A thanksgiving service at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday marked the second day of a four-day celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking 70-year reign.
Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell thanked the head of state for her enduring service to the UK and the Commonwealth, but the 96-year-old queen, who is the first British sovereign to reach her Platinum Jubilee, was missing from the service and watched the event on television from Windsor Castle instead due to ongoing mobility issues.
The queen was previously due to attend the service, but following two appearances on the Buckingham Palace balcony and one at Windsor Castle on Thursday, the palace said she decided not to attend Friday’s service “with great reluctance” considering the “journey and activity required.”…
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