Queen and Prince Philip mark 60 years together

The Queen and Prince Philip have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary today (Monday, November 19th) with a special service at Westminster Abbey.

In recognition of their diamond anniversary, the couple were joined by family and friends in the church were they originally exchanged vows in 1947.

A congregation of 2,000 people, including prime minister Gordon Brown and former PM John Major, watched as the royals were praised by the Archbishop of Canterbury for enjoying a faithful and creative relationship lived in the "full light of publicity".

He said: "Every marriage is a public event, but some couples have to live more than others in the full light of publicity.

"We are probably more aware than ever these days of the pressures this brings. But it also means that we can give special thanks for the very public character of the witness and the sign offered to us by this marriage, and what it has meant to nation and Commonwealth over the decades."

The actual date of the couple's anniversary is tomorrow, when they will travel to Malta. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh lived there from 1949 to 1951 while Philip was stationed there with the Royal Navy.

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