NORFOLK, England, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people turned out to greet Britain's Queen Elizabeth and members of the royal family at a Christmas service, officials said.
The queen and the royal family attended the morning service at St. Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, Sky News reported Saturday.
Attending the service were the duke of Edinburgh, the prince of Wales and the duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry, the duke of York and his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and the earl of Wessex.
Absent was Prince William, who volunteered to work at Royal Air Force Valley, where he is stationed. His fiancee, Catherine Middleton, spent Christmas with her family.
A Sky News correspondent said hundreds of people watched the royals arrive at church.
"We've been doing it for a year or two, we just like to come down and see the royals," said a spectator named George. "We started doing it with my mum but now she's not very well, but I keep coming down here with my wife."
The queen was scheduled to broadcast a message later Saturday.
