Almost 200 everyday heroes will join royals and world leaders at the state funeral of the Queen on Monday.
Some 183 who received honours in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June have been invited to the service in Westminster Abbey.
They include an 88-year-old woman from London who attended George VI’s coronation on her dad’s shoulders on the Mall.
They will not be allowed plus-ones - but officials believe they do not have carers who need to attend with them.
A Downing Street spokesman said: “Among those guests who’ve been invited to attend will be almost 200 people who were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours this year, in June.
“These individuals, drawn from across the UK, were recognised for their extraordinary contributions in areas including their response to the Covid-19 pandemic, people who volunteered in their communities and charity workers, and those who work in healthcare, education, and the wider public sector.”
World leaders and royals will start descending on London this weekend ahead of the service, where NHS staff will be among those proceeding with the Queen's coffin to Westminster Abbey.
Prime Minister Liz Truss will meet a select group of world leaders at Downing Street and the grace-and-favour country home Chevening, as Chequers is being repaired. These could include US President Joe Biden.
On Sunday she will hold an audience with the King and a reception with visiting heads of state, before marking a national minute's silence in honour of the Queen at 8pm.
The PM will not be meeting any leaders on Monday, which is the day of the funeral.
A full list of the 200 honours recipients invited has not been published, but 1,134 people were honoured in the most recent round of gongs.
Eleven-year-old twins who raised £46,000 for charities were the youngest recipients. Elena and Ruben Evans-Guillen , from Cheshire, were just six when they took on their first fundraising challenge, of running 100km in a year.
A 104-year-old dance teacher, Angela Redgrave, was the oldest recipient, given a British Empire Medal.
Gongs also went to author Sir Salman Rushdie, illustrator Sir Quentin Blake, actor Damian Lewis, presenter Clare Balding, fashion designer Stella McCartney and Masterchef hosts John Torode and Gregg Wallace - along with singer Bonnie Tyler.
But officials stressed the nearly 200 invitations to the Queen's funeral would be focused on everyday heroes, not famous names.
