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Prince Philip in hospital and to miss Diamond Jubilee concert | Prince Philip in hospital and to miss Diamond Jubilee concert |
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The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection and will miss the rest of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. | The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection and will miss the rest of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. |
Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip, 90, had been taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in London from Windsor Castle as a "precautionary measure". | Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip, 90, had been taken to the King Edward VII Hospital in London from Windsor Castle as a "precautionary measure". |
A spokesman said the Queen would still go to the Jubilee concert at the palace - being attended by 12,000 people. | A spokesman said the Queen would still go to the Jubilee concert at the palace - being attended by 12,000 people. |
The prince will remain in hospital under observation for a few days. | The prince will remain in hospital under observation for a few days. |
The prince had appeared to be in good health when he accompanied the Queen on Sunday on the royal barge the Spirit of Chartwell, which formed part of the rain-drenched Jubilee river pageant. | The prince had appeared to be in good health when he accompanied the Queen on Sunday on the royal barge the Spirit of Chartwell, which formed part of the rain-drenched Jubilee river pageant. |
He and the Queen stood for most of the 80-minute journey, as they were accompanied by 1,000 boats travelling seven miles down the river to Tower Bridge. | He and the Queen stood for most of the 80-minute journey, as they were accompanied by 1,000 boats travelling seven miles down the river to Tower Bridge. |
Beacon lighting | Beacon lighting |
The prince, who had treatment for a blocked coronary artery in December, will miss Monday's concert, the national service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday. | The prince, who had treatment for a blocked coronary artery in December, will miss Monday's concert, the national service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday. |
This was due to be followed by two receptions, a lunch at Westminster Hall and a carriage procession to Buckingham Palace, with a balcony appearance by the Queen and a fly-past. | This was due to be followed by two receptions, a lunch at Westminster Hall and a carriage procession to Buckingham Palace, with a balcony appearance by the Queen and a fly-past. |
A palace spokesman said the prince is "understandably, disappointed about missing this evening's Diamond Jubilee Concert and tomorrow's engagements". | A palace spokesman said the prince is "understandably, disappointed about missing this evening's Diamond Jubilee Concert and tomorrow's engagements". |
Caroline Couzens, 54, a hospice worker from Dorchester in Dorset, is among those on The Mall who heard about the prince falling ill. | |
She said: "I think people will still enjoy the party but obviously it will put a dampener on things for the royals. It's very sad he won't be there." | |
Barry Cramner, from Bournemouth, is one of those taking part in a special picnic in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. | |
He said: "It's a great shame for the Queen and not the way she would have wanted to finish the weekend. Our thoughts go out to her." | |
The concert will end with the Queen lighting one of 4,500 beacons across the world marking her 60-year reign. | The concert will end with the Queen lighting one of 4,500 beacons across the world marking her 60-year reign. |
Beacons in some Commonwealth countries including Tonga and Australia have already been lit. | Beacons in some Commonwealth countries including Tonga and Australia have already been lit. |
They are being ignited at 22:00 local time in the Commonwealth and British overseas territories - those in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man will be set alight between 22:00 and 22:30 BST. | They are being ignited at 22:00 local time in the Commonwealth and British overseas territories - those in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man will be set alight between 22:00 and 22:30 BST. |
Beacons have been placed on the battlements of the Tower of London, and at St James's Palace, Lambeth Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham, Balmoral and Holyrood House and on Hadrian's Wall. | |
And the highest peaks of the UK's four nations - Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Slieve Donard - will be lit up by teams from four charities. | |
The hotel in Kenya where the Queen was told in 1952 of her father George VI's death will also light a beacon. | |
Ticket-holders for the star-studded Diamond Jubilee concert have been attending the picnic at Buckingham Palace. | |
They entered the palace gardens - where teams of helpers handed out picnic hampers created by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal and royal chef Mark Flanagan - to the accompaniment of a steel band. | |
Some 10,000 winners of a public ballot and 2,000 VIPs are at the palace for the picnic and concert, which is due to begin at 19:30 BST (18:30 GMT). | |
Big screens | |
The event, which will be broadcast by the BBC, also includes Robbie Williams, Ed Sheeran, JLS, Kylie Minogue, Sir Tom Jones, Jessie J, Annie Lennox and Madness. | |
Those without tickets have gathered on The Mall nearby. | |
Paul Spencer, 42, an electrician from Shropshire, said he wanted his two sons, Daniel, five, and Jamie, three to know their country's history. | |
"They probably won't see this again in their lifetime," he added. | |
Thousands of people are expected in central London later to watch the concert on the big screens, which are also located in St James's Park, Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square. | |
The Prince of Wales, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will join the Queen at the concert. | |
It will feature a song - sung by 200 people from around the Commonwealth - co-written for the occasion by Gary Barlow and Lord Lloyd Webber. | |
At the Golden Jubilee concert in 2002 Queen guitarist Brian May played the National Anthem on the roof of Buckingham Palace - this year pop veterans Madness will perform Our House atop the palace. | |
After the musical tribute, the Queen will greet the crowds and she is scheduled to place a crystal glass diamond into a special pod, triggering the lighting the Jubilee beacon in The Mall. | |
The evening will end with a firework display. | |
The Diamond Jubilee Concert will be shown on BBC big screens in 22 towns and cities throughout the UK. Find your nearest screening here. | |
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