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World leaders to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
World leaders to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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World leaders to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
by Ellicia Del Mundo14 September 2022
Photo courtesy: REUTERS

Leaders and government officials around the world are expected to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Monday, Sept. 19.

The attendance is reportedly limited to one to two representative per country.

According to reports, foreign leaders who are attending are as follows:

  • President Alexander Van der Bellen of Austria

  • Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand

  • Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia

  • President Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania

  • President Ranil Wickremesinghe of Sri Lanka

  • President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany

  • President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea

  • President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil

  • President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden of the United States

  • President Andrzej Duda of Poland

  • President Sergio Mattarella of Italy

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada

  • President of the European Council Charles Michel

  • President Egils Levits of Latvia

  • President Paula-Mae Weekes of Trinidad and Tobago

  • Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh of Palestine

  • President Sauli Niinisto of Finland

  • President Katalin Novák of Hungary

  • President Michael D. Higgins of Ireland

  • Prime minister Micheál Martin of Taoiseach Ireland

  • Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica

The Queen's coffin arrived on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace via transporter plane from the St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.

King Charles along with his three siblings Princess Anne, Prince Edward, and Prince Andrew, two sons Princes William and Harry, and senior members of the royal family received the coffin.

The coffin will then travel in procession on a gun carriage to the Westminster Palace after the 24-hour lying in state in the Bow Room of the Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

The Queen's remain will lie in state in Westminster Hall for four consecutive days until her funeral on Sept. 19.

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning Monarch in British history, died peacefully at her home in Balmoral Castle on Thursday, Sept. 8.

She was reportedly suffering "episodic mobility problems" since the last months of 2021.

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