The Royal Family and guests are attending a service of Thanksgiving for the Queen for her Platinum Jubilee at St Paul’s Cathedral – but without the monarch herself. She is resting at Windsor Castle and is expected to be watching the service on television.
Many politicians were among the guests, including current Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie.
IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSAmong the first members of the Royal Family to arrive were Zara Tindall, the daughter of Princess Anne, and her husband Mike Tindall.
IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESPrince Andrew was not at the service because he has Covid, but both his daughters were there. Princess Beatrice arrived with her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
IMAGE SOURCE,PA MEDIASoon after, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrived at the service. It was the first time they have been seen in public since coming to the UK from their home in California to attend the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
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IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESThey were followed by Princess Anne and her husband Tim Laurence, and Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex and their children.
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IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESPrince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, came without their children.
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IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSThe last guests to arrive were the Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
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IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESOnce the service started, Mr Johnson gave a reading.
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IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESThe most senior members of the Royal Family sat together at the front.
