Video: Duchess of Cambridge sings national anthem for the Queen The Duchess accompanied the Queen on the Council House balcony in front of a packed city centre square of people, waving Union flags, many of who had waited in the cold since 5am. The Queen travelled to Nottingham by train and after being greeted at the station by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the party began their "away day" under grey skies in the city's historic Old Market Square. Her Majesty is contining her Diamond Jubilee tour absent of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, who is resting at home after treatment for a bladder infection. Following a reception in the ballroom, the group is due to travel to Vernon Park in Basford, to unveil a plaque at a Fields in Trust project which preserves parks as recreational spaces.