Platinum Jubilee

Queen will miss service at St Paul's Cathedral, as will Prince Andrew, who tested positive for COVID-19.

Andrew was stripped of his royal titles in January, amid the sex assault case. The prince did not join the queen on the Buckingham Palace balcony to mark the Platinum Jubilee on Thursday, after the queen decided only working members of the U.K. royal family would be present. Andrew, the queen’s middle son, has been plagued by scandal in recent years.

The palace said she had experienced “discomfort” at events on Thursday. Britain is marking the monarch's 70 years on the throne with four days of events.

"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. So I wanted to come to show my support today and say thank you." Prince Charles played a key role during the event as he stood in for his mother. 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. He was flanked by his sister, Princess Anne, and oldest son Prince William. 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. "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. Yet after a lifetime of good health, age has begun to catch up with her. This country does like a good party. The six-minute display included a formation of Typhoon fighter jets flying in the shape of the number 70.

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.

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.

At the end of the first day of celebrations, the Queen pressed the Commonwealth of Nations Globe which sent a river of light from her Windsor Castle home to ...

This week marks the Duchess of Sussex’s first royal appearance in two years, after she and her husband stepped down from their royal duties in 2020. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. She was also seen holding a walking stick.

The Queen was due to attend the service at 9.15am on Friday, the second day of an extended Bank holiday weekend to mark her 70-year reign.

Members of the royal family will then make their way to the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace concert, which starts at 8pm and features stars including Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Duran Duran and Diana Ross – is broadcast live on BBC One. One of the most meaningful celebrations of the Jubilee is the Service of Thanksgiving, which marks the Queen’s position as a spiritual leader and head of the Church of England. The Palace said the decision was made after Her Majesty experienced some discomfort after the parade marking the start of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Thursday.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed the Queen will miss a thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral tomorrow (June 3). It comes after she experienced ...

"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. The 96-year-old monarch, who has struggled with her mobility recently, is said to have made the decision "with great reluctance". A senior palace spokesperson said: "The Queen greatly enjoyed today's birthday parade and flypast but did experience some discomfort. Buckingham Palace has confirmed the Queen will miss a thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral tomorrow (June 3). It comes after she experienced "discomfort" at the Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier.

THE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION by Councillor John Dennis launches the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in Hedon! A perfect Photo of the Day #62.

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A beacon will be lit at John O'Groats tonight to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Help for Heroes, the armed forces and military veterans charity, ...

The two torches will be lit at the John O’Groats signpost and carried by Lord Thurso, Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness, and Nellie Manson to the "forge", situated to the rear of the craft village. Beacons will be lit in all 54 Commonwealth capitals and the principal beacon lighting will take place at Buckingham Palace tonight. Melanie Waters, chief executive of Help for Heroes, said: “Help for Heroes is honoured to salute Her Majesty, as we did at the beacon lighting for the Diamond Jubilee in 2012, by taking part in the Platinum Jubilee beacons and proudly supporting the lighting of the beacon at John O’Groats.”

Elsewhere in Scotland beacons were lit at places including Paisley Abbey, outside Marischal College in Aberdeen and at East Beach in Lossiemouth. Thousands of ...

Edinburgh’s Lord Provost Robert Aldridge said: “We are proud to be part of this momentous celebration. A beacon has been lit at Edinburgh Castle as part of celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Beacon lit at Edinburgh Castle for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The Queen visited the cathedral in 2012 as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and crossed the road to the nearby Catholic St Michael's Church.

“The public are really embracing this occasion to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations and it’s fantastic to be part of it.” “A Platinum Jubilee is not something that happens very often and the service that Her Majesty the Queen has given to both the UK and the Commonwealth more widely is being recognised, and I think it is also a great opportunity for people across all communities across the UK to come together, to spend time together and to celebrate an amazing lady.” “This is the start of four days of celebration of one of the most amazing women that we have seen in public service around the world,” he said. The Queen visited the cathedral in 2012 as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and crossed the road to the nearby Catholic St Michael’s Church. Members of the 206 Ulster Battery of the Royal Artillery fired from three guns outside the castle as hundreds of people gathered in the grounds of the royal palace to watch the commemorative event. Beacons have lit up the skies across Northern Ireland to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The Queen was seen on Thursday night lighting a beacon, but will be missing from Friday's festivities at St Paul's Cathedral.

The beacon formed the focal point for a chain of more than 3,500 flaming tributes, which criss-crossed the nation and the Commonwealth in the Queen’s honour. The Buckingham Palace and Windsor beacons were two of more than 2,000 around the UK and the Commonwealth, including the Tower of London, Windsor Great Park, Hillsborough Castle, the Queen’s estates of Sandringham and Balmoral, and on top of the UK’s four highest peaks. With a touch of her hand the Queen illuminated a globe and sent a river of light from her Windsor Castle home to Buckingham Palace, where the Duke of Cambridge watched as the Tree of Trees sculpture was bathed in light.