The British media, citing official sources, predict the presence of over 500 high-ranking guests, invited by the British government from all over the world, to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s farewell ceremony next Monday, with the exception of 3 countries, the Grand Britain has refrained from inviting their representatives, namely Russia, Belarus and Myanmar, while Iran will be represented at the level of its ambassador in London.
Among those who confirmed their participation in the funeral ceremony were United States President Joe Biden and his wife Gil, as well as Italian President Sergio Mattarella, as well as German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, along with the King Philip VI of Spain and his wife Letizia, and many other kings and presidents. .
The Russian embassy in Britain has not yet commented on the information released by the media, but Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian presidency, said on Friday that the personal presence of President Vladimir Putin at Elizabeth II’s funeral was out of the question.
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