The Queen's state funeral is set to be one of the biggest international events the UK has ever seen.
Around 500 dignitaries from all over the world have been invited to attend, including all of the Commonwealth nations and most heads of state of other allies and nations the UK has a diplomatic relationship with. Invitations to the Queen’s state funeral have not been sent to Syria, Venezuela or Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
While most countries around the world have been invited to send their head of state, those three countries join Russia, Belarus and Myanmar on the list of nations not asked to send a representative. North Korea, Iran, and Nicaragua have been invited only at ambassadorial level.
