LONDON
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place in London on Monday, 19 September. Many world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries will attend the event.
There is a long list of guests attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London. About 500 people have been invited to the Queen’s funeral.
Here we are giving you information about the invited dignitaries from all over the world.
Dignitaries expected to attend the Queen’s funeral:
- Emperor Naruhito of Japan and Empress Masako
- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
- Former King of Spain Juan Carlos
- King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
- Queen Margaret II of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
- King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Sylvia of Sweden
- King Harald V and Queen Sonja Haraldsson of Norway
- King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
- Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah
- King Abdullah of Jordan
- The Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabahi
- Letsi III, King of Lesotho
- Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
- Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henry
- Malaysian Sultan Abdullah of Pahangi
Prince of Monaco, Albert II - Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan
- Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, Sultan of Oman
- Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thaniq
- King of Tonga, Taupo VI
World Leaders
- US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
- Trinidad and Tobago President Paula-May Weeks
- Barbados President Sandra Mason
- Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness
- The Governor General of Belize, Floyla Tzalam
- Susan Dougan, Governor General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- French President Emmanuel Macron
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- Italian President Sergio Mattarella
- Irish President Michael D. Higgins
- Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin
- Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
- Austrian President Alexander Van der Belen
- Hungarian President Caitlin Novak
- Polish President Andrzej Duda
- Latvia’s President Egils Levits
- President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda
- Finnish President Souli Niinisto
- Greece’s President Katerina Sakleropoulou
- Malta’s President George Vela
- Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades
- European Council President Charles Michel
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Israel’s President Isaac Herzog
- Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Shtayyeh
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
- Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
- Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo
- Gabon’s President Ali Bongo
- President of India Draupadi Murmu
- Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan
- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yol