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Queen’s absence strikes symbolic note as royals gather
at jubilee service
Charles stands in for his mother at St Paul’s Cathedral in ceremony that pays
tribute to her seven-decade reign
The symbolism of a great state service of thanksgiving for an absent Queen was
not lost beneath the imposing dome of St Paul’s Cathedral. All the more so as
the country was paying tribute to her seven decades of public service as
Britain’s now longest-reigning monarch.
The Prince of Wales was in her stead for the formal procession through a
2,000-strong congregation of prime ministers past and present, parliamentarians,
diplomats, a full squad of other royals and 400 members of the public honoured
for their community work.
As the archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, said in his hastily rewritten
sermon, the horse-loving Queen, 96, is “still in the saddle”. But it seemed a
moment to recognise that her presence, taken for granted at such grand public
events, is no longer guaranteed due to the mobility problems that have plagued
her platinum jubilee year.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who had flown in at the Queen’s invitation, made
their first public appearance with other members of the royal family since their
exit from royal duties and relocation to California two years ago.
Necks craned as the couple walked to their seats, smiling and hand in hand,
having arrived to cheers – and some jeers –from the crowd outside. They arrived
by car shortly after the long line of other assorted royals who earlier had
disgorged from a coach to file into the cathedral.
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, read from the New Testament. As he and his
wife, Carrie, had arrived at the cathedral, loud boos, followed by some cheers,
could be heard from onlookers outside.
Harry, in morning dress, wore his medals, including a commemorative platinum
jubilee medal, apparently distributed throughout working and non-working royals
and funded privately.
Harry and Meghan departed hand in hand too and were seen chatting easily to
relatives such as Harry’s cousin Zara Tindall and her brother Peter Phillips.
If Thursday’s trooping the colour and Sunday’s jubilee pageant provide the
spectacle, then this procession at St Paul’s, a cathedral to national
celebration and commemoration, was the spiritual heart of the jubilee, as it has
been for jubilees as far back as George III.
The Queen may have been watching it on TV, many miles away at Windsor Castle,
but the rest of the family were out in force.
But for lip-readers and body-language experts hired to mine any morsels on the
relations between Harry and Charles, said not to have been enhanced by the
accusations of racism and indifference the couple have made in US TV interviews,
there was little to go on.
Indicative of their new, more minor position within the royal family, the
Sussexes were seated a row behind and on the other side of the aisle from
William and Kate, and Charles and Camilla. It did not appear they interacted
much throughout the service, though that would have been difficult given the
physical distance between them.
Nor did Harry and Meghan join other royals and dignitaries at a Guildhall
reception immediately after the service. Instead the couple were seen returning
to Frogmore Cottage, their Windsor home.
This was a service of deputies, Charles deputising for his mother, the
archbishop of York called upon to deliver the sermon in place of the archbishop
of Canterbury, Justin Welby, indisposed through Covid. The Duke of York, also
due to be present, was also absent after testing positive. Shortly after the
service it was announced that the Queen would not attend the Epsom Derby on
Saturday. Princess Anne is expected to go in her place.
Cottrell had earlier described his last-minute gig as “slightly terrifying”. He
would have hastily redrafted after the announcement on the eve of the service
that the Queen would miss it, having experienced “some discomfort” during
trooping the colour.
He praised her as an example of “staunch constancy and a steadfast consistency;
a faithfulness to God, an obedience to a vocation that is a bedrock of her
life”.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/03/queen-platinum-jubilee-absence-royals-gather-st-pauls-service