LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) – A star-studded lineup serenaded
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and huge crowds at a pop concert
outside Buckingham Palace on Monday to mark her 60-year reign,
but Diamond Jubilee celebrations were overshadowed by news her
husband had been hospitalised.

Prince Philip, who turns 91 next weekend, was taken to
hospital with a bladder infection in what the palace said was a
“precautionary” move.

LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) – Large crowds gathered on the
grand red road leading to Queen Elizabeth’s sumptuous London
palace on Monday for a pop concert to celebrate her 60 years on
the throne, but preparations were overshadowed by news her
husband had been admitted to hospital.

Prince Philip, who is 90, was taken to hospital with a
bladder infection in what Buckingham Palace said was a
“precautionary” move.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth joined an armada of 1,000 vessels and more than a million cheering spectators on Sunday to celebrate her 60th year on the throne with the most dazzling display of pageantry seen on London’s River Thames for 350 years.

Pealing bells greeted the start of the flotilla as the queen’s gilded royal barge sailed alongside a colorful and eclectic array of boats from leisure cruisers and yachts to rowing boats, a Hawaiian war canoe and Venetian gondolas.

LONDON (Reuters) – The Queen joined an armada of 1,000 vessels and more than a million cheering spectators on Sunday to celebrate her 60th year on the throne with the most dazzling display of pageantry seen on London’s River Thames for 350 years.

Pealing bells greeted the start of the flotilla as the queen’s gilded royal barge sailed alongside a colourful and eclectic array of boats from leisure cruisers and yachts to rowing boats, a Hawaiian war canoe and Venetian gondolas.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosts pop royalty at an evening concert outside her London residence Buckingham Palace on Monday, part of four days of nationwide celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee marking her 60th year on the throne.

Ten thousand ticket-holders will watch the performances live on a circular stage and much larger crowds are expected in surrounding parks to hear Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Jessie J entertain the 86-year-old monarch.

LONDON (Reuters) – A flotilla of 1,000 boats will sail London’s River Thames on Sunday in a spectacular highlight of four days of nationwide celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne.

Around one million people are expected to line the 7-mile route of the armada accompanying a royal barge carrying the 86-year-old monarch, her husband Prince Philip and leading members of the royal family.

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) – A flotilla of 1,000 boats will
sail London’s River Thames on Sunday in a spectacular highlight
of four days of nationwide celebrations marking Queen
Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne.

Around one million people are expected to line the 7-mile
(11 km) route of the armada accompanying a royal barge carrying
the 86-year-old monarch, her husband Prince Philip and leading
members of the royal family.

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth marks 60 years on the throne on Saturday with a visit to the races, indulging a lifelong passion for horses and launching four days of nationwide celebrations to honor a monarch riding high in public affection.

The 86-year-old will watch the Epsom Derby in southern England, joining a crowd of up to 150,000 racegoers dressed in their summer best for one of the racing season’s highlights.

CANNES, France (Reuters) – Critics lauded the Cannes film festival jury on Monday for awarding director Michael Haneke’s “Love” (Amour) the coveted Palme d’Or for best picture, justifying its status as favorite going into Sunday night’s awards ceremony.

The Austrian has now won the top prize at the world’s biggest cinema showcase twice, joining a small elite of multiple winners and cementing his place as a master of film making.

CANNES, France, May 27 (Reuters) – Austrian director Michael
Haneke won the Cannes film festival’s top honour, the Palme
d’Or, on Sunday with “Love” (Amour), his acclaimed tale of an
elderly couple facing the inescapable, yet no less tragic march
of death.

Haneke joins an elite group of two-time winners at the
world’s biggest film festival after his “The White Ribbon” won
in 2009.