The loss of life of the Queen – the world’s longest-reigning monarch – has not solely rocked the nation, however the world. Her state funeral will likely be one of many largest diplomatic events of the century.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed her funeral will likely be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19 September.
Poignantly, it’s the identical venue the Queen married Prince Philip in 75 years in the past, and only one 12 months in the past the Queen sat alone within the pews for his funeral.
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On the day, the massive venue – which might maintain as much as 2,000 individuals – will likely be stuffed with members of the family, world leaders, politicians, monarchs from different nations, public figures and those that labored with the Queen, all paying their final respects.
So, who can we anticipate to see on the Queen’s funeral, and who will not be there?
Family
The Queen’s household will in fact be there to mourn their mom, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Her 4 youngsters – King Charles III, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, and Prince Edward – will likely be current, as will Camilla, the Queen Consort, and the Countess of Wessex, and the monarch’s grandchildren – princes William and Harry, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, princesses Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, and Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn, may also be current on the ceremony.
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The Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester – who’re the Queen’s cousins – are additionally prone to be there.
Spouses of all shut household could be anticipated to be current too, together with Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and the Duchess of Sussex.
Members of Europe’s royal households, from nations together with Spain, the Netherlands, Monaco, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Greece, are additionally prone to fly to London for the funeral.
World leaders
Many of the world leaders the Queen met throughout her lengthy reign may also be in attendance.
US President Joe Biden has confirmed he’ll attend, as will his spouse, First Lady Jill Biden.
Westminster Abbey will likely be so full for the occasion it would solely be potential for a single, senior consultant from every nation and their companion to attend, in line with Foreign Office paperwork obtained by Politico – which Sky News perceive to be appropriate.
It is subsequently unclear whether or not former US presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, and their respective wives Michelle and Melania, all of whom met the Queen, will likely be in attendance.
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Liz Truss, who would be the final UK prime minister to have been formally requested to kind a authorities by the Queen, is anticipated to attend, in addition to Labour social gathering chief Sir Keir Starmer.
The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, can also be anticipated to be there.
European leaders to verify their attendance embrace German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has mentioned she will likely be attending.
Other world leaders who say they are going to be there embrace New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito says he plans to attend, whereas Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might also attend, in line with Japanese media.
And away from excessive profile figures, a number of the Queen’s closest workers, together with her ladies-in-waiting and footmen, will need to be there to say a closing goodbye.
And who won’t be there
One high-profile world chief not anticipated to be there may be Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Although he expressed his condolences to the King on the information of the Queen’s loss of life, the Kremlin’s ongoing assaults on Ukraine make his attendance in London extremely unlikely.
Many have additionally questioned whether or not any of the Queen’s corgis will likely be on the funeral.
While the formal nature of the occasion make that extremely unlikely, sadly the ‘no canine’ rule at Westminster Abbey guidelines it out fully, with canines not even permitted to stroll on the grounds.
Source: information.sky.com”