LONDON (HRNW) – Britain celebrates the second day of Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee on Friday, with the highlight a service of thanksgiving attended by senior royals and politicians that the 96-year-old monarch herself will miss due to ongoing mobility issues.
The four days of events kicked off on Thursday, when a beaming Elizabeth waved to crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after a military parade and Royal Air Force flypast, and later led the lighting of the Principal Platinum Jubilee Beacon at her Windsor Castle home.
The celebrations continue with a National Service of Thanksgiving at London s St Paul s Cathedral to pay tribute to the sovereign s 70 years on the throne.
But the queen, who has been forced to cancel a series of engagements recently because of “episodic mobility problems”, will be absent, reluctantly pulling out late on Thursday and slightly taking the sheen off the day s party atmosphere.
“The queen greatly enjoyed today s Birthday Parade and Flypast but did experience some discomfort,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
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