The Queen marked her 80th birthday with the Royal Family at a special service of thanksgiving.
Hundreds of people filled St George's Chapel in the precincts of historic Windsor Castle to celebrate her landmark age.
The ceremony
24.04.2006
The Queen's actual birthday was celebrated on Friday with a mix of public and private events - a traditional Royal walkabout and a family dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.
The service took account of the Queen's role as Head of the Church of England, a position she views as deeply important.
Among the 700 guests were former prime ministers Baroness Thatcher and Sir John Major, Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the Agha Khan.
The Queen, wearing a pale sky-blue coat and matching hat with orange trim, sat at the head of the congregation next to the Duke of Edinburgh with the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Princes William and Harry further along the pew.
A special birthday prayer written for the occasion began the proceedings in the ornate 15th century chapel as voices of the choir filled the historic building.
The traditional religious service on St George's Day was led by the Dean of Windsor, the Right Reverend David Conner.
There was a full house of royals for the Sunday outing, joining the Queen was the Duke of York and his daughters Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.
Also present was Princess Michael of Kent, who is at the centre of reports in the News of the World that she shared a romantic break in Venice with a Russian millionaire toy boy. Her spokesman has denied that the 61-year-old princess is having an affair with furniture tycoon Mikhail Kravchenko.
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