Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee: What is the Service of Thanksgiving?

A royal success! Queen Elizabeth II is pleased with the outcome of her Platinum Jubilee celebration — despite having to miss a few events, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Prince Louis’ parents are poking fun at him for his antics. Following the conclusion of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Prince William and Kate Middleton took to their shared Twitter account to reflect on the weekend’s festivities — and their 4-year-old son’s viral moments.

Prince Louis definitely stole the show during Queen Elizabeth‘s Platinum Jubilee!

Royal introductions! Queen Elizabeth II met Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s daughter, Lilibet, for the first time during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Us Weekly confirms.

Prince Louis can’t stop stealing the spotlight during Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee!

Duchess of Cambridge, moved around a little, cosying up to both his parents and his grandfather the Prince of Wales. At one point, Charles rocked his four-year-old grandson from side to side on his lap.

The royal family is looking more dapper than ever! Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank brought their 1-year-old son, August, to help celebrate the Platinum Jubilee on Sunday.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank brought their 1-year-old son, August, to help celebrate the Platinum Jubilee on Sunday. Marking the young royal's first public appearance, August was wearing a light blue sweater with England's Union Jack flag emblazoned on the front. Before today, August had not been photographed in public, the only photos of the royal were those released on his mother's Instagram.The Queen's great-grandson, whose full name is August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, was sitting in the royal box with his parents for the Platinum Jubilee pageant, which is the last event of the Jubilee weekend. August is Princess Eugenie and Jack's first child together after getting married in 2018. Princess Eugenie is the daughter of Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew.

The Cambridges are doing something sweet in honor of Queen Elizabeth‘s celebration.

The Queen's Jubilee Pageant as kicked off this afternoon, Sunday 5 June, as part of the 96 year old monarch's final Platinum Jubilee celebrations.The Pageant route starts from Whitehall, goes through Admiralty Arch, up The Mall to Buckingham Palace, around Queen Victoria Memorial and down Birdcage Walk, and will see a 6,000 strong performing cast from across the UK and Commonwealth, celebrating the Jubilee split into three acts. For the first act, the bells of Westminster Abbey peeled as they did on Coronation Day.The Gold State Coach, a poignant symbol of Coronation Day 70 years ago, was seen travelling through the streets of London for the first time in twenty years.

Prince Charles and Prince William each took the stage Saturday at the star-studded “Platinum Party” at Buckingham Palace and paid tribute to the weekend’s distinguished honouree, Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince William and Kate Middleton made a surprise trip to Cardiff – the capital of Wales – during Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The Epsom Derby was held during William and Middleton’s surprise trip.

Regal royal! Duchess Kate brought her fashion A-game throughout the Platinum Jubilee celebrations — and paid tribute to both Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana.

Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (AKA Kate Middleton) are honoring Queen Elizabeth.

WATCH: The Royals appear on the balcony at The Queen's Birthday ParadeEven here in Australia, the excitement is obvious across social media, TV and radio, with plenty of coverage as Kate Middleton, Prince William and other key royals step out.But all the fuss has some Aussies wondering why we care so much about a bunch of posh royals who live thousands of kilometres away.READ NEXT: The Crown star Olivia Colman says it’s “bizarre” Australians love the QueenDespite being so far removed from day-to-day Australian life, the royal family still have plenty of fans Down Under.A poll conducted on the WHO Instagram (which you should totally be following) showed that a whopping 47 per cent of our followers were excited for the jubilee.Almost half of WHO readers were keen for the Jubilee - the rest felt like Prince Louis here.Almost half of the responders planned to tune into the events over the weekend, while 34 per cent weren’t interested and 19 per cent didn’t care either way.With so many Aussies still interested in the royal family, as the Queen marks 70 years on the throne, it begs the question: what will happen when she’s gone?There have been talks of Australia becoming a republic for decades now and local commentators have been raising the question again as the Platinum Jubilee unfolds.While it’s clear plenty of us still enjoy the royals to some degree, the problem lies with the Queen’s replacement, Prince Charles, who hasn’t always been the most popular figure in the monarchy.Prince Charles isn't quite as popular as his mum, the Queen.A vocal 60 per cent of WHO’s Instagram followers don’t want Prince Charles to become the next king, with 24 per cent saying they don’t care and just 15 per cent actually supporting him.There

Queen Elizabeth lit the Principal Beacon at the official dual lighting ceremony on Thursday after news broke that she will not be attending the Service of Thanksgiving on Friday. The Queen made her arrival as her grandson, Prince William and others looked on.

One proud “Gan-Gan”! While Queen Elizabeth II has a very busy job as the sovereign of the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth territories, she still finds time to prioritize her family and her many great-grandchildren.

It’s safe to say nobody was too concerned about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s absence on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour ceremony on Thursday morning! They can thank Prince Louis for that!! And for good reason!

Pausing the party. Queen Elizabeth II will not be attending the Service of Thanksgiving associated with her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

LONDON – Trooping the Colour, an amazing spectacle of pomp and pageantry, finally returned to London this week for the first time since 2019.  Trooping the Colour showcased more than 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians going on parade, with mega crowds gathering in the streets of London for this special Platinum Jubilee edition. And what a day it’s been.