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Russia, Myanmar not invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Queen Elizabeth's Royal Cypher is projected on the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings, after Queen Elizabeth's passing, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Sept 8, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

LONDON: Britain has not invited representatives from Russia, Belarus and Myanmar to attend the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II due to be held next Monday, a Whitehall source said on Tuesday.

Britain, along with its Western allies, has sought to isolate Russia and its ally Belarus on the world stage with economic sanctions and other measures in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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