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Queen's Jubilee wrapping up in London

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Queen Elizabeth II travels through Whitehall by carriage with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on the way to Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in London on June 5, 2012. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her accession to the the throne today with a carriage procession and a service of thanksgiving at St.Paul's Cathedral. UPI/Hugo Philpott
Queen Elizabeth II travels through Whitehall by carriage with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on the way to Buckingham Palace during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in London on June 5, 2012. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the 60th anniversary of her accession to the the throne today with a carriage procession and a service of thanksgiving at St.Paul's Cathedral. UPI/Hugo Philpott 
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Published: June 5, 2012 at 11:22 AM

LONDON, June 5 (UPI) -- British Queen Elizabeth II's four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration in London began wrapping up Tuesday with a church service and procession.

Elizabeth, 86, is the second British monarch -- after her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria -- to reign for at least 60 years.

Wearing a mint-green silk tulle ensemble, the queen participated in a service at St. Paul's Cathedral where trumpeters lined the stone steps and the Archbishop of Canterbury paid tribute to her "lifelong dedication," the BBC said. Prime Minister David Cameron gave a reading at the service.

After the religious ceremony, onlookers outside the church sang the national anthem as the queen headed to a reception at nearby Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London, followed by lunch at Westminster Hall, the BBC said.

She and other senior royals then returned by carriage through cheering crowds to Buckingham Palace ahead of a planned Royal Air Force flypast.

Spotted at Tuesday's events were the queen's son, Prince Charles; his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall; her grandson Prince William and his wife Kate; and her grandson Prince Harry.

The queen's 90-year-old husband Prince Philip missed out on the events after he was hospitalized Monday for a bladder infection.

Topics: Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Queen Victoria, David Cameron, Prince William
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