President participates in Diamond Jubilee Thanksgiving Service

President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa who are in London to attend the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizebeth 11 yesterday participated in the Thanksgiving Service at St Paul’s Cathedral.

A large number of invitees participated in the thanksgiving mass held at the St. Paul’s Cathedral yesterday on the sidelines of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

The Heads of State of 54 Commonwealth countries have already arrived in London to attend a number of events to mark the the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday attended a special reception hosted for the visiting Heads of States at Buckhingham Palace. The President also held talks with Commonwealth General Secretary Kamalesh Sharma and Director General Alan Collins.

President Rajapaksa will make a special address at the Commonwealth Economic Forum organized by the Commonwealth Business Council today and Heads of States and members of the business community are expected to attend the economic forum.