Royal Funeral: These guests pay their last respects to the Queen
Created: 09/16/2022, 10:22 am
By: Linus Prien
Bouquet of flowers in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. © IMAGO/CON CHRONIS
The world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Her funeral will take place on September 19th.
These guests will pay their last respects to the Queen.
London – Queen Elizabeth II passed away last Thursday (September 8, 2022).
The world mourns the monarch.
The Queen's funeral is to be held at Westminster Abbey on September 19 at 11am.
In addition to members of the Royal Family, a prominent audience can be expected.
According to information from the
gala
, "2,000 heads of state, dignitaries, presidents, representatives of European royal houses and other high-ranking personalities are to come to the funeral service".
The Queen's coffin has already left Balmoral.
Elizabeth II is dead: These guests attend the royal funeral
US President Joe Biden wants to travel to the UK for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
"I don't know the details yet, but I will travel there," Biden told journalists after a speech in Columbus, Ohio.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is also traveling to London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, announced that September 22 would be a public holiday in Australia to commemorate her death.
According to Japanese media reports, the Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his wife Masako also want to travel to Great Britain for the state funeral of the Queen.
As the Japanese public radio station NHK reported on Saturday, the Imperial Court Office and the Japanese government would make appropriate preparations.
So far, these prominent guests are expected to attend the funeral (selection):
Liz Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland
Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales
Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
Joe Biden, President of the United States of America
Emmanuel Macron, President of France
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey
Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
Naruhito, Emperor of Japan
Sir David Attenborough, British wildlife filmmaker and naturalist
Chris Waller, Australian equestrian legend
Dylan Alcott, Australian wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player
Funeral of Elizabeth II: Coffin being brought to Edinburgh from Balmoral beforehand
Three days after the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, the coffin containing her body was first transported from Balmoral to Edinburgh on Sunday before being taken to London for the funeral on September 19.
There are several stations along the nearly 300-kilometer route to the Scottish capital.
In this way, as many people as possible in Scotland get the opportunity to say goodbye to their monarch.
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Elizabeth II died on Thursday at the age of 96 at her summer residence in Scotland, Balmoral.
There her coffin was decorated with the royal standard and a wreath.
On Sunday, six Balmoral servants carried the coffin to a hearse.
This first drives to the nearby town of Ballater.
The coffin is due to arrive there at 10.12 a.m., representatives of the county of Aberdeenshire pay their last respects to the Queen.
Present are the Earl of Dalhousie and the vicar of Crathie Kirk, where Elizabeth II attended services during her stays in Balmoral.
Queen Elizabeth II is dead: the royal family attends a service in Scotland
In Scotland, members of the royal family attended a prayer service in memory of the Queen on Saturday.
They left Balmoral Castle in the afternoon and went to the nearby Crathie Kirk Church.
The Queen herself was a regular guest there for years when she summered at Balmoral.
In attendance were three of their four children: Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Her older brother Charles has succeeded his mother to the throne and has been back in London for numerous appointments since Friday.
Some of the grandchildren were also in Balmoral: among others, Anne's children, Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, as well as Andrew's children, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.
(lp/AFP/dpa)