Crowds cheer queen on final day of jubilee

Pealing church bells, artillery salutes and crowds cheering “God save the queen” greeted Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on the last of four days of diamond jubilee celebrations honouring her 60 years on the throne.

She was without Prince Philip, her husband of 64 years, who was hospitalised on Monday for treatment of a bladder infection.

At a morning service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, praised her for bringing happiness to the nation. His thoughts were seconded by jubilant crowds that cheered royals major and minor as they made their way to and from the church.