Hundreds of world leaders travel to London this weekend to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
Around 500 foreign dignitaries are expected to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are among government officials scheduled to attend, according to reports.
King Charles and Camilla, the Queen’s consort, will host world leaders at a reception at Buckingham Palace on Sunday, media reports said.
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will stay at Balmoral this evening and return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
– Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
Elizabeth II was the oldest female head of state in the world today. The monarch was born on April 21, 1926 in London, England, as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. His mother was Queen Elizabeth and father, King George VI. The Queen’s children are Charles, Prince of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, Andrew, Duke of York and Edward, Earl of Wessex.
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Also, her grandchildren are; Guillermo and Enrique, sons of Carlos and Diana; Peter and Zara Phillips, children of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips; Princesses Beatriz and Eugenie, daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson; and Lady Louise and James Windsor, children of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones.
Throughout his life he witnessed several historical moments such as the Second World War, the post-war depression in Europe, the fall of the British Empire, the Cold War, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, and the dissolution of the USSR. and new tensions in the world, among others.
