Jubilee Pageantry in London
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Spectators gather at the foot of Buckingham Palace (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/GettyImages)
Police lead huge crowds cheering with Britain's Union flags crowd the Mall towards Buckingham Palace (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/GettyImages)
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (R) talks with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) as Prince William (C) looks on on the balcony of Buckingham Palace (LEON NEAL/AFP/GettyImages)
Spectators gather at the foot of Buckingham Palace as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Willam, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry appear on the balcony (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/GettyImages)
JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/GettyImages
Lip reader says Queen said: "I wish Philip was here" to William on balcony. Bless.
The Red Arrows fly over Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/GettyImages)
16:01 Prince Edward emerges from hospital where Philip is. He says he is doing well, and has been watching the celebrations on TV
GLYN KIRK
GLYN KIRK
GLYN KIRK
16:01 Prince Edward emerges from hospital where Philip is. He says he is doing well, and has been watching the celebrations on TV
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Buckingham Palace at the end of the carriage procession (CARL COURT/AFP/GettyImages)
Spectators wave as Queen Elizabeth II makes her way by carriage with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, back to Buckingham Palace during the carriage procession (ELIZABETH DALZIEL/AFP/GettyImages)
Elizabeth chose to travel next to Camilla as her husband fights a bladder infection in hospital (CARL COURT)
POMP: Horses ride down the Mall (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/GettyImages)
15:31 Awesome RAF flypast with Union Jack red/white and blue exhaust
15:29 Flypast happens!
15:25 Balcony Appearance is happening now. Six rather lonely figures. Queen, Chaz, Camilla, Harry, William, Kate.
Edward is visiting papa in hospital.
15:23 Edward will miss balcony appearance as visiting Philip in hospital. Not good.
Spectators cheer as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales ride in the 1902 State Landau coach during the carriage procession from Westminster Hall to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London on June 5, 2012. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wraps up four days of diamond jubilee celebrations with a thanksgiving service and ceremonial carriage procession in London, a formal contrast to the spectacular pop tribute staged outside Buckingham Palace the day before (GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages)
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (L) and Prince William ride in a State Landau coach during the carriage procession from Westminster Hall to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London on June 5, 2012. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wraps up four days of diamond jubilee celebrations with a thanksgiving service and ceremonial carriage procession (GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages)
JOHN MACDOUGALL
London lit up with pageantry and pomp today, as the British Royal family did what they do best, creating a stunning display of majestic aesthetics as they travelled in horse-drawn carriages through London to Buckingham palace.
After a riverboat pageant that frankly left many ordinary British people underwhelmed, the Diamond Jubilee truly burst into life today when the Royals travelled via open-topped coach from the palace of Westminster through flag-bedecked, crowd-lined streets.
ELIZABETH DALZIEL
Prince Philip, still severely unwell after contracting a bladder infection following a four hour boat ride in freezing rain on Sunday, is in hospital and is missing the day's events. The Queen rode next to Camilla instead.
A balcony appearance and RAF flypast is scheduled for 3:30pm.
Barack Obama delivered a video tribute to the Queen from the White House.
"We send you the heartfelt congratulations of the American people. In war and peace, hardship and plenty the United States and United Kingdom have shared a special relationship."
The Royal family watches a 60 gun salute from the balcony of Buckingham Palace
He called Her Majesty a "living witness to our alliance and the chief source of its resilience" and said "you are an example of resolve that will be long celebrated and it is gratifying to know that the bonds between our nations remain indespensible to our two countries and to the world".
"May the light of Your Majesty's crown continue to reign supreme for many years to come," he said.
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