Harry and Meghan join royals at jubilee service for Queen Elizabeth II

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on June 3 joined the royal family for their first public appearance in Britain in two years, at a Platinum Jubilee service for Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking 70 years on the throne.

But the 96-year-old monarch was a noticeable absentee, pulling out after making two public appearances on the Buckingham Palace balcony on the first of four days of celebrations on Thursday.
In the evening, she was also at Windsor Castle for a ceremony to light beacons across the country and the Commonwealth of 54 nations that she also heads.

Royal officials said the appearances had left her in "some discomfort" and on Friday confirmed she will not attend the showpiece flat-racing event The Derby at Epsom on Saturday.
The queen, a keen horseracing fan and breeder, has only missed The Derby three times in her reign, most recently in 2020 when spectators were barred due to Covid.
She has increasingly battled difficulties standing and walking since last October, when she made an unscheduled overnight stay in hospital.
A rash of cancelled engagements has stoked concerns about her health, focusing attention on the succession and the future of the monarchy without her.
There will now be questions about what other events she will attend at the celebrations, which include a pop concert on Saturday and a huge public parade on Sunday.

At the service at St Paul's Cathedral in central London, the Church of England's second highest ranking cleric, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, thanked the queen for "staying the course".
"Your long reign reflects the distance of Aintree rather than the sprints of Epsom," he told the congregation, referring to the Grand National jumps course near Liverpool.
"We...