Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died on September 8, 2022, after 70 years at the throne. (AP)
Top Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, French President Emmanuel Macron, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Italy Sergio Mattarella, Vice President of China Wang Qishan, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol are anticipated to wait the funeral.
Britain has invited heads of state or a consultant at an ambassadorial stage from any nation with which it has complete diplomatic members of the family. International locations that experience no longer been invited come with Syria and Venezuela as a result of London does no longer these days have customary diplomatic members of the family with the ones states. Britain has additionally no longer invited representatives from Russia, Belarus or Myanmar after it imposed financial sanctions on the ones international locations.
Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s 2d son, paid tribute to his mom on Sunday, announcing he would treasure eternally her love, compassion, care and self belief. Addressing his observation to “Mummy, Mom, Your Majesty”, reflecting the 3 roles he mentioned Elizabeth had fulfilled throughout her 70-year reign, Andrew, the Duke of York, mentioned he would leave out her “insights, recommendation and humour”. “Mummy, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your self belief I can treasure eternally,” he mentioned.
2,000 dignitaries and visitors are anticipated to reach at Westminster Abbey for the state funeral, starting from King Charles III and different royals to global leaders together with U.S. President Joe Biden to individuals of the British public who helped combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 5,949 army team of workers were deployed all over the meticulously choreographed operation that started with the queen’s dying. That quantity contains 4,416 from the military, 847 from the military and 686 from the air power. As well as, round 175 military team of workers from Commonwealth international locations were concerned.