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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Kevin Rawlinson

Events marking Queen Elizabeth’s death cost the public £161.7m, figures show

Queen Elizabeth II lying in state
Queen Elizabeth II lies in state at the Palace of Westminster. Photograph: Yui Mok/AP

The events to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II last year cost the public £161.7m, according to a Treasury estimate.

A 10-day period of national mourning, culminating in the monarch’s funeral, was announced after her death on 8 September last year. About 250,000 people attended the lying in state, while official audience data showed that more than 29 million people in the UK watched the funeral on television.

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