The Queen has joined her family to celebrate the life of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99, was described as a "remarkable man" committed to "down-to-earth" causes.The service was organised as his funeral was held almost a year ago and would only be permitted to have 30 people present due to COVID regulations.

Representatives of many of his charities - including the Duke of Edinburgh Award - attended Tuesday's service, which had 1,800 people in attendance.There had been doubts as to whether the 95 year-old Monarch would attend, however, a last minute decision was made just hours before the service.

The Queen, who now has mobility problems, was received at the venue by her son Prince Andrew, who recently settled a civil sex assault case against him.In February she tested positive for COVID and had to pull out of the Commonwealth Service earlier this month. Unlike the funeral in Windsor last April, where the Queen was poignantly pictured sitting alone, she would now have her close family members around her.

The Queen and Prince Philip's two eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, were sitting in the same row as their mother.Prince William and his wife Kate were in the row directly behind, along with two of the Queen's great-grandchildren - Prince George and Princess Charlotte.The Queen's other two sons, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, also had front row seats, across the aisle from the Queen. However, Prince Harry, who has been in a legal dispute over the provision of security, did not travel from California, where he lives.