Taxpayers are likely to foot the bill for Ben Roberts-Smith to travel to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II after the former Australian soldier confirmed he had accepted an invitation to attend.
Buckingham Palace has invited Roberts-Smith to attend the funeral and to take part in events commemorating the life of the sovereign in recognition of his status as a recipient of the Victoria Cross, along with the three other recipients of Australia’s pre-eminent military honour, Keith Payne, Mark Donaldson and Daniel Keighran.
