Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state final yr value Britain’s authorities an estimated 162 million kilos (round CA$271 million), the treasury revealed Thursday.
The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19, was the primary within the U.Ok. since that of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965.
The event, attended by world leaders and dignitaries, adopted 10 days of nationwide mourning after the queen died at age 96 on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
Guests arrive inside Westminster Abbey forward of The State Funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, in London Monday Sept. 19, 2022.
Danny Lawson/Pool Photo by way of AP
Hundreds of hundreds of individuals had been drawn to London’s Westminster Hall to see the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch mendacity in state.
The prices had been printed Thursday as a part of a written assertion to Parliament.
“The government’s priorities were that these events ran smoothly and with the appropriate level of dignity, while at all times ensuring the safety and security of the public,” stated John Glen, chief secretary to the treasury, in a press release.
The coffin is positioned close to the altar on the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, held at Westminster Abbey, London, on Sept. 19.
Gareth Fuller/Pool Photo by way of AP
Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, had been each interred at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
Philip, who died in 2021 at 99 years outdated, selected to not lie in state and his funeral was a muted affair, as a result of it was held beneath strict social distancing guidelines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
The final royal funeral earlier than that was for Elizabeth’s mom, often called the Queen Mother, in 2002. She lay in state for 3 days, and her funeral prices had been estimated to be round 5.4 million kilos.
