Ecstatic crowds cheer Queen's carriage procession

Ecstatic crowds cheered the Queen's carriage procession through the streets of London today as British pomp and pageantry went on full display. The Queen was joined in her 1902 State Landau by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, as the Duke of Edinburgh is being treated in hospital for a bladder infection. Prince Philip is said to be "disappointed" at missing the festivities marking the end of the extended Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry rode in a State Landau behind the senior royals and past the cheering crowds. They had all enjoyed lunch with members of the City of London Livery Companies in Westminster Hall before the spectacle began. As the carriages emerged from New Palace Yard, near Westminster Hall, spectators began cheering and applauding the 86-year-old Queen. Big Ben - the Palace of Westminster's Clock Tower - stood behind them and a campaign is under way to rename it the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the Diamond Jubilee. The spectacle was given an air of ceremonial grandeur by the Sovereign's Escort provided by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in their breastplates and plumed helmets. The rain...