King Charles III of England greets mourners in front of Queen’s coffin for the first time Britain’s new King Charles III greets general mourners in front of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, which was moved to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 12th (local time). This is the first time the Queen’s coffin has been unveiled. Edinburgh | AP Yonhap News”/>
King Charles III of England greets mourners in front of Queen’s coffin for the first time Britain’s new King Charles III greets general mourners in front of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, which was moved to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 12th (local time). This is the first time the Queen’s coffin has been unveiled. Edinburgh | AP Yonhap News
10,000 police officers deployed in London
Counter-terrorism personnel will also be on standby
Reasons for protocol and traffic jams when moving
Only a few, including Biden, have a ‘private car’
More than 100 heads of state and royal family members are expected to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London, England on the 19th (local time). Normally, a private vehicle will be used from the airport to the funeral home, but this time, it seems that only a few, including US President Joe Biden, will have to use a private vehicle, and the rest will have to board a bus.
The Times, citing an anonymous government official on the 12th, said that President Biden would be given special treatment to use the Beast, a private vehicle for security reasons, while leaders of small and medium-sized countries would have to ride a bus together somewhere west of London. reported French President Emmanuel Macron, Emperor Naruhito, and Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog are also known to be highly likely to use private vehicles for security reasons. A government official told The Times that it is inappropriate to ask the leaders of the G7 to take the bus, but he is asking key figures to give them maximum flexibility.
Earlier, the European version of Politico reported that in a notice sent by the British Foreign Ministry to the embassies of each country on the 11th, the heads of state attending the funeral requested that they use a commercial aircraft instead of a private plane and that they use a bus instead of a private vehicle to go to the funeral. The British government seems to have decided such a policy in consideration of issues related to protocols and traffic jams when leaders gather.
According to a pre-determined plan for the Queen’s funeral, the British government is expected to invite the heads of all countries that have diplomatic ties with Britain to the funeral. Accordingly, representatives of Russia and North Korea will also be invited to the funeral. Myanmar, a former British colony, will not be invited because it has no diplomatic relations with Britain, The Times reported.
So far, it is known that the King of Spain, Prime Ministers of Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have confirmed to attend the funeral. Presidents of Brazil and Turkey and President Yoon Seok-yeol will also attend the funeral. It is unclear whether Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend.
On the fifth day of Elizabeth II’s death and the third day of her ten-day funeral, the Queen’s coffin was moved to St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her Queen’s coffin is open to the general public from today until the afternoon of the 13th. At the cathedral, it is said that citizens who came out to say her final goodbye to her queen formed a procession of more than 8 km.
The British government has taken safety measures. In particular, the prospect that more than 750,000 people may gather at Westminster Abbey on the 19th, when the Director-General will be held, is worrying. The British government is planning to deploy 10,000 police officers in downtown London and a counter-terrorist force on standby. Camping on the road where the Queen’s coffin is moved is prohibited, and banners with political slogans are also restricted.
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