Despite the grey skies looming overhead, the Royal Family's leading ladies succeeded in bringing a touch of spring to a church service marking Her Majesty's birthday on Sunday. Almost all of the Windsor clan's female members opted for soft pastel shades when they joined the monarch for a special Thanksgiving ceremony at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
All the senior royals were in attendance for the event, which came at the end of a weekend of celebrations to mark the monarch's 80th. One of the first to arrive was the Countess of Wessex, who was looking characteristically elegant in a cream coat with matching skirt and hat when she arrived with her husband Prince Edward.
Her sister-in-law, the Duchess of Cornwall, meanwhile opted for an ivory coloured ensemble with a wide-brimmed feathered hat. Also in attendance was Serena Linley, the wife of Viscount David Linley, who threw a dash of colour into the mix with her daffodil yellow ensemble.
The Duke of York's elder daughter Princess Beatrice was sporting an oatmeal-coloured coat over her lacy white skirt, while her younger sister Eugenie had chosen a light blue two-piece. And the lady at the centre of everyone's attention likewise decided pale blue would be just the thing, though she added a bit of warmth to her appearance with a peach coloured hat.
Prince Philip, along with her sons and grandsons, was also among the 700 guests who went along to hear the Dean of Windsor, the Rt Rev David Conner, pay tribute to the monarch. Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer was there, too, in what is being taken as a sign the tensions provoked by his controversial speech at his sister's funeral have been forgotten. Among the other high profile members of the congregation were Baroness Thatcher, the Aga Khan and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.
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