There were dramatic scenes outside St Paul's Cathedral today ahead of a service of thanksgiving to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee when a soldier collapsed. The Royal Air Force soldier fell to the ground but was helped back onto his feet by colleagues.
It appeared the soldier had collapsed just before Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, walked up the steps and into the church. Crowds that had gathered to watch the famous faces arrive for the service cheered when the soldier was helped to his feet, reports the Mirror.
On Twitter, the associate editor of the Telegraph tweeted: "A soldier has just keeled over, received medical attention and is now back on his feet with a cheer."
Some members of the crowd booed as Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie got out of their car and walked up the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral for the National Thanksgiving Service, although there were also cheers from some onlookers.
A huge cheer went up as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived and they were greeted at the great west door by the Dean of St Paul’s. They spent a few minutes talking to the senior cleric before they entered the place of worship and proceeded to greet the long line of clergy who are taking part in today’s service of Thanksgiving. Harry stopped to chat for a few moments with the Archbishop of York who later will give the sermon and is expected to praise the Queen’s 70-year reign.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were the last royals to arrive, stopping to speak with members of the clergy before making their way inside to their seats. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, followed by Charles and Camilla, were then led in a procession to their seats in the front row of the cathedral.
