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The Queen's Jubilee celebrations will continue with a
glitteringprocession and service ofthanksgiving later, but without her
consort at her side.
The Duke Of Edinburgh remains in hospital with a bladder infection and
will miss the final events marking her 60 years on the throne.
A service at St Paul's Cathedral will be followed by a carriage
procession and, weather allowing, an RAF flypast.
On Monday, Buckingham Palace hosted a star-studded Diamond Jubilee concert.
'Mummy'
The fourth day of celebrations will be a moreformal affair, with the
Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, giving a sermon in front
of the Royal Family and leading national figures.
Prime Minister David Cameron will lead the largerepresentation from
the government at St Paul's alongside diplomats and foreign leaders.
After the service, the Queenwill attend a reception at Mansion House -
the officialresidence of the Lord Mayor of London. The Prince of Wales
and Duchess of Cornwall will attend a similar event at the Guildhall.
Analysis
Peter Hunt
News correspondent
A day of celebration which has been planned for years will now have to
be tinkered with at the last moment, because of the absence of one of
the key participants.
Prince Philip has spent the night in hospital. It's the second time
he's been admitted in six months.
While he continues to be treated, a service of thanksgiving at St
Paul's and a lunch in WestminsterHall will go ahead.
Then the Queen will travel by carriage back to Buckingham Palace for
an appearance on the balcony with those who represent the future of an
institution she has nourished - Charles,Camilla, William, Catherine
and Harry. It doesn't harm that at a time of austerity it'll be an
image of just six royals which will be beamed around the world.
The woman who wasn't born to be queen has now reigned for 60 years.
It's a landmark achievement andnow possibly also a bitter-sweet
occasion as well.
Read more from Peter
A City of London Livery companies lunch at Westminster Hall will
follow, after which the royals will take part in a carriage procession
through Whitehall.
Then, weather permitting, they will gather on the balcony at
Buckingham Palace to watch a flypast ofWorld War II aircraft and a
display by the Red Arrows.
Prince Charles, Camilla, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince
Harry are among the royalsinvolved in Tuesday's events.
Prince Philip, 90, will remain under observation at King Edward VII
Hospital in London, where he was taken on Monday as a"precautionary
measure".
In December, he was treated at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge for
ablocked coronary artery.
At the concert on Monday night, attended by 12,000 people, Charles
paid tributeto his mother, describing her as "mummy" and a"very
special person".
But he added there was a disappointing edge to the night. "The only
sad thing about this evening is that my father couldn't be with us
because, unfortunately, he was taken ill," he said.
Addressing his mother on the stage, he added: "This is our opportunity
to thankyou and my father for always being there for us.
"For inspiring us with your selfless duty and service and for making
us proud tobe British."
Take That star Gary Barlow,who helped organise muchof the concert and
sang a duet with Cheryl Cole, said the prince's illness was"sad,
really sad".
Robbie Williams - who earlier opened the show with Let Me Entertain
You -was the first to perform forthe Queen when he sang big band
classic Mack the Knife.
Other performers included Jessie J, Annie Lennox, Sir Tom Jones,
Madness, StevieWonder and Sir Cliff Richard - singing a medley of his
songs from six different decades.
Comedians including Lee Mack, Rob Brydon, Jimmy Carr and Peter Kay -
dressed as a Beefeater - also performed at the event which was
broadcastby the BBC.
The concert was brought toa close by Sir Paul McCartney who played
hits including Magical Mystery Tour, Let It Be and a spectacular
rendition of Live and Let Die, complete with fireworks and explosions.
After the show, the Queen pressed a diamond-shaped crystal into a pod,
igniting a beacon in The Mall to mark her 60 years on the throne. It
was one of more than 4,000 lit across the UKand the Commonwealth.
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