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Archbishop of Canterbury to miss Jubilee service due to COVID-19, pneumonia

FILE PHOTO: The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby speaks during a service to honour murdered British MP David Amess at the Church of St Margaret, in the grounds of Westminster Abbey, London, Britain, October 18, 2021. Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

The Archbishop of Canterbury will no longer deliver a sermon at a service of thanksgiving to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee this week as he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild pneumonia, his office said on Monday.

The thanksgiving service at London's St Paul's Cathedral on Friday is part of four days of celebrations to mark Elizabeth's record-breaking 70 years on the throne, ranging from military parades to a pop concert outside Buckingham Palace.

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