A Diamond Anniversary

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II with her husband Prince Philip, center, walk down the aisle in Westminster Abbey in London, to attend a service of celebration to mark their diamond wedding anniversary Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. The queen, then Princess Elizabeth, married Philip at the abbey on Nov. 20, 1947. She became queen in 1952, following the death of her father, George VI.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attend a service of celebration for their diamond wedding anniversary at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday Nov. 19, 2007. Behind the Queen are, first row, from left; Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Edward and Prince Harry, and at rear, Prince Andrew. More than 30 family members were among the 2,000 people in attendance.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II listens to her husband, Prince Philip, during a service of celebration to mark their 60th wedding anniversary at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. The pomp and splendor of the traditional ceremony came a day before the anniversary itself, which the couple are to mark Tuesday with a trip to Malta to relive their newlywed days on the Mediterranean island.

Britain's Prince William gives a religious reading during the service of celebration to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of his grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday, Nov. 19, 2007.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, second left, smiles at Prince William, second right, and his brother Prince Harry, right, during a service of celebration to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. Prince Charles is at left.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attend the service of celebration to mark their diamond wedding anniversary at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. The couple's 60th wedding anniversary is on Tuesday. They will travel to Malta where they lived as a young married couple from 1949 to 1951, while Prince Philip was stationed there as a serving Royal Naval officer.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, depart from a ceremony celebrating Queen Elizabeth II, 60th diamond anniversary at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 19, 2007, in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II is the first ever British monarch to reach a diamond wedding anniversary.

Queen Elizabeth II's grandson, Peter Phillips, his fiancee Autumn Kelly, left, and his sister, Zara Phillips, leave Westminster Abbey, London, after a service of celebration to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007.

Princess Beatrice Windsor and Princess Eugenie Windsor leave the service celebrating the 60th diamond wedding anniversary of their grandparents at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 19, 2007, in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, royals were married in the abbey Nov. 20, 1947.

Prince Harry leaves the 60th diamond wedding anniversary celebration of his grandparents in Westminster Abbey on Nov. 19, 2007, in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II, is the first ever British monarch to reach a diamond wedding.

Prince Harry, left, and Prince William and leave Westminster Abbey following the 60th diamond anniversary celebration of their paternal grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh.

From left, Prince William, Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, Prince Andrew, The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice Windsor and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, leave the 60th diamond wedding anniversary celebration for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 19, 2007, in London, England. The royals were married in November 1947.

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Dame Judy Dench leaves Westminster Abbey after the service of celebration to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Nov. 19, 2007, in London, England. Dench read the poem "Diamond Wedding" written especially for the occasion by poet laureate Andrew Motion.

Princess Anne leaves her parent's 60th wedding anniversary celebration in Westminster Abbey on Nov. 19, 2007, in London, England. During the service, Archbishop Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, said the diamond anniversary is a milestone in the queen's long and devoted service to the nation and Commonwealth.

From left, Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice Windsor, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Princess Eugenie Windsor leave Westminster Abbey on Nov. 19, 2007, in London, England. They were among more than 30 family members who attended a service marking the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's marriage.

Diamond Jubilee — AP Photo/Shaun Curry/Pool

Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attend the unveiling of the Jubilee Walkway panel on Parliament Square in central London, Monday, Nov. 19, 2007. The Queen and her husband attended a service of celebration to mark their diamond wedding anniversary at Westminster Abbey on Monday.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 86, attends the unveiling of the Jubilee Walkway panel on Parliament Square in London, Nov. 19, 2007. Earlier, he and his wife of 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II, were honored at a service attended by more than 2,000 people, including eight couples who were married on the same day in 1947.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the unveiling of the Jubilee Walkway panel on Parliament Square in central London, Monday Nov. 19, 2007. The Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, attended a service of celebration to mark their 60th wedding anniversary at Westminster Abbey.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, and Prince Philip, second from left, talk with members of the public as they unveil the Jubilee Walkway panel on Parliament Square in central London, Nov. 19, 2007. The Queen and Duke celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a moving thanksgiving service in Westminster Abbey, the church where they married 60 years ago.