Queen Elizabeth II State Funeral: US President Joe Biden To President Murmu — Check List Of Attendees
Russia, Belarus and Myanmar have not been invited as economic sanctions are imposed by London. Syria and Venezuela have also been omitted because of strained diplomatic ties.
The State Funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey on September 19. It is expected to be one of the largest gatherings of British aristocracy and politicians in recent decades. Around 2,200 people can be accommodated inside Westminster Abbey, and many members of royal families from around the world are anticipated to attend with around 500 world leaders. Since the death of former prime minister Winston Churchill in 1965, this will be the first state funeral in its entirety to be held in the nation.
President Droupadi Murmu will offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Wednesday. She arrived in London on September 17 to attend the funeral and will return back on September 19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi too received an invitation but there has been no word on whether he will be attending the ceremony.
Each head of state can bring one other person as a company. Invites to this huge event have been sent almost everywhere except Russia, Belarus and Myanmar where it has imposed economic sanctions, reported Reuters. Syria and Venezuela have also been not invited to the event as London does not have normal diplomatic relations with these states.
Here is the complete list of all the attendess of the State Funeral of Queen’s Elizabeth II, as per the report by Reuters:
Attendees from Royal Families
- Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan
- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
- Juan Carlos, former king of Spain, his wife Queen Sofia
- King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
- King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
- King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
- King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
- Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah
- Jordan's King Abdullah
- Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki bin Mohammed al Saud
- Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah
- King of Lesotho, Letsie III
- Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
- Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri
- Malaysian Sultan Abdullah of Pahang
- Prince of Monaco, Albert II
- Crown Prince of Morocco, Moulay Hassan
- Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said
- Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
- President of UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- King of Tonga, Tupou VI
Heads of Nations - Americas
- Joe Biden and Jill Biden, President and first lady of the United States
- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
- Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil
- Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago
- Sandra Mason, President of Barbados
- Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Floyla Tzalam, Governor General of Belize
- Susan Dougan, Governor General of St Vincent and the Grenadines
Asia/Pacific
- Droupadi Murmu, President of India
- Wang Qishan, Vice President of China
- Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka
- Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
- Yoon Suk-yeol, President of South Korea
- Halimah Yacob, President of Singapore
- Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji
- James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
- Kausea Natano, Prime Minister of Tuvalu
Europe and Middle East
- Emmanuel Macron, President of France
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany
- Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy
- Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
- Micheál Martin, Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal
- Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria
- Katalin Novak, President of Hungary
- Andrzej Duda, President of Poland
- Egils Levits, President of Latvia
- Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania
- Sauli Niinisto, President of Finland
- Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece
- George Vella, President of Malta
- Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus
- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister
- Charles Michel, President of the European Council
- Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission
- Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO
- Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt
- Isaac Herzog, President of Israel
- Mohammad Shtayyeh, Palestinian Prime Minister
Africa
- Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa
- Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria
- Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana
- William Ruto, President of Kenya
- Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
- Ali Bongo, President of Gabon
- General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s military leader
- Christophe Mboso N'kodia, National Assembly president, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Macky Sall, President of Senegal
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