Queen Coronation's 60th anniversary marked at abbey

About 2,000 people will attend a service at Westminster Abbey later to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation.

Some who participated in the 1953 service will be in the congregation.

The Queen will be accompanied by more than 20 members of her family, including the Duke of Edinburgh.

Buckingham Palace said Prince Philip would be present despite pulling out of an engagement on Monday night because he was feeling unwell.

The heavy, solid gold St Edward's Crown will be on display.

The Queen, whose reign began in 1952, practised wearing the crown around Buckingham Palace in the weeks before her Coronation, including at her children's bath time.

The coronation chair, one of the oldest pieces of English furniture still in use, will also be on show.

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will also be at Tuesday's service of celebration, as will the Duke of Cambridge and the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge.

It will be the first time the couple, whose first baby is due next month, have attended a public event at the abbey since they married there two years ago.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "The duke is unwell but he will be at the service [on Tuesday]."

No details of the duke's illness were available.