 70 years on the throne on Thursday, the prime minister said Australians held her in respect and affection, even though the bond with Britain was not what it was when she assumed her title in February 1952. "Like Canberra itself, like this lake, this island, the Carillon was an act of imagination, a touchstone of both tradition and progress," Mr Albanese said on Saturday.