World leaders who will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
‘CONSTANT PRESENCE’ The British government has declared a period of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Sept. 8 at age 96 at Balmoral, her Scottish estate. The nation’s longest-serving monarch has been dogged by health problems since October. During the period of mourning, there is no obligation to cancel events or close entertainment venues, a matter that is up to the organizers. —AFP
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth’s funeral will take place in London on Monday, Sept. 19, and a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries will attend.
The following have said they will come to London.
Royal attendees
– Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan
– King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
– King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
Article continues after this advertisement– King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Article continues after this advertisement– Juan Carlos I, former King of Spain, and his wife Sofia
– 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
National leaders
– Joe Biden and Jill Biden, President and first lady of the
United States
– Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria
– Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
– Anthony Albanese, Australian Prime Minister
– Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania
– Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan President
– Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany
– Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean President
– Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil
– Andrzej Duda, President of Poland
– Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy
– Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister
– Charles Michel, President of the European Council
– Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission
– Egils Levits, President of Latvia
– Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago
– Mohammad Shtayyeh, Palestinian Prime Minister
– Sauli Niinisto, President of Finland
– Katalin Novak, Hungarian President
– Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
– Micheál Martin, Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland
– Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica
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