The National Service of Thanksgiving was a chance for the royals to come together in recognition of the much-loved matriarch. 9News
The service was a chance for the royals to come together in recognition of the much-loved matriarch.
More than 400 people from all four nations of the United Kingdom were invited to the event recognising the Queen's lifetime of service.The City of London Company of Pikemen and Musketeers outside the Guildhall near the service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Friday, June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K.
The theme of Friday morning's event, formally called "The National Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen," was public service. St Paul's marked the occasion by ringing its bell — the biggest in the United Kingdom, weighing more than 16 tonnes. Friday's event was the first royal occasion at which it rung out since its restoration in 2021.They were seated in the second row, alongside Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, the daughters of Prince Andrew, and their husbands.
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