From Obama to Donald Trump, who is and isn’t set to be among 500 world leaders and dignitaries attending Queen’s funeral
AROUND 500 world leaders and other dignitaries are set to attend the Queen’s funeral.
Invites to Britain’s biggest international event in decades have been sent almost everywhere — except Russia, Belarus and Myanmar.
The guest list for Monday’s ceremony is still being finalised, but it will include US President Joe Biden.
His predecessors did not attend Sir Winston Churchill’s state funeral in 1965 or George VI’s in 1952.
Beleaguered Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky is thought to have been invited but is highly unlikely to attend.
Each head of state can bring one other person.
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But Aussie PM Anthony Albanese yesterday revealed he was also asked to bring ten who have made “extraordinary contributions to their communities”.
It is possible a handful of celebs might attend, such as Sir David Attenborough.
Guests have also been invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace on Sunday evening, where they will meet King Charles.
The Foreign Office is reported to have switched an extra 300 staff to planning.
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One aide compared it to organising “hundreds of state visits” in days, as opposed to the usual two or three a year.
The public was also warned of travel chaos, with rail operators fearing the city could “reach bursting point” before Monday.
Trains are set to run through the night with 200 extra daytime services.
Meanwhile, hotel prices are soaring with the cheapest room at the Park Plaza County Hall London rocketing from £269 last Sunday to £1,299 this weekend.
FOREIGN ROYALS
ROYALS from across Europe are expected to attend the Queen’s funeral on Monday.
King Felipe of Spain and his wife, Queen Letizia, will be joined by King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden are also likely to be members of the congregation, as are King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and wife Queen Maxima — whose style has been likened to Kate.
And Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is also expected — his first overseas trip since taking the throne in May 2019.
BRITISH ROYALS
THE entire Royal Family is expected to be present for the Queen’s historic final goodbye.
Her Majesty’s children, Charles, Anne, Edward and Andrew will all be there, along with their children.
That list includes Princes William and Harry and their cousins Peter and Zara Phillips, Beatrice and Eugenie and Louise and James.
It is not clear how many of the Queen’s great-grandchildren — including Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — will be there given the length and nature of the event.
WORLD LEADERS
US President Joe Biden — who met the Queen last year — is understood to be among world leaders who will attend Her Majesty’s funeral on Monday.
Others likely to accept the invitation are Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, New Zealand Premier Jacinda Ardern and Australian PM Anthony Albanese.
Each head of state will be allowed to bring only a plus-one, meaning even former world leaders such as US President Barack Obama, below, are not on the initial guest list — but he is believed to be on a standby list in case numbers are freed up by current dignitaries who are not able to attend.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to travel, having not left his nation for two years due to the pandemic.
His deputy could attend on his behalf.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi may also be there as will Brazil’s controversial President Jair Bolsonaro.
France’s Emmanuel Macron, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany are also on the list, while European Council president Ursula von der Leyen is expected.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog is likely to be permitted to attend in a secure convoy.
A representative of rogue state North Korea is also likely to have been invited.
BRITISH POLITICIANS
NEW Prime Minister Liz Truss heads Britain’s political line-up including all the Queen’s surviving former PMs who will be at Westminster on Monday.
Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and Sir John Major are all believed to be certain to attend.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is also expected to be there along with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford.
NOT INVITED
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin was not invited following the invasion of Ukraine.
Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei will also not be there.
Its state-run TV this week compared the Queen to Adolf Hitler.
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Belarus, which has supported Russia on Ukraine, is also not on the guest list along with Myanmar, run by a military junta.
A limit on numbers means several former world leaders will miss out, including ex-US president Donald Trump.
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RULES FOR GUESTS
THERE is a strict protocol in place for those attending Monday morning’s state funeral — and heads of state are not exempt.
Each world leader will be allowed to bring only one other person.
Guests have been asked to travel on commercial flights and not to use helicopters or private jets to fly into the capital.
They have also been asked not to travel to the Westminster Abbey service by car, and to leave their vehicle elsewhere due to tight security and road restrictions.
Instead the world leaders and dignitaries are likely to be bussed to the funeral for logistical reasons.
But US President Joe Biden will be an exception — and is expected to arrive in his bomb-proof Cadillac, dubbed The Beast.