Nearly 200 key workers and volunteers who were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours in June have been invited to the Queen's state funeral on Monday, Downing Street has announced.
The people, who were the last group to receive honours from the Queen before her death last week, will take their seats among key members of the Royal family and leaders from all over the world in Westminster Abbey on Monday. The full guest list for the funeral, which will start at 11am, has not been released by Buckingham Palace yet, but hundreds of dignitaries from around the world are expected to travel to London to pay their last respects to the Queen in what is set to be one of the biggest logistical and diplomatic events in the UK in decades, reports Walesonline.
Westminster Abbey, which can hold around 2,000 people is where the Q ueen married Prince Philip in 1947, and where she was crowned in 1953. Monday’s ceremony will be the first monarch’s funeral to take place at Westminster Abbey since the 18th century. The funeral of King George VI, Elizabeth’s father, took place at the royal residence of Sandringham House.
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The Prime Minister’s official spokesperson said: “I can confirm that among the guests who have been invited to attend will be almost 200 people who were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year, that was in June. These individuals drawn from across the UK were recognised for their extraordinary contributions in areas including the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, people who volunteered in their communities, charity workers and those who work in healthcare, education and the wider public sector.”
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