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Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral: Who Is Invited, Who Is Not

Kairi 2 years ago 3 min read

Hundreds of nobles and foreign leaders are expected to attend the funeral of the state of Ratu Elizabeth II in London on Monday at one of the largest diplomatic meetings in several decades.
Westminster Abbey has space for around 2,000 people, so only the Head of State and one or two guests reportedly invited to the funeral of the first state of England for six decades.

A number of countries meanwhile were not invited to the funeral because of political considerations – triggered a large explosion in at least one case.

Here are some of the main guests, and some who don’t make a list:

World royalty

A number of nobles from Europe and further confirmed their presence at the funeral of one of the longest kings in the world.

The Japanese Emperor Naruhito and the Cooking Empress will come, on their first trip abroad since assuming the throne in 2019. This also marks the departure of the Japanese tradition that rarely sees the Emperor to attend the funeral.

The European royal family is closely related after centuries mingling with their lineage, so it is not surprising to see some kings of the continent at the trial.

The Dutch king Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and the Princess of Crown Beatrix, King of Philippe from Belgium, King Harald V of Norway and Prince Albert II from Monaco will all be present.

The Denmark queen, Margrethe, who canceled a series of events that marked the 50th jobbling after the death of her third cousin, Queen Elizabeth, will also come.

King Felipe VI from Spain will also be there – and so is his father, a former King Juan Carlos I, who descended in a disgrace in 2014 and now lives in exile that is forced by himself in the United Arab Emirates.

Global leaders

US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden Head of Diplomatic Guest List, after the White House confirmed that they would come to the funeral.

Unlike some other leaders who have been asked to come with a coach regulated by the British government, Biden has reportedly given permission to use a armored presidential limousine, known as The Beast.

French President Emmanuel Macron will also be present, said Elysee, to show the bond “Unbelievable” with the British and salute “Queen Abadi”.

He was among other leaders who were allowed to use their own transportation, said British officials.

Strong leaders Recep Tayyip Erdogan from Turkey and Jair Bolsonaro from Brazil also came.

Apart from the divorce of British Brexit from the European Union, European Commission Head Ursula Von Der Leyen and European Council Head Charles Michel will also be present.

The heads of other countries in the funeral will include President Sergio Mattarella from Italy, Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Isaac Herzog from Israel and Yoon Suk-Yeol from Korea.

In a symbolic step to pay tribute to the queen who visited the state 2011 to help heal the tension of decades, Taoiseach Irish, Prime Minister Micheal Martin, will also be present.

Leaders of realms and Commonwealth countries

Many leaders will come from countries that still count Elizabeth II as their king and from the 56-State Commonwealth members.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a country has the sovereignty of British as their head of state, all of them are ready to come.

From the Commonwealth, especially former British colonies, leaders will come including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, President Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe and Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama.

Not invited

Russia and Belarus are among a small group of countries issued from the funeral of the queen after Moscow’s invasion to Ukraine, said a source of the British government.

Russian President Vladimir Putin – Under a ban on travel to England because of sanctions – already said he would not be present.

But did not invite Russian representatives to the funeral of the Queen “especially blaspheming the memory of Elizabeth II” and “very immoral”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow said on Thursday.

Myanmar managed by the military, former British colonies, and old North Korea’s Paria has also been insulted, British sources said with the condition of anonymity.