Queen Elizabeth II she died on September 8 at the age of 96. Several hundred people will participate in the farewell of the monarch. Many guests have already confirmed their attendance. However, the exact guest list has not been released.
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The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. World leaders will say goodbye to the monarch
The coffin with the Queen’s body is now in Buckingham Palacewhere he was brought on Wednesday 14 September. She will then be transported to Westminster Hall, where the monarch’s funeral will take place.
Your presence at the ceremony funeral Elizabeth II they confirmed:
- US President Joe Biden,
- President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen,
- British Prime Minister Liz Truss,
- French President Emmanuel Macron,
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro,
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol,
- the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, and his wife, Jenni Haukio,
- Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand,
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,
- Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako,
- Indian President Draupadi Murmu,
- South African President Cyril Ramaphos,
- Vice President of China Wang Qishan – informs CNN.
President Andrzej Duda will also participate in the celebration. According to the review “The telegraph“The first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, will also be present at the funeral.
Emperor Naruhito’s visit shows how close relations between British and Japanese families were. So far, the Emperor of Japan has only attended the funeral of a representative of another country or a member of the royal family once, in 1993, when Belgian King Baudouin was making his farewell.
Members of the royal families will also participate in the farewell to the monarchs:
- King Philip VI of Spain and his wife Queen Letizia,
- former King of Spain Juan Carlos I and former Queen Sofia (Juan Carlos is Queen Victoria’s great-great-grandson and a distant cousin of Queen Elizabeth II),
- King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde,
- King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja,
- King Charles XVI Gustaf and Queen Sylwia of Sweden,
- King William-Alexander and Queen Maxim of the Netherlands, as well as the country’s former queen – Beatrix, who abdicated in 2013,
- Queen Margaret II of Denmark
- King Abdullah II of Jordan.
Funeral of Elizabeth II. Who was not invited to the ceremony?
The late Queen’s funeral will be attended by her four children – King Charles III, Princess Anna, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and their spouses: Queen Consort Camilla, Countess Wessex Sophie and Sir Tim Laurence. The Queen’s grandchildren will also be present.
According to CNN representatives in Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan and Russia, Belarus and Myanmar were not invited to the ceremony. Diplomatic relations between Britain and Russia deteriorated significantly after the start of the war in Ukraine, and the President of Belarus is considered a close ally of Vladimir Putin. However, representatives from Burma were not invited due to last year’s coup.
After the funeral, Queen Elizabeth II will rest in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Her parents, her sister, Princess Margaret, and her husband, Prince Philip, are also buried there. The funeral will take place on Monday, September 19 at 12 p.m. Polish time. It will be broadcast by media around the world.
