The state funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, was attended by a significant number of dignitaries from across the world, with priority given to those from the Commonwealth of Nations, becoming one of the largest gathering of world leaders in history. They attended a service at Westminster Abbey on 19 September 2022. In addition to foreign dignitaries, a small number of the Queen's family, friends, cabinet ministers, religious representatives, courtiers and employees, and volunteers who have supported their communities attended. [1] [2]
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To accommodate all countries wishing to be allocated seats, the UK government limited the number of members in each official diplomatic delegation to two. [3] 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries were present at the funeral ceremony, which was attended by 2,000 people in total. [4] [1]
Representatives from 168 countries, out of 193 UN member states, two UN observer states and Kosovo, [n 1] confirmed attendance, including 18 monarchs, 55 presidents and 25 prime ministers.
* Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle only.
The late Queen's descendants: [5] [6] [7]
Other descendants of King George VI: [8] [9]
Other descendants of King George V: [5]
Other descendants of King Edward VII:
Other descendants of Queen Victoria:
Descendants of the late Queen's aunt, Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone:
Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Lieutenant The Hon. John Bowes-Lyon:
Descendants of the late Queen's aunt, Rose Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville:
Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Lt.-Col. The Hon. Michael Bowes-Lyon:
Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, The Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon:
Descendants of the late Queen's great-uncle, The Hon. Francis Bowes-Lyon:
All living prime ministers were present at both the state funeral and the committal service.
Prime ministers and governors-general were in attendance at both the state funeral and the committal service. [40]
The following Commonwealth heads of state and government attended the funeral:
Information in this section taken from the official order of service. [240]
Six UN member states were not invited to be represented at the funeral due to poor or non-existing diplomatic relations between their respective governments and that of the United Kingdom. Belarus and Russia were both excluded due to their involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [258] The de facto governments of Taliban-led Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria under the Assad regime and Venezuela were also not invited as they did not maintain any official relations with the UK government. [216]
The Republic of China (Taiwan) was not invited officially to the funeral because the UK has no official diplomatic relations with the ROC. [259] However, Kelly Hsieh, Taiwan's representative to the UK, was "specially invited" by the British government to add Taiwan's condolences at Lancaster House in London. [260] [261] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described it as "... the same courtesies as those afforded to heads of state, representatives, and members of royal households from other countries ..." [262]
Politicians from all sides of the political spectrum have been arriving at Westminster Abbey.
Chief medical officer for England Prof Chris Whitty has arrived at Westminster Abbey for the Queen's funeral.
Governor Dileeni Daniel Selvaratnam, who is attending the State Funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth II in London, England
Ms. Grant-Davis wrote about joining the procession with representatives from Bermuda, the Falklands and Anguilla.
And perhaps more than all other African leaders who traveled, the presidents of Togo, and Gabon had reason to be there in the flesh.
His Majesty will be traveling onward to the United Kingdom with Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen to attend the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
I had the rare opportunity to attend the "Lying-in-State" procession to pay last respect to the late Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall this morning.
[...] London reportedly invited a representative from North Korea to attend the funeral itself. Two diplomatic sources confirmed to NK News that North Korea's ambassador to the U.K. did end up attending the funeral.