👑 The Queen will not attend today's service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral after suffering discomfort during Thursday's celebrations.
🔴 Prince Andrew will also miss the ceremony after testing positive for Covid.
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🔴 A last-minute announcement by Buckingham Palace on Thursday night said that the Queen had decided "with great reluctance" that the journey to St Paul's and the length of the service will make it too difficult to attend
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🤫 Royal commentator Omid Scobie said that the Sussexes want to be "as low-profile as possible" during their trip to London.
👑 He said the couple wanted to honour and celebrate the life and the legacy of the Queen
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Claire Evans has attended every jubilee since 1977 and the prospect of not seeing the Queen on this occasion has left her bereft.
🗣️ “She was clearly having difficult walking when she lit the beacons last night. I really do feel quite worried about her”
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🔴 Post Office workers are to go on strike over the #PlatinumJubilee weekend in a dispute over pay.
📮 Members of the Communication Workers Union at Crown Post Offices will walk out on Saturday
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Sonja Kimeswenger, who flew in from Austria to be at St Paul’s, is hoping the presence of the Sussexes at the thanksgiving service is a sign of reconciliation.
"They should help one another, especially after the terrible death of their mother”, she said
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🔴 Harry and Meghan - but no Queen at thanksgiving service
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🔴 Some members of the crowd booed as Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie got out of their car and walked up the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, although there were also cheers from some onlookers
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🔴 A member of the RAF who was part of the military guard of honour lining the steps to St Paul's Cathedral collapsed.
He was able to get to his feet and was helped away
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👑 The Sussexes have arrived and have taken their seats.
They are sitting in the second row from the front
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📸 Pictured: the Royals have arrived
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📽️ Watch: Harry and Meghan 'want to be as low-profile as possible' says royal commentator
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🔴 Boris Johnson is delivering a reading from the New Testament
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📸Take a look at all the best pictures of the Royals arriving at St Paul's Cathedral this morning
#PlatinumJubilee #HM70
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🔴 WATCH: The Prime Minister and his wife were booed by the crowd outside St Paul's as they arrived for the Queen's thanksgiving service.
Neither reacted to the mild booing, instead carrying on into the cathedral to take their seats
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👑 The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have arrived at a reception at London's Guildhall.
They were followed by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were present at St Paul's, are not due to attend the reception
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👸 Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice arrive at the Guildhall for a reception after the service of thanksgiving for the #PlatinumJubilee
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🌸Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall arrive at the Guildhall for a reception after the service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II
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🗣️Nicola Sturgeon has spoken of her "deep respect" for the Queen, saying her private conversations with the monarch are one of the privileges of being Scotland's First Minister.
"I like her a lot - I have deep respect for her as many people do."
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🌧️Jubilee party planners are being warned to check their local weather forecast just ahead of events as a warning was issued for flooding
Follow the latest Jubilee updates on our liveblog 👇
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🔴 The two military personnel - one from the Royal Air Force Regiment and the other from the Royal Marines - appeared to lose consciousness while lining the steps up to the Great West Door of St Paul's Cathedral
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➡️There is now a fairly steady stream of guests leaving the reception at Guildhall.
Some Range Rovers with darkened windows have swept unidentified guests away
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👑 Home Secretary Priti Patel greeted Zara Tindall and Sophie [Lady Frederick Windsor] with her arms out, saying: "We’re all pink" in reference to the trio’s bright dresses
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⛈️ Southern England is expected to experience thunderstorms with heavy rain and lightning that could bring flash floods and possible power cuts into Saturday morning that could put the dampener on celebrations
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👑 A congregation member at St Paul's has praised the "humility" of the Duchess of Sussex.
"Meghan is stunning," said Clare Dickens, who was invited after receiving an MBE for services to education.
"And she smells divine"
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🔴 Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the Queen will not attend the Epsom Derby tomorrow, and is planning to watch it on television from Windsor Castle instead.
The Princess Royal will attend
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👑 Residents gathered at Belfast's City Hall for music and ballroom dancing to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee on Friday, as festivities continue across Britain
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👗 The royals gave a style lesson at the Platinum Jubilee thanksgiving service
For those at the top of the tree, muted elegant colours were the name of the game while, for many, shades of pink were the popular choice
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👑 Outside St Paul’s Cathedral crowds lined Ludgate Hill five to six deep, determined to add their input to the service of thanksgiving for the Queen being held inside
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🔴 The Bishop of London has revealed her robes do not quite fit her because they were made for male clerics.
Dame Sarah Mullally said: "It's quite an old coat, which is a cape and it sits on me, but of course it was designed for men"
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👑 "As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended their first official engagement since March 2020, there was none of the Netflix-esque drama we have grown used to in recent months." | Writes @CamillaTominey
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👑 Princess Eugenie has followed in the footsteps of her great-great-grandfather by getting a tattoo.
The Queen’s granddaughter, 32, has had a small circle inked behind her left ear
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🐎 The Queen's hopes of winning on Epsom Derby day have ended after her only runner was pulled out of a race
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🐧 The Princess Royal visited Edinburgh Zoo's penguin enclosure on Friday as part of the ongoing Platinum Jubilee celebrations, delighting onlookers and staff.
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🏇 The Queen will miss the Epsom Derby for only the third time in her reign, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
She will watch on television from Windsor Castle as she continues to suffer with mobility issues
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🎶 Many people think of the Queen as the nation’s grandmother, but to Sir Rod Stewart she is “almost like a sister”
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🇬🇧 Britons flock to street parties on second day of Platinum Jubilee
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🐶 Rocky, a 16-year-old Border Terrier, enjoys an ice-cream in Southsea, Hampshire while wearing a Union Jack party hat
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🏅 The people of Morecambe are hoping to host a record-breaking picnic on Sunday when 5,000 people sit down at 500 tables along the seafront
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👑 A resident dressed as the Queen waved as she traveled in a horse drawn carriage during a street party on Sandy Row in Belfast
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