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| The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are set to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a service at London's Westminster Abbey. | |
| They will be joined by some 2,000 people, including more than 30 family members, and their grandson, Prince William, will deliver a reading. | |
| After the service, the Queen and the Duke will visit Parliament Square to unveil a Jubilee Walkway plaque. | |
| Dame Judi Dench will read a specially commissioned poem by Andrew Motion. | Dame Judi Dench will read a specially commissioned poem by Andrew Motion. |
| On Sunday, members of the Royal family attended a celebration dinner hosted by Prince Charles at Clarence House. | On Sunday, members of the Royal family attended a celebration dinner hosted by Prince Charles at Clarence House. |
| The Queen is the first British monarch to reach a diamond wedding anniversary. | The Queen is the first British monarch to reach a diamond wedding anniversary. |
| Other couples who married on the same day, along with choristers from the royal wedding, will be among those at the service. | Other couples who married on the same day, along with choristers from the royal wedding, will be among those at the service. |
| The wedding in 1947, according to one of the couple's friends, was a moment of "blissful brightness and happiness" after World War II. | The wedding in 1947, according to one of the couple's friends, was a moment of "blissful brightness and happiness" after World War II. |
| The royal couple are to visit Malta as part of their celebrations | The royal couple are to visit Malta as part of their celebrations |
| The royal couple will travel to Malta on Tuesday where they lived as a young married couple from 1949 to 1951, while Prince Philip was stationed there as a serving Royal Naval officer. | The royal couple will travel to Malta on Tuesday where they lived as a young married couple from 1949 to 1951, while Prince Philip was stationed there as a serving Royal Naval officer. |
| BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt says the couple received gifts from around the world 60 years ago. | BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt says the couple received gifts from around the world 60 years ago. |
| These included a thoroughbred horse, 131 pairs of nylon stockings - a rare commodity at a time of rationing and austerity - and 500 tins of pineapple. | These included a thoroughbred horse, 131 pairs of nylon stockings - a rare commodity at a time of rationing and austerity - and 500 tins of pineapple. |
| However, our correspondent says, Mahatma Gandhi's present caught the disapproving eye of Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth's grandmother. | However, our correspondent says, Mahatma Gandhi's present caught the disapproving eye of Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth's grandmother. |
| She told a friend the piece of hand-spun lace was "indelicate", mistaking the tray cover for the Indian leader's loincloth. | She told a friend the piece of hand-spun lace was "indelicate", mistaking the tray cover for the Indian leader's loincloth. |