London – World leaders, eminent personalities, politicians, public figures and the European royal family were among the 2,000 attendees who joined the royal family for funera queen elizabethInside Westminster Abbey in London on Monday.
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Here’s everything we know about those who said their last goodbyes to the Queen at her state funeral:
Princes William and Harry unite in grief; Prince George and Princess Charlotte attend
Prince William and his brother Prince Harry walked hand in hand at the funeral of their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday.
The brothers were part of the funeral procession and followed closely behind their father, King Charles III, and their aunts and uncles Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
As the royal family proceeded to St George’s Chapel for the funeral, the brothers were joined by their wives, Kate, Princess of Wales, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the eldest of William and Kate’s children, They were the only great-grandchildren who attended the funeral. Prince Louis, their 4-year-old younger brother, did not attend the funeral.
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US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden
The president and first lady were among about 2,000 people who attended the funeral at Westminster Abbey. The couple arrived for the funeral, waiting in the back as the procession passed, before being seated among hundreds of others. They arrived in London late on Saturday and paid their respects to the Queen on Sunday, seen her coffin in Westminster Hall, signed books of condolence at Lancaster House and attended the Buckingham Palace reception for funeral guests hosted by King Charles III.
Over the past 10 days, his aides have been working behind the scenes to make sure his footprint is as small as possible while it is buried.
US President Joe Biden, top center, and First Lady Jill Biden arrive for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in central London, September 19, 2022.
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A person familiar with the planning said the White House had been very conscious not to make the trip around Biden, and had reviewed protocol closely in recent days to avoid any mistakes that might distract from the funeral itself. Biden traveled with fewer staff than usual on a foreign visit, and his aides decided not to schedule until an informal meeting with new British Prime Minister Liz Truss while she was in London.
Instead, the person said the only events on Biden’s schedule were those planned in coordination with the palace.
Other world leaders
Truss and Patricia Scotland, General Secretary of the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom, read the lessons while on duty.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks during the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022.
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Among the Brazilian presidents, Jair Bolsonaro and South Korean Yoon Seok-yeol, who attended the Queen’s farewell after a series of ceremonial events.
Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan also attended – although Chinese lawmakers who have been sanctioned by China criticized the decision to extend an invitation to Beijing.
Wang Qishan, Chinese Vice President, arrives at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022, in London, England.
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The meeting was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, Finnish President Sauli Nienist and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Commonwealth leaders
Leaders of most Commonwealth countries attended, with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese making the nearly 24-hour trip.
“I will of course make it a priority, along with the Governor-General, to fulfill our duty to represent New Zealand and convey the condolences of our entire nation,” Ardern told TVNZ on Friday. “I expect there will be a number of leaders looking forward to honoring and honoring the Queen,” she added.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at Westminster Abbey on the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, in London on Monday 19 September 2022.
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako traveled to London for the funeral, an unusual move that illustrates the close relationship between the Japanese and British royal families.
Japanese news website Asahi Shimbun, citing Imperial Palace Agency officials, reported that a Japanese emperor had only attended the funeral of a foreign head of state or a member of the royal family on one previous occasion, when then-Emperor Akihito attended the funeral of Belgian King Baudouin in 1993.
On Wednesday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said Indian President Draupadi Murmo attended the funeral and “expressed condolences on behalf of the Government of India”.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif also offered their condolences at the funeral.
European royal family
Members of foreign royal families also sat in the seats on Monday.
Spain’s King Felipe VI and his wife, Queen Letizia, were among the European royals who attended the meeting. The meeting was attended by the former Spanish King Juan Carlos I and the former Queen Sofia. The former king is the great-grandson of Queen Victoria and cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia walk with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Philip VI of Spain, Queen Letizia, King Philip of Belgium and Queen Mathilde.
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Among the worshipers were King Philip of Belgium, Queen Mathilde, King Harald V of Norway, Queen Sonja, Queen of Denmark, Margaret II, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.
There was the King and Queen of the Netherlands, along with the country’s former queen, Beatrix, who abdicated in 2013.
Also in attendance was Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who remembered the Queen as an “outstanding leader” and “a beacon of wisdom and principled leadership”.
Who has not been invited?
However, not all world leaders are on the guest list.
Syria, Venezuela and Afghanistan are three countries that have not been asked to send a representative, according to Britain’s PA Media.
The Palestinian Authority added that representatives from North Korea and Nicaragua were invited “only at the ambassadorial level.”
Leaders and officials from Russia, Belarus and Myanmar will also be absent.
Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has tweeted his congratulations on King Charles III’s accession to the throne, diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Russia have almost collapsed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior British government source told CNN on Tuesday.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is a close ally of President Putin.
Myanmar will not be invited after last year’s coup.
ABC-owned television stations, ABC News and Associated Press contributed to this report.
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