Champion racehorse trainer Chris Waller and wheelchair tennis star Dylan Alcott are among a small group of Australians invited to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.
The pair have been selected among a group of 10 Australian non-dignitaries to attend the Westminster Abbey service on Monday.
Mr Waller, the thoroughbred trainer of champion mare Winx, looked after many of the Queen's horses and built a close relationship with her over the years.