In the midst of the rigorous protocol required by the burial of queen elizabeth ii Controversies and debates have not been lacking, especially on social networks, where the waste of resources and alleged eccentricities are criticized, such as the fact that the coffin in which the body rests is lined with gold.
The news gained strength following a Mexican deputy, Fernández Noroña, uploaded a photo of the chest on his Twitter and pointed out that the gold coffin was an insult. The comment was accompanied by the photo of the golden coffin.
This information was denied by the EFE and AFP press agencies, through their Twitter accounts @EFEVerifica and APFFatual dedicated to counteracting so-called “fake news”.
“The remains of #Queen Elizabeth II do not rest in a gold coffin, as a sign of the colonial legacy of the British crown. The viral images correspond to the funeral of the Mexican singer José José in 2019”, highlights @EFEVerifica.
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About the gold chest that is seen in the photo in the trill of the Mexican deputy, it was learned that it is 24-carat gold and that it cost $25,000 and that it was not opened at the request of the singer’s children.
This type of coffin is known under the name of The Promethean and a very similar one was used in the funeral of Michael Jackson.
