Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has been enjoying the final day of her diamond jubilee celebrations.
Political leaders, foreign ambassadors and royals joined the queen for the thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral ahead of a carriage procession on the last of four days of festivities marking her 60 years on the throne.
However her husband Philip, who was taken to hospital with a bladder infection hours before yesterday's jubilee pop concert, was absent from her side.
The outspoken 90-year-old prince, who is the longest-serving royal consort in British history, will remain in hospital for several days and was "disappointed" to miss the celebrations, the palace said.
Thousands lined the streets and cheered the queen as she was driven to the cathedral in her state Bentley.
Leading the service beneath the dome of the cathedral, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the world's Anglicans, paid tribute to Philip as well as the monarch.
"We are marking six decades of living proof that public service is possible and that it is a place where happiness can be found," said Mr Williams.
"In all her public engagements, the queen has shown a quality of joy in the happiness of others," he added.
"The same, of course, can manifestly be said of Prince Philip, and our prayers and thoughts are very much with him this morning."
The queen's son and heir Prince Charles stood beside her in Philip's place, while her grandsons Princes William and Harry were among the other royals attending the service in the historic cathedral.
After the service the queen and other royals attended a gala lunch in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament, hosted by trade associations.
The queen was joined in the carriage procession from Westminster to Buckingham Palace by Charles and his wife Camilla.
The Mall, the wide avenue leading from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square, was a sea of red, white and blue, crammed with thousands of people hoping to catch a glimpse of the royals as they pass in horse-drawn carriages.
After the procession the family appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for a Royal Air Force flypast.
The queen also broadcast a message of thanks during a rare televised address.
The monarch insisted on attending yesterday's concert in front of the palace despite her husband's ill health.
The decision was widely praised in the British press, with the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Daily Express all carrying the headline: "The show must go on."
