According to the news in the British press, it was claimed that the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, who has the title of the longest reigning monarch of England, cost millions of pounds. It was claimed that the state funeral, which will be open to the public, will cost the British economy billions of pounds, with expenses such as funeral expenses, public holidays announced due to the funeral, and the coronation of the new monarch, King Charles III.
AT LEAST £6 BILLION
According to the news in the Evening Standards newspaper, publicly held state funerals are publicly funded and cost millions of pounds, while the Evening Standards House of Commons sources, Queen II. He said Elizabeth’s mother’s funeral in 2002 cost around £5.4m, with £4.3m being spent on police teams alone. The funeral of Princess Diana, who died in 1997, was reported to be between 3 million and 5 million pounds. Queen It was claimed that Elizabeth’s funeral would cost at least 6 billion pounds.
THE FUNERAL IS PLANNED TO BE TAKEN TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE TODAY
The Queen’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey, where she married her husband, Prince Philip, who died in 2021. World leaders and politicians, including US President Joe Biden, will attend the ceremony, which will take place on Monday, September 19 at 11:00 am. The body is scheduled to be taken from St Giles’ Cathedral in Ediburgh to Buckingham Palace in London at 17.00 today.
After the funeral, the Queen’s coffin will be buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle. Here are the tombs of Queen’s father, King George VI, Queen’s mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite vs winter sister Princess Margaret. (UAV)