The Diamond Jubilee Service of Thanksgiving The Queen's Diamond Jubilee

It is 9.15 on Tuesday 5th June and London is ready for the Highpoint

of the Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years of the Queen's reign.

All eyes this morning on St Paul's Cathedral for the National Service

of Thanksgiving, attended by the Queen, this is only the second

Diamond Jubilee in British history. The Palace of Westminster, where

the Queen received tributes of Parliament a few months ago, that

will feature in today's events. The main focus will be Buckingham

Palace, where the processions will start and finish and where there is

understandable concern this morning for the Duke of Edinburgh, who was

taken into hospital last night with a bladder infection, taken in as a

precautionary measure so he will not be taking part in any of

today's events, as the Diamond Jubilee is formally marked at St

Paul's and here at the Palace this afternoon.

Yes, good morning from our studio at Buckingham Palace. At every

milestone of the Queen's reign the Duke of Edinburgh has been at her

side but not today, sadly, and we wish him a speedy recovery. The

Queen is said to be determined that the events should proceed as

planned. After all, a Diamond Jubilee is a rather special event

and this is only the second time that a British monarch has marked

six decades on the throne. The scene here has changed a little bit

since last night. An amazing evening, a grand concert and the

venue is being slowly dismantled, the stage set for something

different, military display, Church service, carriage processions and

an appearance on that famous balcony. You will not miss any of

the action here on BBC1. We will be with you throughout the day with

coverage as it happens. It's a great pleasure to welcome, not only

our viewers across the UK, but around the world including

Australia and Canada and America. A warm welcome to you all. We hope

you enjoy what the day brings and if it's anything like the past few

days, it's going to be one to remember. Who can forget the very

wet and rainy events of Sunday? A million people lined the banks of

the Thames to enjoy the biggest river pageant of the past 350 years.

1,000 boats, different shapes and sizes led by the Royal Barge. The

word spectacular doesn't do it justice.

Then, thousands of people enjoying the best view of last night's

Diamond Jubilee Concert at the Palace. Hundreds of thousands of

people enjoying the great music on the Mall and the surrounding parks.

After the concert the Queen lit the last of the network of beacons,

more than 4,000 of them stretching across the UK and beyond, to the

It was a really remarkable evening here. That's the story so far.

There's more to come today. Stay with us for the best coverage with

the BBC's team of presenters in all the key places, bringing you the

story of the day as it unfolds. Already along the route from

Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral the crowds have been

gathering since very, very early this morning. They haven't long to

wait before the Queen makes that journey to St Paul's for the

Service of Thanksgiving. Sophie is there to tell us all about it.

Yes, well this is where Queen Victoria, the last monarch to

celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, came back in 1897 for her Service of

Thanksgiving and today, more than 100 years later, Queen Elizabeth II

will follow in her footsteps with a grand service in front of a

congregation of more than 2000 people. St Paul's wanted to make

this very much about young people as well, so they have created the

Diamond Choir, it's made up of 41 children aged between ten and 13,

from all around the UK who will sing a specially composed new

choral work and we will be hearing more from them later.

After the service there will be a reception at the Mansion House in

the City of London for the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh not attending,

as I said. Then it's lunch at the Palace of Westminster. Fiona Bruce

is there for us. Huw, today will be a Jubilee first,

the Queen will travel here a little later for a very special lunch and

she will be joined by over 600 people from all over the UK and

senior members of the Royal Family in the magnificent setting of

Westminster Hall and this morning it's been a hive of activity. At

about 7.00am flowers arrived, the catering staff, the chefs filed in

there in wonderful chefs hats and the National Children's Orchestra

are tuning in, because they'll be playing during the lunch. I am sure

the lucky few invited here today will have a day they'll never

forget. From Westminster the Queen will

make her way back here to the Palace in a traditional carriage

procession. The crowds will enjoy a balcony appearance to end the day.

Lots of people will be gathering in St James's Park ready for their

picnic parties. Fearne Cotton and Jake Humphrey will be hosting their

own get together. Yes, we are getting ready for our our Jubilee

Tea Party here. It looks beautiful this morning, this park was first

opened by Charles II to the public and today the public are filling it.

We are going to be flag-waving and eating cake. We will see you

throughout the day. Probably the best view of the day is along the

route, on the Mall itself where people always gather on days like

this. They often sleep out overnight to make sure of the

perfect vantage point. As you can probably hear they're in

good voice, and very good spirits and so they should be. They're in

number one position because they will be the first people to see

members of the Royal Family leaving Buckingham Palace and making their

way to St Paul's Cathedral. It's amazing to see the lengths people

will go to to get the best spots. Many people camped out overnight.

Lots of people are down the Mall doing there. People from all over

the world, loads of Canadians and you have to meet these guys, they

were here since last night. They haven't slept. They were at the

concert and walked around to get the best spot. What are you

running? Caffeine, adrenalin and a love for our Queen! Well done. So

many people here. And one of the most spectacular

sights of the day will be the Household Cavalry, escorting the

procession along the Mall, back to the Palace. There will be a fly-

past by the RAF and we will see a special rifle salute as the day's

events draw to a close. Clare Balding is at Hyde Park Barracks to

see final preparations there. Over 160 members of the Household

Cavalry Mounted Division will be part of the parade, either in the

band as part of the magnificent Sovereign's Escort and behind me 15

men and horses preparing to depart to guard the Sovereign's Entrance,

something they've been doing since 1660.

Let's give you a sense of how the day's going to run, a guide to

timings so that you know what's After the service the Queen will

Then at 2.20 the Queen and other members of the family returning to

the Palace in a traditional procession.

The celebrations will end with a balcony appearance and fly-past and

rifle salute. We think that's around 3.30pm. It goes without

saying we want everyone to enjoy the day with us on BBC1 and take

advantage of all the ways of getting in touch, social media and

share the experience. You can e- mail us or use the BBC Jubilee

hashtag on Twitter. That's all for you on the family addresses, there

is the e-mail address. Wherever you are, you are welcome

to get in touch. Let us know what you are up to today, parties,

picnics, celebrations, send us photos and we will show a selection

later in the day. Let's go to St Paul's Cathedral and join Sophie.

Of course in everybody's thoughts today the Duke of Edinburgh who has

spent the night in hospital after being taken ill suddenly yesterday.

I am joined by our Royal correspondent Luisa Baldini. Do we

have an update? The Duke of Edinburgh will be remaining in

hospital under observation for several more days. It's just a

precautionary measure we are told, but it will be several more days.

No recent update from the Palace, but there is a sense they don't

want to detract from the final celebrations today, but it will be

hugely disappointing for the Queen not to have Prince Philip by her

side today. It's possibly one of the most important days of her

reign, the culmination of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

know what kind of changes have been made to the proceedings today

because of it? Royal events Reich these are always tight -- like

these are tightly choreographed. There will be some changes.

Yesterday the two chairs had been set out in St Paul's for the Queen

and the Duke of Edinburgh, we understand that she will now be

sitting with the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall and we

understand for the carriage procession she will also be with

Charles and Camilla. Thank you very much. Many of the guests are

already arriving here at St Paul's. Let's go inside, because James is

there and he will be leading us through the service.

And inside St Paul's a magnificent scene is taking shape, the

proportions of the cathedral Church of London are dignified and

spectacular. It's a place which is grand, yet very familiar too and

after years of patient restoration the stone and marble paintings, the

gold and silver really are a rich and seufied pick -- vivid picture.

Shared this morning bay congregation building up which will

will reach more than 2000. They're taking their places for a service

that will combine high seriousness with great affection and warmth.

They're being certificaten serenaded at the moment. People

have been arriving here since about 8.30am, coming up the nave, leading

to the heart of the cathedral. Many political figures with us from

Government and opposition. William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, Alex

Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, Carwyn Jones, First Minister of

Wales is sitting alongside him. Of course, a great range of

dignitaries, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, arrived a while ago.

Peter Robinson, First Minister of Northern Ireland is alongside

Carwyn Jones and Alex Salmond, representing the three other

nations in the United Kingdom in the cathedral Church of London, the

capital of England and the United Kingdom. In the body in the front

of the congregation are members of the Royal Family, the Royal

Household and the politicians tend to be at the side and we see the

Lord Speaker arriving in the last few minutes. Many of them familiar

with this building, such a stage for ceremonial. There is history in

the walls here. People have been worshipping on this spot for 15

centuries and when this 5th cathedral on the site was finished

at the beginning of the 18th century and rebuilt after the fire

it became a symbol of the new city and one of the things that we will

see here is the community it represents and the community across

the United Kingdom because more than 600 organisations of which the

Queen is patron from the scouts, Royal British Legion, Cycling

Federation, to the RSPB, all kinds of charities, voluntary

organisations that represent life in every corner of the kupbg the

Now St Paul's seems serene, capturing some of the continuity

and permenance it represents in the heart of this capital city and is

so appropriate for this service. Well, today everyone in the UK is

enjoying an extra bank holiday on the final day of the Diamond

Jubilee celebrations. Certainly the most formal and traditional, as

James was telling us there. What does today signify? How does this

compare with the events of the Golden Jubilee a decade ago, the

Silver Jubilee of 35 years ago? We know that the Queen will deliver a

televised address later today to mark the occasion. With us here the

eminent historian Simon Schma and author and commentator Katie

Nicholl. Simon, let's underline the It is very important because the

Queen believes in the religious importance of her job. All those

years ago in the heart of the Coronation service the one moment

that she made clear that television would not be allowed to show was

the moment when she was anointed. She sat on a simple white linen

shift to receive the holy unction. That connected her not only with a

remote going all the way back to the Saxon and Norman Kings but it

was the sense that she was between the God she fervently believes in

and the people she serves. For the Queen it has very special

significance. This is the moment of rededication. Katie, how do you see

today? I think this is the climax to an incredible four days of sell

braifplgts we've spoken about solemn ti -- sell braifplgts we've

spoken about solemnity. The Queen as the leader of the Church of

England takes her faith very seriously. We've had a wonderful

concert of all these wonderful things that have happened over the

four days one suspects this will probably be the most important and

poignant part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It has been

memorable not least for the pageant Simon. It was so British. We were

all saying would it have been a terrible disappointment if the sun

had come out? Maybe not. She was extraordinary. I was lucky enough

to have been on the Royal Barge. It was quite extraordinary and beyond

the call even of her definition of service. She stood there with two

very short tea breaks. While we were nipping down to the tea saloon,

I'm prepared to own up to, she was standing there for hour after hour.

As we look at these scenes to underline for us that what we are

seeing today now is the nation itself marking formally this

remarkable six decades of the Queen's reign, and later the Queen

to acknowledge that in a televised address. It is rather special she

is going to address the public. She will want her opportunity to say

thank you. These four days have been our way of thanking her, and

what a thank you. A wonderful spectacle on the Thames, never seen

before in our lifetime. The concert last night was wonderful. The Queen

is going to take home many wonderful memories from that. Will

it be interesting to see what her message this evening will be to the

nation but thank you I'm sure is going to feature prominently and

probably a rededication of the vows of service that she made. That

thank you will take place in St Paul's Cathedral's in a solemn way

in an hour's time. There's a new man in charge of St Paul's

Cathedral, a new Dean. This is a very big state event for him to be

taking charge of. He was speaking to Sophie. Will you be greeting the

Queen when she arrives shortly, but everybody's thoughts are very much

with the Duke of Edinburgh this morning as well. Yes, and we

mention him by name when we are praying. The Queen will be sitting

not with the Duke in the middle but alongside Charles and Camilla for

the duration of the service, which is natural to be sitting with your

family. I'm very glad she's able to do that and yet still to be part of

the service today. Obviously he will be in everybody's thoughts

during the service. This service to mark the Queen's 60 years, an

extraordinary achievement. Just explain the thinking behind the

service and the significance of the fact that it is being held here at

St Paul's. It's a service in three Parliaments one is about

celebration. We are celebrating the gifts that God has given the Queen

over 60 years and the gifts that we've received through her. There

is lots of joyful music. We'll be praying for her and the Royal

Family for their ongoing work, because their work won't stop. We

look forward to the Platinum Jubilee in due course. We are look

here to be inspired by the work that the Queen has done, and that

we might serve one another in the way that she has served us. It's a

full and rich experience for her and for us I hope. What will be the

highlight do you think? Some to which music is very grand and

gorgeous. But also the Diamond Choir, when they sing it is very

intimate and heart-felt. Yesterday I had tears in my eyes. They

touched the the parts in other bits don't sometimes. They encompass our

diversity in the United Kingdom. Huge crowds from waiting outside St

Paul's to see the Queen as she arrives, just as they did in 1897

when Queen Victoria celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Kit William has

the story. In Queen Victoria's journal of 23rd September 1896 she

wrote, today is the day on which I have reigns longer by a day than

any English sovereign. There was great debate even about a name for

the event. The Home Secretary suggested the Queen's Commemoration,

the Queen's Year, or even Jubilisimi. It was in the end

simply called the Diamond Jubilee. It was declared a special national

holiday and 4 million people squeeze into London to see their

Queen. �250,000 was spent on decorations. Wooden viewing stands

were erected in Whitehall, next to Charing Cross station and alongside

St Maarten's in the fields. St James's Street was arguably the

most beautifully decorated. 40 ven eeshian masks stood on either side

with evergreen strung from pillar to post. The Queen restricted the

jom bore ree to a six-mile procession through the centre of

London and a brief Thanksgiving service on the steps of St Paul's.

She rode in her state landau. She wore a white parasol on her head to

protect her skin from the summer sun. 17 carriages carried gets and

there were 50,000 troops processing to St Paul's Cathedral.

The Queen was 78 years old and suffering from rheumatism. It meant

she was unable to climb the steps of St Paul's. She turned down

influence carry her up, so the service took place here as she sat

in the royal carriage. On the steps stood the Bishop of London, the

Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, 500 choristers and two bands. Thousands

more massed beside and between the pillars of St Paul's. In 1897, the

power of Britain was at its height. Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

was probably the greatest celebration of modern times. But

the girl who came to the throne so young and you now resumed an empire

would rare I will be seen in public again.

I could catch that 100 times Simon. Kate is with us as well. I love the

last 30 seconds especially, those images of Queen victoria. So happy

and smiling and so full of excitement at her imperial pageant.

There's a photo of her with a broad smile. We are accustomed to our

Queen bestowing lovely smiles on us but when Queen Victoria did it, it

was like an earthquake. She talked about the children. The children

receiving oranges. There was something about the old lady and

the children that melted everybody's heart that have long

reign. I'm bound to say, people will draw the contrast with today.

Today is on a big scale. We are seeing the crowds gathering right

now. But when you look at those images, you compare today and it

looks sublime, and The Mall looks magnificent up to Admiralty arch,

but there were 50,000 troops, 17,000 carriages, umpteen bands.

And no e-mail to sort it all out. 4 million people flooded into London.

They were everywhere. There were panics there wouldn't be enough

food, not enough waiters. It was a great imperial pageant, because

that the point Britain roulade quarter of the population. All the

imperial troops were in her train. That was the key. That was a naval

review as well. The Prince of Wales went to sea, but the point of that

naval review was the flightton Germans as well as everybody else.

We had a great displif military muscle. What's so beautiful about

the contrast now is that our strength is in our shared affection.

It is essentially the glory of our monarchy in a way as in its lack of

power makes the distinction between authority based on affection and

military hardware. We don't have the latter but we have a world-

beating delivery of instinctive affection for the Queen and vice

versa. Let's hold on to that thought. I want to take us forward

to 1935. This is the silver Jubilee of George V. We have Princess

Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on the balcony. People said she was

deaf and dumb and that was the way of showing her, people will say,

"Look at the princesses having such a lovely time." The King said, "I'm

such an ordinary sort of Shap, why are they cheering me?" He was

thrilled. Both Queen Victoria and George V wrote in private diaries

and he said, "I have no idea so many people loved me." The message,

he was the person who invented the radio broadcast. He had a rich

baritone voice. You can find it on YouTube. He said I want my Jubilee

year to be dedicate ed to finding people work. I grieve for people

with no work, and those who are disabled, the veterans of the First

World War. It was quite a difference from the scary

disciplinarian. It was somebody whose heart was on show for the

whole country. At Jubilees we see our monarchs at their softest as

they are so thrilled with the amazing tribute to them. The ideas

that Jubilees are to be celebrated was Victorian. George III had a

small one in 1810. The idea that the public would want to celebrate

their monarch was something new. They certainly are and today's

celebration is taking us to St The congregation is expanding by

the moment inside the Cathedral. The Commonwealth, 54 countries of

the Commonwealth, heavily represented. The Queen's commitment

to the Commonwealth is one of the things of which she is proudest and

seldom makes a speech without reference to her commitment and

concern for the Commonwealth nations. We have Governors-General,

Prime Ministers, including Prime Minister of New Zealand, of Canada.

Various people, the Prime Minister of Cameroon I see is here. Govern

general of Australia is down there. They are gathered together in the

South Transept, facing the politicians across the way. Nick

Clegg the Deputy Prime Minister is already here, with junt, the

Culture Secretary behind -- Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary behind

him. The Chief Whip enjoying a joke, who knows. Mr Cameron will be

participating in the service and reading the New Testament lesson.

The service itself is going to begin at 10.30. We are going to

hear great music and familiar hymns. Vaughan Williams' All People That

On Earth Do Dwell, a favourite of the Queen, we are told, and Guide

Me O Thou Great Redeemer. That was sung at a recent occasion which

will no doubt be in the minds, the wedding of the Duke and Duchess

after Cambridge a year ago. We'll hear two fanfares before the

service begins, when the Queen arrives. The prayer readers will be

introduced as we go into the service. We've got the National

Cadet of the Year, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, the Duke

of Edinburgh's award, a Queen's scout, someone from the Gurkha

regiment and a Sea Cadet That... That is the Leading Cadet Hannah

Subit of the Sea Cadet Corps. Congratulations, what an

extraordinary role to be playing for you. Are you nervous, excited?

Quite nervous and excited. It's actual lay great honour to do this.

This t really is. When were you told you were going to be doing it?

About three weeks ago. I got told that I got requested to do this.

It's quite crazy. Do you know why they choose you? These are highly

inspirational young people leading the prayers today? They said I

would be making a good impression, I guess the role model kind of

thing, hopefully. A role model quite clearly. Have you been

rehearsing, practising? Yes, we had rehearsal on the Tuesday and a full

rehearsal yesterday and in between I have been going over my lines and

stuff. An extraordinary honour for you, you are leading the prayers

feet away from the Queen. It's a once in a lifetime chance, I don't

think I will get this ever again. We are here celebrating 60 years on

the throne for the Queen. What does it mean for your generation? It's a

great honour, we used to not get involved, but we are definitely

more involved in this, especially for Sea Cadets, we did the pageant

and beacons and stuff, it's been awesome. Your mother is here today,

your family must be so proud. she's been telling everyone.

Congratulations. Good luck. Thank you. A number of young people are

taking part in today's service. 41 young people aged between ten and

13 have been chosen to be part of the Diamond Choir. They've been

chosen from all over the UK to sing the Call of Wisdom, it's been

composed especially for today and it's going to be sung as a gift to

the Queen. This is a huge challenge. We are

looking for children, young people, from every single region of the

United Kingdom to come here to London and form a choir, a one-off

choir, the Diamond Choir. We have been to 18 cathedrals

throughout the United Kingdom to hold auditions. I feel very nervous,

but I feel very excited and looking forward to it. It's boys and girls

aged between ten and 13, so they would be trebles or Sopranos.

Lovely voice, well done. It's going to be very tough for them,

auditions are always tough but the prize at the end of this process is

this wonderful opportunity. will be there in sunshine... My job

is to listen to singers here in Winchester and choose some of them

to go to London to sing at the wonderful occasion.

At last the day's here, it's very exciting for all of us. The big

challenge is to take the wonderful voices which these children have

got and to turn them into a choir fit for the Queen. They won't be on

their own singing the new song, because they'll be singing

alongside sinners from St Paul's -- singers from St Paul's and the

Chapel Royal. We want it to be brilliant. A special moment this.

They're performing a new piece I have written especially for this

occasion. It's called the Call of Wisdom.

Great, great. Let's confirm, bar 13... We are a bit tired, I am

tired. There's lots more work but Just imagine that you are one of

the parents of the members of the Diamond Choir at St Paul's today.

Arriving at St Paul's now is the Prime Minister and he will be

joining his deputy, Nick Clegg and his Chancellor, George Osborne, who

we saw enjoying the build-up. David and Samantha Cameron greeted

by the senior clergyy, Michael Hampel there. In bright sunshine.

Michael Hampel there who we stphau the fill -- who we saw in the film,

responsible for so much of the work that's led to the creation of the

Diamond Choir itself. The Prime Minister and his wife take their

places at St Paul's Cathedral ready for the start of the service which

will be in about 40 minutes' time. Some 2,300 people in the

I mentioned the sunshine, because we have got our fingers crossed.

The forecast for later today didn't look quite as promising, but I am

going to confess, I am not an expert, so we are going to join

Chris with someone who is a bit more of an expert on the weather.

Well, we certainly hope so. Carole from the BBC weather centre. How

are you? And hello everybody. Some scouts from Liverpool there. Always

prepared. Should we be prepared for rain? We should. After a fine start

and it's been nice this morning, the clouds are going to continue to

build and we are expecting some rain. We will be on the cusp of

that rain for about 2.00. For the balcony appearance we could have

persistent rain by then. That's the thing, about 3.00pm it's going to

get a little wet but it's nice and warm. These guys are creating

warmth themselves. And a breeze as well, with all the flags! We should

be OK, nothing like supbt? -- Sunday? It won't be as heavy rain

as Sunday, but we will be fine for a while yet and we might be lucky

for the procession. We might be. Carole, thank you very much. Thank

you very much everybody behind. A bit of rain won't bother you, will

it? They're quite happy. Won't bother us at all. I think

that, not least because we are in a studio, so I shouldn't be too smug,

but lots of people on the Mall who have brought brollies and macs.

Let's hope they don't need them. Let's have a look at the

congregation arriving at St Paul's Cathedral. Now we can see some of

the Royal guests who have started to arrive. Mike Tindall there and

his wife, Zara Phillips, of course, as she was before she got married.

They're meeting other members of the Royal Family, too. They'll be

taking their places a while before we see the Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge and other senior Royals arriving. We will join names once

again. -- join James once again.

The Royal Family takes its place collectively at the front of the

nave. The Queen will, as we heard, be

sitting beside the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, in the

absence of the Duke of Edinburgh. Younger members of the family are

are already in place. Princess Royal's children are here and Zara

Phillips there. James Ogilvy there and down the generations. They're

all gathering for this really rather special occasion, because

it's one that none of us has ever seen before. 1897. The Prime

Minister is just checking his notes for the reading which he will be

giving from St Paul's letter to the Romans later, which will be the

subject of the sermon to be given by the Archbishop of Canterbury in

one of his last duties of this kind before he he steps down from that

post at the end of the year. As the Government benches, so to speak,

fill up, Ed Miliband I think is about to join them. He's just come

in to the cathedral. One gets the sense of the last act

in the preliminaries about to be played out in this really quite

magnificent scene. It's often said and it's true that the cathedral

has probably never looked better than it does now, even on the day

that it was dedicated in 1710. Ed Miliband and his wife shaking hands

with the Speaker. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, looking on.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey not far from the mayor.

They take their places as we await the final arrivals before the

service begins. And we will be back at St Paul's in

a few minutes as more of the Royal guests start arriving, just a few

of them there so far but we will see many more arriving in the next

20 minutes or so. We were talking about the final preparations at

Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge. Let's join Claire.

This is my new friend, Isiah, a fine example of a cavalry horse,

big, strong and fantastic temperament. Not frightened by loud

noises. I am joined by the Commanding Officer of the Household

Cavalry Dan Hughes. It's been a busy year for you? It has, since

the Royal wedding last year we have been running pretty hot since then

and this year we have had the addition of the State Opening of

Parliament and festivitying around the Diamond Jubilee, so a busy year.

A few horses just taking the opportunity for a cat-nap, this one

one closing his eyes and saying you know what, I will save energy for

later. I will be taking his name later! In terms of the men on

parade, a number of them and a lot of preparation that's gone into

this. A huge amount. Everyone sees the glamorous side of the parade

and that's the very public side of the Household Cavalry but there is

an enormous amount of hard work that goes to this stage. Today we

will have nearly 160 horses on parade. Getting that number of

horses and soldiers out on parade in good order is quite an effort.

And very different from your other role. It is. It's the key thing

really for us, is that all our soldiers are dual-trained in

operational and ceremonial roles, so many of the soldiers you see on

parade today will have already served tours in Iraq and

Afghanistan. In fact, in three weeks' time time there will be a

draft of 20 of these soldiers down to our sister Reg tphplt --

regiment and will deploy in Afghanistan next year.

appreciate how hard they work and how dangerous their job normally is

but we wish them luck on parade today.

We will indeed be back with James in St Paul's in a few minutes.

There will be more guests arriving but I wanted to remind people that

Katie and Simon is with me. As we will see the guests start to arrive,

just a sense, first of all, of what today means for the other members

of the Royal Family. We talked about the Queen and the

significance of the Queen, but others. Terribly important. And

reflected by the fact they will all be there this morning. Arriving in

the usual hierarchy that you would see with the Royal protocol. We

have seen Zara and Mike come in, they weren't at the pageant on

Sunday, they couldn't make it because Zara was competing so she

was at the concert last night but this will be an important event for

all, for all of them it's their opportunity to also take sometime

like the rest of the nation to reflect which is what these great

If you look outside there's a big crowd building up and one of the

official cars on the way is a guessing game game going on because

we need to spot who is inside the cars. If you were expecting formal

carriages this morning you are going to be disappointed because

that's not going to happen. That's not the you kind of day we have at

the moment. We are having cars on the way to St Paul's and more cars

to go back to Westminster. The carriage procession itself will

take place right at the end of the day, just for that section from the

Houses of Parliament back to to Buckingham Palace. It's a fairly

short procession in that way. When I talk about a carriage procession,

again it's worth noting, given we are looking at a very modern form

of transport in front of us, it won't be the great gold carriage.

The gold state carriage that George III used famously and since then we

have seen it at other Jubilees and Coronations, that will not be out

today T will be a more modest form of carriage used. Isn't that a

magnificent scene? Last night it was absolutely packed with people.

And huge screens displaying the concert. Today, clear, the flags

flying and sun is out. Admiralty Arch, we will be seeing a lot of

that today, because this is the route that the Queen will be using

on the way. Of course, we have to hope the sun

will keep shining when the wonderful carriages make their way

back from Westminster, which will be reminiscent of the Royal wedding,

of course. That's the scene. Those are the stands that we used for the

concert last night. As I was saying, they're packed with people now

waiting for these depar tures and then looking forward to people

coming back a little later on. Let's go to Sophie at St Paul's.

There's a wonderful atmosphere outside St Paul's here this morning.

People have been waiting since late last night just to get a view of

the Queen when she arrives. They're now standing nine, ten, 11 deep to

get the best view and they've come from all over Britain, but also

they've come from all over the world. I have been talking to

people, one lady from Australia, another from sigh plus and another

-- Cyprus and another woman from Texas just to be here today to pay

I can see the very familiar face of the Duke of York on his way. With

his daughters. Beatrice in the back, looking lovely, and Eugenie. They

both looked fantastic. They got a lot of stick at the Royal Wedding

but they are looking beautiful today. I expect we'll see a lot of

hats, which must not be too broad or too large, as one must not

obstruct a view in the Cathedral. Plenty of hats to go with the pomp

and pageantry that we are going to see today. I should explain that a

group of Royals, business paragingly called minor Royals, are

on their way. Soon we'll be seeing the Earl and Countess of Wessex,

and then the Princess Royal and her husband. Later on we'll see the

Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, with Harry, probably from

Clarence House. You point out the lesser Royals, which does sound

demeaning, as if you are royal, you're royal, but we have seen a

division among the Royals during this Diamond Jubilee. There is very

much an emphasis on the core members of the Royal Family, which

have been very much a part of these celebrations. Because minds, we

hope, the Queen (Inaudible) minds inevitably turn to the thought of

the succession. Looking at the Duke of York it is interesting think

that it was the Queen Victoria who created the notion that the family

part of the Royal Family was serious, that intensity of love

between the Queen and Albert, the difficult relationship with the

then Prince of Wales, but the notion that the country wanted a

good, decent, affectionate, sentimental in the best way family

is quite knew. George III's children notoriously hated each

other and their children, it it was family thing, it was not to be

spoken of. How different it is now. But family is very important to

Queen Elizabeth. We heard princesses Beatrice and Eugenie pay

sentimental tributes to their grandmother. We caught a glimpse of

the Earl and Countess of Wessex, travelling with the Countess of

Windsor. If all goes to plan the Princess Royal will be on her way

with Sir Timothy Laurence. So, they are on their way through

Admiraltyry arch, along the Strand, up to St Paul's Cathedral and James

The Kings of Arms and the heralds and per siv ants have come one the

-- Pursuivants have come up the aisle. The Honourable Corp of the

Gentlemen at Arms preparing to make the formal welcome as the Duke and

Duchess of Kent arrive at the West Door. The Duke is the Queen's

cousin. The Earl of St Andrews following on, and Prince and

Princess Michael, the Duke of Gloucester shaking hands with the

clergy arrayed at the door. The Bishop of London Right Reverend

Richard Chartres will say a prayer during the service, and the

Archbishop of Canterbury himself. The Earl of Ulster there, and

Prince Michael of Kent with his wife, with his brother the Duke of

Kent just in front of him. They will move up the Nave to join

the other members of the family who are already in their places. I

think all the politicians are now in their places. We are witnessing

the coming together of what's a quite magnificent scene. With the

sun I'm glad to say beating down there at the Great West Door, a

door which is only opened on ceremonial occasions of this kind.

It gives a wonderful splash of light on those members of the Royal

Family as they move up the long walk. It is a magnificent site. The

Duke and Duchess of Kent make their way and the Earl and Countess of St

Andrews, Lord Nicholas Windsor behind, with his wife. Frederick

Windsor and his wife. They move along the clergy line to be greeted

and escorted to their places at the front of the Cathedral. The scene

that greets them of course as they come in the Great West Door is a

truly magnificent one. The refurbishment of the last few year

has produced a scene which is memorable. The sight from high up

in the Cathedral is one that is utterly memorable, as we prepare

for the beginning of the service of Thanksgiving for the Queen's

Diamond Jubilee. The service is due to begin shortly,

in just over 20 minutes' time. A good moment to remind you of the

I'm here in the mifr sent Westminster half. I have in my hand

the menu for the Diamond Jubilee lunch. It is a tour around the

British isles. Sandringham apple Joyce, crab, a symphony of dessert.

The man in charge of organising this is Black Rod, Lieutenant-

General David Leakey. You've organised this event. It's a

massive undertaking. When did you start? The first ideas came out I

think just before Christmas. Since then we've had the Queen coming

here for the Loyal Address from both houses of Parliament in March

and the State Opening of Parliament in May, so we had two big events.

Although some preliminary plan hag happened over the last three months,

it is the last three or four weeks when the real plan hag happened,

all the detail. It all started early this morning. It is timed

precisely, 20 minutes for the first course, 30 minutes for the main, 15

minutes for dessert. It is precision timing isn't it? It is.

The Royal Family have to meet deadlines, partly for television

coverage. The Queen will have to leave here, the carriages will

leave at 20 past 2, so the Queen must finish lunch before 20 past 2

and leave on time. That's why we have to time it. They'll be joined

by the children's orchestra. Black Rod, thank you very much indeed.

Lots of detailed work has gone into that lunch. I will be telling you

more about that lunch later on, the City livery companies, their

remarkable tradition and their charitable lunch. They were hosting

that lunch in Westminster Hall today. Back to St Paul's and to

James again. The City dignitaries are arriving.

It's the Lord Mayor of the City of London, alderman David Wootton, who

will welcome the Queen. We'll see the great Pearl Sword, a rather

magnificent object. Given to the Lord Mayor, it is said to be the

one given to Elizabeth I. The scabbard, which is being carried in

front of the City mace, the scabbard has 2,500 paerls. The

tradition is that the Queen -- pearls. The tradition is the Queen

touches the sword when it reaches the City. Today it will be done in

a brief touching ceremony on the steps of St Paul's, as the Lord

Mayor welcomes the Queen. She is the only person who can take

precedence over him in this Square Mile of the City of London. The

great clergy in their fine array moving up the Aisling. The Bishop

of London, Right Reverend Richard Chartres, is wearing a particularly

fine cloak today, the silver Jubilee coat, created for that

occasion in 1977. A regular procession of the cars that we saw

leaving Buckingham Palace and associated buildings arriving in

front of the Great West Door of St Paul's. The Duke of York arriving

with his two daughters Eugenie and Beatrice. Coming up the steps with

the Lord Mayor. He be will be up and down those step as few times in

the next few minutes. The wind is getting up a bit but it hasn't

deterred the crowd, which stretches down Ludgate Hill, towards the

strand, from where we'll see the climactic moments of this Royal

Procession to St Paul's. The scene at Clarence House. This

is where we see the departure of the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of

Cornwall, Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Leaving

Clarence House which of course for more than half a century was the

home of the late Queen Mother. They are on their way. There'll be lots

of interest today Katie in what people are wearing in these cars.

Yes, there always is. It is so important, we always wants to know

what they are wearing. We saw the Duchess, just a glimpse of her, but

we understand she's wearing Alexander McQueen. An interesting

choice, because that was the designer she chose to wear on her

wedding day, the gown designed by Sarah Burton. At each of the

Jubilee events, if I'm not mistaken, she has worn McQueen. She wore a

beautiful scarlet dress on the River Pageant, which enabled her to

stand out. And get very cold! glimpse of the Prince of Wales in

the car. He under lined some remarkable facts at the end of the

speech. He said he was just three years of age when his mother

acceded to the throne. It is interesting that William IV at 64

is the oldest man to become King in British history. But Prince Charles

isn't far away, 63 now I think. That extraordinary span of years.

He was the first child to witness a parent crowned. In the tribute he

made on film, a wonderful shot of this little boy. Yes, he will be a

veteran of royal duties. One can say that. It is interesting,

because Charles and the Queen saw their parents crowned. The Queen

attended her father's Coronation. In the Abbey. I think so. At least

saw the event or was around for the event. Yes. She certainly was.

are through Admiralty arch and they are on to the strand. Simon will

forgive me speaking about the London history of the Strand. It

was one of the great Medieval thoroughfares of London and at one

stage it was on the banks of the river? It was. It was a manager net

for loyalty and hatred. It was burnt down during the peasants'

revolt in the rain of Richard II. It was associated with the House of

Lancaster. At that point, 14th century, it could attract

disaffection as well as affection. Now we have a agenda ler Strand.

Much gentler Strand. Charing Cross is now one of the

prime features of this part of London. Along the Strand. It's a

couple of miles to St Paul's, where we can join James again.

As the Princess Royal and her husband, Vice Admiral Tim Laurence,

move to the front of the Cathedral, her brother the Prince of Wales

will be arriving any moment. The organ has been sounding magnificent

this morning. It has entertained the congregation with some

wonderful music. The Earl and Countess of Wessex joining the

It will next be the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall and

Prince Harry and Duke and Duchess The scene at Buckingham Palace, and

thousands of people now in the stands. Still there, after last

night's concert, which featured a galaxy of stars. Every name you can

imagine, they were all there last night and it was a great evening.

The stands are still in use today. You can see there the stage, which

has been removed actually, but the canopy is still in place around the

Queen Victoria Memorial. Final preparations are now being

made as the Royal Standard is proudly flying. Final preparations

for the Queen's departure, ready for the service. Other members of

the Royal Family making their way along the Strand and towards Fleet

Street, past the Church of St Clement Danes, the RAF Church just

at the point of entry there into the City of London.

Just passing Somerset House and The Prince of Wales, you Duchess of

Cornwall, Prince Harry, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, they're a few

minutes away. Passing the Royal Courts there. Very soon, within a

few yards, they'll be passing Temple Bar as it's known, that's

the old formal point of entry into the City of London. You can see the

memorial there, the centre of Fleet Street.

The Queen is now leaving the Palace in the state Bentley that was given

to her ten years ago at the Golden Jubilee, accompanied by Lady

Farnham, because of course the Duke of Edinburgh is unable to attend.

It Would have been terribly sad for the Queen to have made that journey

on her own and the Duke is going to be very much in everyone's thoughts

at the service this morning. There she is, looking rather wonderful.

Actually, nothing, not the weather, not anything seems to be able to

dampen our monarch's spirits which is why I think she's so hugely

popular and why the crowds continue to be there, many of whom have

camped out overnight. The crowds rushing to the edge of the stands

to have their important photos, because they need photos taken now,

just in case the weather turns later. You never know, we have our

fingers crossed. It's not as sunny as it was, but it's still dry. A

leisurely pace for the State Bentley as the Queen takes in the

sights. Passing St James's Park, one of the loveliest parks in

London. At one stage full of exotic animals, the land was bought in

1531 by Henry VII. It's a lovely park.

You will notice that the Queen is very prepared for her journey, this

little blanket she has over her knees and those white gloves. And

The cheering gets louder as they approach Admiralty Arch. It's hard

to think of the Palace without them all, but -- the Mall, it was a 20th

century creation, it was widened for the need for these beautiful

public processions and it was a sort of feedback loop really

between the processions that we all need and they're designed to be at

much august and very dramatically beautiful for the public to be able

to show their affection. Once the streets of London were a dangerous

place. King George III had his carriage pelted with stones answer

people loved George III normally but it was 1795, even before I was

born. There was hunger and a very unpopular war. It didn't take long

for George III to recover the wonderful affection. Back at St

Paul's and more people are arriving, The Prince of Wales and Duchess of

Cornwall and Prince Harry mount the steps to enter the cathedral. The

Lord Mayor, subject to the gusts of the wind that's blowing up Ludgate

Hill, as he welcomes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge just behind

The Prince of Wales will sit beside his mother, the Queen, at this

service in the absence of his father, the Duke of Edinburgh.

There is, of course, a familiarity between these members of the Royal

Family and the khrerpblg to whom they're now -- clergy to whom

they're now saying good morning. The Prince of Wales is very close

in particular to the Bishop of London. Fellow students at

Cambridge. The City to which the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan

Williams, will retire at the end of the year. The Dean of the cathedral

having a quiet word with the Duchess of Cambridge. She takes her

place, just a year or so after her marriage into the Royal Family. The

Prince of Wales in mourning dress today, no military uniforms being

worn. When they are in their places and the Queen arrives she will be

greeted by two fanfares, one outside and one inside.

The Trumpeters of the RAF inside have been taking their places in in

preparation for that great moment and honour they have of welcoming

her to the City. The Duke of Cambridge having a friendly word

with the Archbishop. They all see a lot of each other, of course. These

are surprisingly intimate moments. Have a bit to say this morning.

Smiling Prince William, who enjoyed the rock concert at Buckingham

Palace last night. Not wearing a tie, which was rather a pleasing

sight for a lot of other people who weren't wearing ties. But he is in

proper formality this morning, talking to his brother with the

Duchess of Cornwall, the Prince of Wales ahead of them, they will move

up the nave and we will await the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen.

The cheers of God Save The Queen were probably loud enough to be

heard down Fleet Street and The Strand. The Queen probably knows

that she can expect a rousing welcome at St Paul's Cathedral,

which is a couple of miles away from this point, which is through

Trafalgar Square, past that wonderful statue of Charles I,

which is staring down Whitehall and Crossing behind the magnificent

Church of St Martin In The Fields. Past Charing Cross station.

Into this area of London that's changed so much over the years,

Simon. Yes, it has. It was always a place

really from the early 19th century in which some sense of what the

nation wanted, hence Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column, the

National Gallery again was thought of as somewhere the British people

would come in Trafalgar Square, so on the whole we are allergic to

piazzas, as Christopher Wren found out to his dismay, but every so

often we want broad streets and a little sense of what binds us

together in a space but it should never get in the way of commerce

and business and Wren did have a lot of his plans for the City

frustrated by two facts of life - the need for processions down the

nave and the need for business. The Duke of Cambridge is still

enjoying a happy word at the doors of the cathedral here. Everyone is

waiting for the formality to begin. At the moment it's really rather a

relaxed atmosphere, very pleasant. The politicians are all chatting to

each other. The representatives of other faiths who are here are all

sitting together, representatives of the Buddhist community, Sikhs,

of course. The chief rabbi is in the congregation, too. They are all

extremely proud of the part they play in this service. The

representatives of the churches as well, and the orthodox Church.

The Archbishop of Westminster and his predecessor is with us today

and Cardinal O'Brien, the senior Catholic Cardinal and Lord Carey,

they're all together in that part of the cathedral. The Archbishop of

the Greek archdiocese. So, silence is beginning to take

hold in the cathedral, everyone aware that in two or three minutes

the Service of Thanksgiving will begin. The music I can promise you

is going to be wonderful. We will hear from that Diamond Choir, the

41 children from around the country who sing a newly composed anthem by

William Todd, which is a remarkable anthem. It's had a profound effect

on those who have heard it. The preparations, of course, have been

intense and the excitement on faces of these young singers is a

genuinely moving thing to see. They're in the choir, with the

choir of the cathedral, of course, men and boys who will give us a

wonderful blast when the Queen We are a few minutes away on the

Queen's arrival at St Paul's Cathedral. There will be a grand

fanfare by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry. The Queen's

Bentley just passing Temple Bar. Into the confines of the old City

of London. The previous Jubilees, of course,

in the carriages. But today's arrangements are not quite as

formal as that. Past the Law Courts and down along

Fleet Street, former province of all the great newspapers. They've

all moved out, of course, towards Ludgate Circus, sight of one of the

old Roman gates into the City of London.

Then there will be a great view from that point up to St Paul's

Cathedral. The whole area dotted with glorious

City Churches. Including St Bride's and the

wonderfully named St Andrew Near The Wardrobe, which I like because

it's a reference to the days when the monarchy's clothing was kept in

one place. Yes, incredibly important. As we know from Katy,

clothing is still very important. Absolutely. We know that the Queen

- well, she looks beautiful in in mint green. It's by her designer of

ten years, Angela Kelly, who the Queen has remained very loyal to

and she wore Angela Kelly on pageant day, as well. Ten out of

ten for that outfit. Very Very beautiful. Crossing Ludgate Circus

and a final stretch along Ludgate I think we'll be able to expect a

pretty rousing cheer between Queen emerges from the car. What will

happen now is the Bentley will approach the Cathedral. When it

arrives, the Queen's presence will be the signalled by the State

Trumpeters, four of them from the Life Guards, four from the Blues

and Royals. They'll have a very busy day today, because they'll

have fanfares outside and inside the Cathedral and later on at the

Palace of Westminster. They are led today by the trumpet major Tim West.

The Queen, the national Service of Thanksgiving, arrives at St Paul's

CROWD CHANTS, "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN." The Queen has touched the Pearl

Sword on the steps, given to the Mayor by Elizabeth I. She waves to

the Queen gathered outside the Cathedral and walks alone up the

steps to join the rest of her family. She will sit beside the

Prince of Wales. We will hear the second fanfare as she enters the

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The Dean escorts her to the West # All the earth doth worship thee

# The heavens # To thee cherubin and seraphin

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# Heaven and earth are full of # The glorious company of

# The goodly fellowship of the prophets, praise thee

# The holy Church throughout all the world, doth acknowledge thee

# The Father Of an infinite majesty

# Thine honourable, true and only Son

# Also the Holy Ghost The Comforter

# Thou art the King of glory O Christ

# Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father

# When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man

# Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb

# When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death

# Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers

# Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father

# We believe that thou shalt come to be our judge

# We therefore pray thee Help thy servants

# Whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood

# Make them to be numbered with thy saints, in glory everlasting. #

We come to this Cathedral Church today

to give thanks to almighty God for the prosperous reign of the Queen

and to rejoice together in this year of Her Majesty's Jubilee

as we celebrate 60 years of her sovereignty and service.

As we come together as loyal subjects

from all parts of the Realms and Commonwealth of Nations,

we give thanks for the blessings bestowed by God

on our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth, and we celebrate

the identity and variety which our nations under her have enjoyed.

We come as people of faith to pray for Her Majesty The Queen

and all members of the Royal Family,

asking that God will continue to bless and guide them

in all that they undertake, and that they may find strength

and enrichment in the celebration of this Jubilee.

We also come to give thanks for

Her Majesty's loyal service and commitment,

lived through a deep sense of vocation in Christ

to the glory of almighty God,

praying that we may be inspired by her example,

and that God will continue to grant her steadfastness of faith

and the love of all her people.

All these our thanksgivings and prayers we offer to almighty God

in the words that Jesus taught us.

ALL: Our Father, who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven

Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses

As we forgive those who trespass against us

And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom The power, and the glory

For ever and ever. Amen.

# All people that on earth do dwell

# Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice

# Him serve with fear His praise forth tell

# Come ye before him, and rejoice

# The Lord, ye know, is God indeed

# Without our aid he did us make

# We are his folk, he doth us feed

# And for his sheep he doth us take

# O enter then his gates with praise

# Approach with joy his courts unto

# Praise, laud and bless his name always

# For it is seemly so to do

# For why? The Lord our God is good

# His mercy is for ever sure

# His truth at all times firmly stood

# And shall from age to age endure

# To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

# The God whom heaven and earth adore

# From men and from the Angel-host

# Be praise and glory evermore

# Amen. #

Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice?

Hear, for I will speak noble things,

and from my lips will come what is right;

for my mouth will utter truth;

wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are righteous;

there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

They are all straight to one who understands

and right to those who find knowledge.

Take my instruction instead of silver,

and knowledge rather than choice gold;

for wisdom is better than jewels,

and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I attain knowledge and discretion.

# Ascribe unto the Lord O ye kindreds of the people

# Ascribe unto the Lord worship and power

# Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name

# Bring presents and come into his courts

# O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

# Let the whole earth stand in awe of him

# Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King

# And that it is he who hath made the round world

# So fast that it cannot be moved

# And how that he shall judge the people righteously

# Let the heavens rejoice And let the earth be glad

# Let the sea make a noise and all that therein is

# Let the field be joyful and all that is in it

# Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord

# For he cometh For he cometh to judge the earth

# And with righteousness to judge the world

# And the people with his truth

# Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost

# As it was in the beginning, is nowAnd ever shall be, world without end

# Amen. #

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God,

to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,

holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Do not be conformed to this world,

but be transformed by the renewing of your minds,

so that you may discern what is the will of God -

what is good and acceptable and perfect.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you

not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think,

but to think with sober judgement,

each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

For as in one body we have many members,

and not all the members have the same function,

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ,

and individually we are members one of another.

We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us -

prophecy, in proportion to faith,

ministry, in ministering,

the teacher, in teaching,

the exhorter, in exhortation,

the giver, in generosity,

the leader, in diligence,

the compassionate, in cheerfulness.

Let love be genuine,

hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good,

love one another with mutual affection,

outdo one another in showing honour.

Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord.

Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.

Contribute to the needs of the saints,

extend hospitality to strangers.

Bless those who persecute you - bless and do not curse them.

Rejoice with those who rejoice,

weep with those who weep.

Live in harmony with one another.

Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly,

do not claim to be wiser than you are.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil,

but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.

If it is possible, so far as it depends on you,

live peaceably with all.

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Some words from St Paul: "Present your bodies as a living sacrifice,

"holy and acceptable to God."

There will be other occasions toremember the splendour and the drama

of the Coronation. Today's focus is different.

What we remember is the simple statement of commitment

made by a very young woman, away from home,

suddenly and devastatingly bereaved -

a statement that she would be there for those she governed,

that she was DEDICATING herself to them.

"Dedication" is a word that has cometo mean rather less than it used to.

Those of us who belong to the same generation

as Her Majesty's older children

will recall a '60s song about a "dedicated follower of fashion" -

as though to be "dedicated" just meant to be very enthusiastic.

But in the deep background of the word is the way it is used

in classical and biblical language. In this context, to be "dedicated"

is to be absolutely removed from other uses,

being completely available to God.

And so to be dedicated to the good of a COMMUNITY -

in this case both a national and an international community -

is to say, "I have no goals that are not the goals of this community,

"I have no wellbeing, no happiness,

"that is not the wellbeing of the community.

"What will make me content or happy is what makes for the good of

"this particular part of the human family."

It is an ambitious, even an audacious thing to aim at.

It is, of course, no more so thanthe ideals set before all Christians

who try to model their lives on what St Paul says about life

in the Body of Christ.

That doesn't make it any easier to grasp or to live out,

but the way St Paul approaches it should help us see that

we're not being encouraged to develop a self-punishing attitude,

relentlessly denying our own goals or our own flourishing

for the sake of others.

What's put before us is a genuine embrace of those others,

a willingness to be made happy by the well-being of our neighbours.

"Outdo one another in showing honour", says St Paul.

Compete with each other only in

the generous respect you show to one and all,

because in learning that respect you will find delight in one another.

You will begin to discover that the other person is a source of

nourishment, excitement, pleasure, growth and challenge.

And if we broaden this out to an entire community,

a nation, a commonwealth, it means discovering that it is always

in an ever-widening set of relations that we become properly ourselves.

Dedication to the service of a community certainly involves

that biblical sense of an absolute purge of selfish goals,

but it is also the opening of a door into SHARED riches.

I don't think it's at all fanciful to say that,

in all her public engagements,

our Queen has shown a quality of joy in the happiness of others,

she has responded with just the generosity St Paul speaks of

in showing honour to countless local communities and individuals

of every background and class and race.

She has made her "public" happy, and all the signs are that

she is herself happy, fulfilled and at home in these encounters.

The

The same

The same can

To declare a lifelong dedication The same can be said of Prince

Philip and our prayers and thoughts To declare a lifelong dedication

But it is also to respond to the And perhaps that is the challenge

St Paul implies that we should be of a shared joy far greater

that we find the strength to take the risks and make the sacrifices -

even if this seems to reduce

our individual hopes of secure enjoyment.

Moralists - archbishops included -

can thunder away as much as theylike, but they'll make no difference

unless and until people see that

there is something transforming and exhilarating

about the prospect of a whole community rejoicing together,

being glad of each other's happiness and safety. This alone

is what will save us from the traps of ludicrous financial greed,

of environmental recklessness, of collective fear of strangers

and collective contempt for the unsuccessful and marginal,

and many more things that we see fartoo much of, around us and within us.

One crucial aspect of discovering such a vision -

and many still do discover it in their service of others,

despite everything -

is to have the stories and examples available that show it's possible.

Thank God, there are many wonderful instances

lived out unobtrusively throughout the country and the Commonwealth.

But we are marking today the anniversary of one historic

and very public act of dedication -

a dedication that has endured faithfully, calmly and generously

through most of the adult lives of most of us here.

We are marking six decades of living proof

that public service is possible

and that it is a place where happiness can be found.

To seek one's own good and one's own wellbeing

in the health of the community is sacrificially hard work -

but it is this search that is truly natural to the human heart.

That's why it is not a matter of tight-lipped duty

or grudging compliance with someone else's demands.

Jesus himself says "My food is to do the will of him who sent me,"

and that's what is at the heart of real dedication.

This year has already seen a variety of Jubilee creations and projects.

But its most lasting memorial would be the rebirth

of an energetic, generous spirit of dedication

to the common good and the public service,

the rebirth of a recognition that we live less than human lives

if we think just of our own individual good.

Listen again for a moment to St Paul.

"We have gifts that differ according to the grace given us -

"the giver, in generosity, the leader, in diligence,

"the compassionate, in cheerfulness.

"Outdo one another in showing honour, extend hospitality to strangers.

"Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

"Live in harmony with one another.

"Take thought for what is noble in the sight of all."

Dedication to the health and wellbeing of a community

is all this and more. May we be given the grace to rediscover this

as we give thanks today for Her Majesty's 60 years

of utterly demanding yet deeply joyful service.

# O thou the central orb of righteous love

# Pure beam of the most high eternal light

# Of this our wintry world Thy radiance bright

# Awakes new joy in faith Hope soars above

# Come, quickly come And let thy glory shine

# Come, quickly come And let thy glory shine

# Gilding our darksome heaven with rays divine

# Thy saints with holy lustre round thee move

# As stars about thy throne Set in the height

# Of God's ordaining counsel as thy sight

# Gives measured grace to each thy power to prove

# Let thy bright beams disperse the gloom of sin

# Our nature all shall feel eternal day

# In fellowship with thee Transforming day

# To souls erewhile unclean Now pure within

# Amen. #

Let us give thanks for the lifelong service of Her Majesty

Let us give thanks for the lifelong service of Her Majesty

as Monarch of this Nation and Realms,

as Head of the Commonwealth,

as Defender of the Faith and as a servant of the people.

We pray that God will continue to bless and guide her

and that she may continue to find love, joy and peace

in her life and in her duties.

Lord, in your mercy.

ALL: Hear our prayer.

O God, who providest for thy people by thy power,

and rulest over them in love,

vouchsafe so to bless thy Servant our Queen,

that under her this nation may be wisely governed,

and thy Church may serve thee in all godly quietness,

and grant that she being devoted to thee with her whole heart,

and persevering in good works unto the end,

may, by thy guidance, come to thine everlasting kingdom,

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

ALL: Amen.

Let us also give thanks for the rich inheritance

of custom and values which we find in this United Kingdom

and throughout the Realms and Commonwealth.

We pray that we may grow closer together

in our partnerships of government, business, and civil society.

Lord, in your mercy.

ALL: Hear our prayer.

Go before us, O Lord, in all our doings,

with thy most gracious favour and further us with thy continual help,

that in all our works begun, continued and ended in thee,

we may glorify thy holy name and finally, by thy mercy,

obtain everlasting life - for thy name's sake we ask it.

ALL: Amen.

Let us give thanks for the witness of the Christian Church,

and of communities of faith throughout the world, as we grow

in respect for the traditions and wisdom of our brothers and sisters.

We pray that God will bless our common witness,

that as we share together in faith and service,

we may be a powerful symbol of faith, hope and love under God.

Lord, in your mercy.

ALL: Hear our prayer.

Teach us, good Lord, to serve thee as thou deservest -

to give, and not to count the cost,

to fight, and not to heed the wounds,

to toil, and not to seek for rest,

to labour, and not to ask for any reward,

save that of knowing that we do thy will;

now and for ever.

ALL: Amen.

Let us give thanks for the members of the Royal Family,

for their service to this country,

as well as for the support they give to Her Majesty.

We pray that God will bless all that they do

to support and encourage public and voluntary service

through their work with Institutions of the State,

charities and other organisations,

that together we may honour one another, and seek the common good.

Lord, in your mercy.

ALL: Hear our prayer.

Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness,

we humbly beseech thee to bless Philip Duke of Edinburgh,

Charles Prince of Wales and all the Royal Family:

endue them with thy Holy Spirit;

enrich them with thy heavenly grace;

prosper them with all happiness;

and bring them to thine everlasting kingdom, for Jesus Christ's sake.

ALL: Amen.

As we give thanks for Her Majesty's reign of 60 years and the example

of a life symbolised by duty and sustained by faith,

so we thank God for the blessings we have received at his hand

and for that grace which he has bestowed on us in the Beloved.

ALL: Almighty God, Father of all mercies,

we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks

for all thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men.

We bless thee for our creation, preservation,

and all the blessings of this life,

but above all for thine inestimable love

in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ,

for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies,

that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful,

and that we shew forth thy praise,

not only with our lips, but in our lives,

by giving up ourselves to thy service, and by walking before thee

in holiness and righteousness all our days.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord,to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost

be all honour and glory, world without end.

Amen.

God grant to the living, grace,

to the departed, rest,

to the Church, The Queen, the Commonwealth and all humankind,

peace and concord,

and to us his servants, life everlasting.

ALL: Amen.

# O Praise ye the Lord! Praise him in the height

# Rejoice in his word Ye angels of light

# Ye heavens adore him By whom ye were made

# And worship before him In brightness arrayed

# O praise ye the Lord! Praise him upon earth

# In tuneful accord Ye sons of new birth

# Praise him who has brought you His grace from above

# Praise him who has taught you To sing of his love

# O praise ye the Lord! All things that give sound

# Each jubilant chord Re-echo around

# Loud organs, his glory Forth tell in deep tone

# And sweet harp, the story Of what he has done

# O praise ye the Lord! Thanksgiving and song

# To him be outpoured All ages along

# For love in creation For heaven restored

# For grace of salvation O praise ye the Lord!

# Amen

# Amen. #

We'll

We'll now

We'll now hear

We'll now hear the choristers of the Diamond Royal in St Paul's

# Lord of wisdom # Lord of justice

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# I am here God of time and eternity, whose Son

the Realms and Territories with Elizabeth,

our beloved and glorious Queen. In this year of Jubilee,

grant her your gifts of love and joy and peace

as she continues in faithful obedience to you, her Lord and God,

and in devoted service to her lands and peoples,

and those of the Commonwealth, now and all the days of her life,

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

ALL: Amen.

The

The Bishop

The Bishop of

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The Bishop of London, the Right # Whence the healing stream