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| Prince Philip in hospital and missing Diamond Jubilee concert | Prince Philip in hospital and missing 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". |
| The Queen has joined 12,000 others at the Jubilee concert which is under way at the palace. | The Queen has joined 12,000 others at the Jubilee concert which is under way at the palace. |
| The prince will remain in hospital under observation for a few days. | The prince will remain in hospital under observation for a few days. |
| He 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 and turns 91 on Sunday, is missing Monday's concert and the national service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday. | The prince, who had treatment for a blocked coronary artery in December and turns 91 on Sunday, is missing Monday's concert and the national service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday. |
| The Queen, dressed in a black cloak, was helped to her seat by Prince Charles at 21:00 BST, when she joined concert-goers an hour-and-a-half into the celebration. | The Queen, dressed in a black cloak, was helped to her seat by Prince Charles at 21:00 BST, when she joined concert-goers an hour-and-a-half into the celebration. |
| Robbie Williams - who earlier opened the show with Let Me Entertain You following a firework display and a Cold Stream Guards fanfare - was the first to perform for the Queen when he sang big band classic Mack the Knife. | |
| Other performers have so far included Jessie J, Annie Lennox, Tom Jones and Cliff Richard - singing a medley of his songs from six different decades. | Other performers have so far included Jessie J, Annie Lennox, Tom Jones and Cliff Richard - singing a medley of his songs from six different decades. |
| Comedians including Lee Mack, Rob Brydon and Jimmy Carr have also performed at the event which is being broadcast by the BBC. | |
| And performers from around the Commonwealth collaborated on Sing, a piece co-written for the occasion by Gary Barlow and Lord Lloyd Webber. | |
| In an enclosure at the front of the stage are many invited guests including Emily Lewis, from Barnado's in Cardiff, who brought four children with learning difficulties to see the show. | |
| One of the youngsters, Jenny, said she was most excited about seeing boy band JLS. | |
| "I feel really lucky, I'm enjoying it," she said. | |
| The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry - who have all sung along to songs including Elton John's Crocodile Rock - are in the audience as are politicians including Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. | |
| Thousands without tickets are watching the concert on The Mall nearby. | |
| Samuel Mellows, 20, from Poole, Dorset, has been at the front of The Mall crowd all day - though he is less easy to spot since he took his union jack top hat off so others behind him could see. | |
| "What a way to start the gig with Robbie Williams," he said. | |
| "It was phenomenal. I got goose bumps and they haven't stopped - what a way to celebrate such a wonderful woman." | |
| The St Paul's service 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. | The St Paul's service 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. | 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." | 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." |
| This is the second time in six months that the 90-year-old prince has had to go to hospital. | This is the second time in six months that the 90-year-old prince has had to go to hospital. |
| Having recovered from a blocked coronary artery - which was dealt with at Christmas by inserting a stent - the Queen's husband is now suffering from a bladder infection. | Having recovered from a blocked coronary artery - which was dealt with at Christmas by inserting a stent - the Queen's husband is now suffering from a bladder infection. |
| After it became too painful, he was driven this afternoon from Windsor Castle to the Edward the Seventh in London - a private hospital long favoured by the royals. | After it became too painful, he was driven this afternoon from Windsor Castle to the Edward the Seventh in London - a private hospital long favoured by the royals. |
| He'll stay there for a few days being assessed and treated with antibiotics intravenously. | He'll stay there for a few days being assessed and treated with antibiotics intravenously. |
| For the Windsors, the show will go on. There'll be the concert and tomorrow's planned events. But the Queen will now continue to celebrate the most significant moment in her reign without the most significant person in her life, Prince Philip, by her side. | For the Windsors, the show will go on. There'll be the concert and tomorrow's planned events. But the Queen will now continue to celebrate the most significant moment in her reign without the most significant person in her life, Prince Philip, by her side. |
| Barry Cramner, from Bournemouth, is one of those taking part in a special picnic in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. | Barry Cramner, from Bournemouth, is one of those taking part in a special picnic in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. |
| He told the BBC: "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." | He told the BBC: "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." |
| Take That star Gary Barlow, who has helped organise much of the concert and sang a duet with Cheryl Cole, said the prince's illness was "sad, really sad". | Take That star Gary Barlow, who has helped organise much of the concert and sang a duet with Cheryl Cole, said the prince's illness was "sad, really sad". |
| Ahead of the the concert, Sir Paul McCartney said: "I hope he's okay." | Ahead of the the concert, Sir Paul McCartney said: "I hope he's okay." |
| "We all send our best wishes for a speedy recovery - I hear it's not too bad." | "We all send our best wishes for a speedy recovery - I hear it's not too bad." |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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). | 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 | Big screens |
| They came to see some of the world's biggest pop stars - Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard. | They came to see some of the world's biggest pop stars - Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Cliff Richard. |
| But for many on The Mall today, there could only be one star of the show - the Queen herself. | But for many on The Mall today, there could only be one star of the show - the Queen herself. |
| "The Queen has been working for us for 60 years and now we can give something back and show our thanks," said Tim Fell, 32, a teacher from Edinburgh, whose sentiment was echoed time and time again. | "The Queen has been working for us for 60 years and now we can give something back and show our thanks," said Tim Fell, 32, a teacher from Edinburgh, whose sentiment was echoed time and time again. |
| And when the crowd learned the Duke of Edinburgh was ill and would miss the show, the worry was palpable, adding to the sense that this day was about celebrating the royals not the music. | And when the crowd learned the Duke of Edinburgh was ill and would miss the show, the worry was palpable, adding to the sense that this day was about celebrating the royals not the music. |
| "I'm really sorry because it's a very special year and I was hoping he would keep well for the events," said Jeanette Bennett, 75, on The Mall with her husband Gordon, 78, from Bradford in Yorkshire. | "I'm really sorry because it's a very special year and I was hoping he would keep well for the events," said Jeanette Bennett, 75, on The Mall with her husband Gordon, 78, from Bradford in Yorkshire. |
| "It will make a difference to the Queen - even if she doesn't show it." | "It will make a difference to the Queen - even if she doesn't show it." |
| Paul Spencer, 42, an electrician from Shropshire, said he wanted his two sons, Daniel, five, and Jamie, three to know their country's history. | 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. | "They probably won't see this again in their lifetime," he added. |
| Thousands of people are also watching the concert on big screens in St James's Park, Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square. | Thousands of people are also watching the concert on big screens in St James's Park, Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square. |
| 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. | 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. | 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 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. | 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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