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| Queen's 90th birthday: St Paul's service marks Queen's 'faithful devotion' | Queen's 90th birthday: St Paul's service marks Queen's 'faithful devotion' |
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| A national service of thanksgiving to mark the Queen's 90th birthday at St Paul's Cathedral has paid tribute to her "faithful devotion" to the country. | A national service of thanksgiving to mark the Queen's 90th birthday at St Paul's Cathedral has paid tribute to her "faithful devotion" to the country. |
| Dean of St Paul's David Ison thanked the Queen for her "dutiful commitment, loving leadership, gentle constancy". | Dean of St Paul's David Ison thanked the Queen for her "dutiful commitment, loving leadership, gentle constancy". |
| The service is being attended by Royal Family members, including the Duke of Edinburgh - on his own 95th birthday. | The service is being attended by Royal Family members, including the Duke of Edinburgh - on his own 95th birthday. |
| PM David Cameron read from the Bible, while broadcaster Sir David Attenborough also gave a reading. | |
| Your questions answered on the BBC's Facebook | Your questions answered on the BBC's Facebook |
| How is her birthday being celebrated? | How is her birthday being celebrated? |
| In pictures: Queen's 90th birthday celebrations so far | In pictures: Queen's 90th birthday celebrations so far |
| The service is the beginning of three days of events to mark the Queen's official birthday celebrations - after she turned 90 in April. | The service is the beginning of three days of events to mark the Queen's official birthday celebrations - after she turned 90 in April. |
| The Queen has two birthdays - the official one on a Saturday in June, and her real birthday on 21 April - in a tradition going back 250 years. It was introduced to try to ensure better weather for the monarch's official celebrations. | The Queen has two birthdays - the official one on a Saturday in June, and her real birthday on 21 April - in a tradition going back 250 years. It was introduced to try to ensure better weather for the monarch's official celebrations. |
| Dressed in yellow, the Queen arrived at St Paul's Cathedral to cheers from the gathered crowds, and a fanfare of trumpets. | Dressed in yellow, the Queen arrived at St Paul's Cathedral to cheers from the gathered crowds, and a fanfare of trumpets. |
| Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby led the service at St Paul's, while senior politicians, diplomats and governors-general - who represent the Queen in Commonwealth countries - were in attendance. | |
| The Very Reverend David Ison said: "Most especially today do we give thanks for the length of years that has been granted to our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth: for her faithful devotion, dutiful commitment, loving leadership, gentle constancy, royal dignity and kindly humanity. | The Very Reverend David Ison said: "Most especially today do we give thanks for the length of years that has been granted to our most gracious Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth: for her faithful devotion, dutiful commitment, loving leadership, gentle constancy, royal dignity and kindly humanity. |
| "And, as we give thanks for Her Majesty, so also do we give thanks for Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and all the Royal Family: for mutual love and support and for service to this country and to the Commonwealth." | "And, as we give thanks for Her Majesty, so also do we give thanks for Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and all the Royal Family: for mutual love and support and for service to this country and to the Commonwealth." |
| Archbishop Welby said the Queen had reigned through times of "war and hardship, turmoil and change". | |
| 'Shock of my life' | |
| More than 50 members of the Royal Family were at the service, including the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry. | |
| Political figures including Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, as well as several cabinet ministers, were also present. | |
| Broadcaster Clare Balding, who has an association with the Queen as three generations of her family have trained horses for her, was also among guests. | |
| Hilda Price, a 90-year-old widow from Cardiff who shares her birthday with the Queen, is one of six individuals who led specially-written prayers. | |
| Great-grandmother Mrs Price, who was born on the same day as the Queen - 21 April 1926 - in a house in Carmarthen, said "it was the shock of my life" to be picked to take part in the service. | Great-grandmother Mrs Price, who was born on the same day as the Queen - 21 April 1926 - in a house in Carmarthen, said "it was the shock of my life" to be picked to take part in the service. |
| The service begins a weekend of celebrations to mark the Queen's official birthday. | |
| After the service, the Queen will host the governors-general for lunch at Buckingham Palace. | After the service, the Queen will host the governors-general for lunch at Buckingham Palace. |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Peter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent | By Peter Hunt, BBC royal correspondent |
| Decades after their contemporaries embraced retirement, the Queen - who was 90 in April - and Prince Philip who turns 95 today - are still active in public life. | Decades after their contemporaries embraced retirement, the Queen - who was 90 in April - and Prince Philip who turns 95 today - are still active in public life. |
| The prince will celebrate his birthday privately. According to the royal biographer, Hugo Vickers, the Queen's husband is still firing on all cylinders. | The prince will celebrate his birthday privately. According to the royal biographer, Hugo Vickers, the Queen's husband is still firing on all cylinders. |
| His wife will be the focus of three days of events being held to mark the passing of yet another milestone - Britain's longest reigning monarch is also Britain's oldest monarch. | His wife will be the focus of three days of events being held to mark the passing of yet another milestone - Britain's longest reigning monarch is also Britain's oldest monarch. |
| At St Paul's this morning, the Queen was joined by other nonagenarians including Sir David Attenborough and the author Michael Bond. Sir David read a reflection on the passing of the years written by the creator of Paddington Bear. | |
| The bear from deepest, darkest Peru has one thing in common with the head of state - they both have two birthdays. When Paddington went to live with the Brown family, they agreed bears had two birthdays every year "just like the Queen". | The bear from deepest, darkest Peru has one thing in common with the head of state - they both have two birthdays. When Paddington went to live with the Brown family, they agreed bears had two birthdays every year "just like the Queen". |
| Read more from Peter Hunt | Read more from Peter Hunt |
| Street party | Street party |
| On Saturday - which is the Queen's official birthday - the annual Trooping the Colour will be held in London's Horse Guards Parade. | On Saturday - which is the Queen's official birthday - the annual Trooping the Colour will be held in London's Horse Guards Parade. |
| The birthday parade will end with members of the Royal Family making their annual appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, where they will watch an RAF flypast. | The birthday parade will end with members of the Royal Family making their annual appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, where they will watch an RAF flypast. |
| What can you learn about longevity from the Queen? | What can you learn about longevity from the Queen? |
| Queen quiz: Test your royal knowledge | Queen quiz: Test your royal knowledge |
| Duke of Edinburgh: Naval officer, family man and tribal icon | Duke of Edinburgh: Naval officer, family man and tribal icon |
| On Sunday, the Queen will then host a street party for some 10,000 people at the Patron's Lunch - a celebration of her patronage of more than 600 organisations in the UK and around the Commonwealth. | On Sunday, the Queen will then host a street party for some 10,000 people at the Patron's Lunch - a celebration of her patronage of more than 600 organisations in the UK and around the Commonwealth. |
| The Mall, in St James's Park, will be lined with picnic tables for the street party, during which guests will enjoy a hamper-style lunch. | The Mall, in St James's Park, will be lined with picnic tables for the street party, during which guests will enjoy a hamper-style lunch. |
| The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William and Prince Harry are due to attend the party. | The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince William and Prince Harry are due to attend the party. |
| Queen Elizabeth II at 90 | Queen Elizabeth II at 90 |
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