Queen's 90th birthday: St Paul's service marks Queen's 'faithful devotion'

A national service of thanksgiving to mark the Queen's 90th birthday at St Paul's Cathedral has paid tribute to her "faithful devotion" to the country.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry arrived together for the service

Dean of St Paul's David Ison thanked the Queen for her "gentle constancy, royal dignity and kindly humanity". Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the Queen had reigned through "war and hardship, turmoil and change".

Sir David Attenborough read a passage on "the passing of the years" at the service

The service was attended by Royal Family members, including the Duke of Edinburgh - on his own 95th birthday. PM David Cameron read from the Bible, while broadcaster Sir David Attenborough read a passage written by Michael Bond, author of the Paddington Bear books, on "the passing of the years".

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall were among Royal Family members at the service

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The service begins three days of events to mark the Queen's official birthday celebrations. The Queen has two birthdays - the official one is always held on a Saturday in June, while her real birthday on 21 April - in a tradition going back 250 years. It was introduced to try to ensure better weather for the monarch's official celebrations.

Dressed in yellow, the Queen arrived at St Paul's Cathedral to cheers from the gathered crowds, and a fanfare of trumpets.