bells peal. a service of thanksgiving at st paul s cathedral without the person for whose long years of service those thanks were being offered. the queen was absent, but other members of her family were present, as were political leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented family tensions since then, exacerbated by sharp comments by the sussexes in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan made their way down the length of the central aisle in st paul s to their
there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented family tensions since then, exacerbated by sharp comments from the sussexes in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan made their way down the length of the central aisle in st paul s to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which the couple have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. music plays. with the queen absent, it was the duke and duchess of cambridge, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through the cathedral to represent the queen and lead the thanksgiving for her reign.
the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. mixed booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented family tensions since then, exacerbated by sharp comments from the sussexes in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan made their way down the length of the central aisle in st paul s to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which the couple have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. music plays. with the queen absent, it was the duke and duchess of cambridge, the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who processed through the cathedral to represent the queen and lead
were present, as were political leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. mixed booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented family tensions since then, exacerbated by sharp comments from the sussexes in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan made their way down the length of the central aisle in st paul s to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which the couple have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. music plays. with the queen absent, it was the duke and duchess of cambridge, the prince of wales
were present, as were political leaders and others. the prime minister had arrived with his wife to a mixed reception. mixed booing and cheering. there was a largely warm greeting for the duke and duchess of sussex, appearing together in public for the first time in britain since they withdrew from royal life and moved to california more than two years ago. there have been well documented family tensions since then, exacerbated by sharp comments from the sussexes in interviews, but this was a day for the family to come together. harry and meghan made their way down the length of the central aisle in st paul s to their seats with other members of the family, a family with which the couple have had only limited contact since they chose to leave britain. music plays. with the queen absent,