good evening and welcome to bbc news. members welcome to bbc news. of the british royalfamily politicians members of the british royalfamily politicians and others have attended a special event in was the main event on four days of celebration to mark the platinum jubilee. however the queen herself did not attend. it is also been confirmed that she will miss the derby horse racing on saturday. a first report today is from a royal correspondent. nicholas witchell. 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. 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