The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the service at St George's Chapel, in Windsor Castle Senior members of the Royal Family have attended a service of thanksgiving to mark the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th birthday.More than 750 guests joined the Queen and other royals at St George's Chapel, in Windsor Castle, to honour Prince Philip, who turned 90 on Friday.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry were among the guests.
They were joined by representatives from the worlds of sailing, polo, carriage driving and shooting.
Private lunchMembers of the Mountbatten family, the duke's godchildren, and past and present royal household staff, were also in the congregation.
A canapes reception for guests was being held at St George's Hall and Grand Reception Room ahead of a private family lunch.
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are due to take part in a charity polo tournament in aid of disadvantaged African children later on Sunday.
The royal brothers will play in the Sentebale Polo Cup - an event in aid of Harry's Sentebale charity.
Harry, 26, will play for a Sentebale team, while William, 28, will turn out for a Tusk Trust team - a conservation charity of which he is royal patron.
The Duke of Edinburgh treated his birthday on Friday as a normal working day with a reception at Buckingham Place to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, now renamed Action On Hearing Loss.
The Queen conferred the title of Lord High Admiral of the Navy on the duke on the occasion of his 90th birthday.
On Saturday, the Queen marked her official birthday - she was 85 in April - with the Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London. Prince William took part for the first time.
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