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The state funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, was attended by a significant number of dignitaries from across the world, with priority given to those from the Commonwealth of Nations, becoming one of the largest gathering of world leaders in history. They attended a service at Westminster Abbey on 19 September 2022. In addition to foreign dignitaries, a small number of the Queen's family, friends, cabinet ministers, religious representatives, courtiers and employees, and volunteers who have supported their communities attended.

Royal family and relatives
Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle only. '''The late Queen's descendants:''' • The King and The Queen Consort, ''the late Queen's son and daughter-in-law'' • The Prince and Princess of Wales, ''the late Queen's grandson and granddaughter-in-law'' • Prince George of Wales, ''the late Queen's great-grandson'' • Princess Charlotte of Wales, ''the late Queen's great-granddaughter'' • The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, ''the late Queen's grandson and granddaughter-in-law'' • The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, ''the late Queen's daughter and son-in-law'' • Peter Phillips, ''the late Queen's grandson'' • Savannah Phillips, ''the late Queen's great-granddaughter''* • Isla Phillips, ''the late Queen's great-granddaughter''* • Zara and Michael Tindall, ''the late Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' • Mia Tindall, ''the late Queen's great-granddaughter''* • The Duke and Duchess of York, ''the late Queen's son and ex-daughter-in-law'' • Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, ''the late Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' • Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, ''the late Queen's granddaughter and grandson-in-law'' • The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Forfar, ''the late Queen's son and daughter-in-law'' • Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, ''the late Queen's granddaughter'' • Viscount Severn, ''the late Queen's grandson'' Other descendants of King George VI:The Earl of Snowdon, ''the late Queen's nephew'' • Viscount Linley, ''the late Queen's great-nephew'' • Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, ''the late Queen's great-niece'' • Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, ''the late Queen's niece and nephew-in-law'' • Samuel Chatto, ''the late Queen's great-nephew'' • Second Lieutenant Arthur Chatto, ''the late Queen's great-nephew'' Other descendants of King George V: • Sabrina and Christopher Penn, ''the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband''* • Matthew and Jane Colman, ''the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife'' • The Hon. Albemarle Bowes-Lyon, ''the late Queen's first cousin'' '''Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, The Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon:''' • Sir Simon Bowes-Lyon and Lady (Caroline) Bowes-Lyon, ''the late Queen's first cousin and his wife'' '''Descendants of the late Queen's great-uncle, the Hon. Francis Bowes-Lyon:''' • Captain David and Harriet Bowes-Lyon, ''the late Queen's second cousin once removed and his wife'' Phillips family • Captain Mark Phillips, former husband of the Princess Royal* Spencer familyThe Lady and Lord Fellowes, former sister-in-law of the King, and her husband, a former private secretary to the late Queen Parker Bowles and Shand familiesAndrew Parker Bowles, former husband of the Queen Consort* • Tom Parker Bowles, Godson of the King and son of the Queen Consort Middleton familyMichael and Carole Middleton, parents of the Princess of Wales ==United Kingdom==
United Kingdom
All living prime ministers were present at both the state funeral and the committal service. • Liz Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and her husband Hugh O'LearySir John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990–1997), and Dame Norma, Lady Major • Major David Rankin-Hunt, Norfolk Herald Extraordinary • Thomas Lloyd, Wales Herald Extraordinary • Adam Tuck, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant • Mark Scott, Bluemantle Pursuivant • Dominic Ingram, Portcullis Pursuivant Scotland Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of ArmsAdam Bruce, Marchmont Herald • Liam Devlin, Rothesay HeraldGeorge Way of Plean, Carrick Pursuivant • John Stirling, Ormond Pursuivant • Roderick Macpherson, Unicorn Pursuivant • Professor Gillian Black, Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary • Colin Russell, Falkland Pursuivant ExtraordinaryPhilip Tibbetts, March Pursuivant Extraordinary Household Division • Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne, Gold Stick-in-Waiting, Colonel of the Life Guards • Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall, Colonel of the Coldstream Guards • Major General Chris Ghika, Major-General commanding the Household Division • Colonel Mark Berry, Silver Stick-in-Waiting • Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Light, Field Officer in Brigade Waiting Members of the CabinetThérèse Coffey, Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care • Kwasi Kwarteng, Chancellor of the Exchequer • James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs • Suella Braverman, Secretary of State for the Home Department • Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence • Brandon Lewis, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Secretary of State for Justice • Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, Minister for Equalities • Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council • The Lord True, Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal • Jake Berry, Chairman of the Conservative Party, Minister without PortfolioAlok Sharma, President for COP26, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office • Jacob Rees-Mogg, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy • Liz Saville Roberts, Leader of Plaid Cymru in the House of Commons • Colum Eastwood, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party • Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales, and Clare Drakeford • Michelle O'Neill, First Minister-designate of Northern Ireland Leaders of other political parties in devolved nationsAnas Sarwar, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party • Douglas Ross, Leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party • Alex Cole-Hamilton, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats • Andrew R. T. Davies, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives • Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats • Naomi Long, Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland • Vincent Keaveny, Lord Mayor of London, and Amanda Keaveny • Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, and Saadiya Khan • The Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords • Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer • David Lammy, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs • The Lord Judge, Convenor of the Crossbench Peers • The Lord Hague of Richmond, former Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition • Sir Iain Duncan Smith, former Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition • The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, Chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers • Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the 1922 Committee Recipients of orders and decorationsJohnson Beharry, recipient of the Victoria Cross • Joshua Leakey, recipient of the Victoria Cross • Jim Beaton, recipient of the George Cross • Susan Ridge, Companion of the Order of the Bath • Sir Timothy Le Cocq, Bailiff of Jersey British Overseas TerritoriesDileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, Governor of Anguilla • Ellis Webster, Premier of Anguilla • Rena Lalgie, Governor of Bermuda • Edward David Burt, Premier of Bermuda • Wayne Panton, Premier of the Cayman Islands • Roger Spink, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands • Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar • Easton Taylor-Farrell, Premier of Montserrat • Julie Thomas, Chief Minister of Saint Helena • Charles Washington Misick, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands • Natalio Wheatley, Premier of the British Virgin Islands CanadaMary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Whit FraserMichaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada (2005–2010) • David Johnston, Governor General of Canada (2010–2017) • Mark Tewksbury, former competitive swimmer and Companion of the Order of CanadaLynette Wood, acting Australian High Commissioner and Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom • Keith Payne, recipient of the Victoria Cross • Valmai Dempsey, 2022 Senior Australian of the Year • Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006) • Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands • Dalton Tagelagi, Premier of Niue • Tūheitia, the Māori King, and spouse Makau Ariki Atawhai • Shannon Austin, acting New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and spouse • Corey Baker, 2022 UK New Zealander of the Year • Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica • Ellison Greenslade, Bahamian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and Mrs Greenslade GrenadaDame Cécile La Grenade, Governor-General of Grenada • Kisha Abba Grant, Grenadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Papua New GuineaSir Bob Dadae, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea • James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea TuvaluSir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, Governor-General of Tuvalu • Kausea Natano, Prime Minister of Tuvalu Saint LuciaErrol Charles, Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia • Ernest Hilaire, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information of Saint Lucia • Anthony Severin, High Commissioner for Saint Lucia to the United Kingdom BelizeDame Froyla Tzalam, Governor-General of Belize, and Daniel Mendez Antigua and BarbudaSir Rodney Williams, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, and Lady (Sandra) Williams • Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and NevisDenzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis ==Other Commonwealth countries==
Other Commonwealth countries
Royalty • The Sultan of BruneiPrince Abdul Mateen of Brunei • The King of Lesotho • The King of TongaTitilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano, Tongan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Heads of state and government of India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, and Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana, attended the Queen's state funeral The following Commonwealth heads of state and government attended the funeral: • Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and her sister Sheikh RehanaDame Sandra Mason, President and former Governor-General of Barbados • Joseph Ngute, Prime Minister of Cameroon • Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus, and First Lady Andri MoustakoudesFrank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji • Ali Bongo, President of Gabon, and First Lady Sylvia Bongo OndimbaNana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, and First Lady Rebecca Akufo-AddoWilliam Ruto, President of Kenya, and First Lady Rachel RutoIbrahim Mohamed Solih, President of the Maldives, and First Lady Fazna AhmedGeorge Vella, President of Malta, and First Lady Miriam Vella • Pravind Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, and Kobita JugnauthHage Geingob, President of Namibia • Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan • Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda • Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa, and Masiofo Faʻamausili Leinafo • Wavel Ramkalawan, President of Seychelles, and First Lady Linda RamkalawanHalimah Yacob, President of Singapore, and First Gentleman Mohammed Abdullah AlhabsheeCyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa • Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka and First Lady Maithree WickremesingheSamia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania • Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo • Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago • Themba Masuku, Deputy Prime Minister and former Acting Prime Minister of Eswatini • Jitoko Tikolevu, Fijian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom • Hamat Bah, Minister of Tourism and Culture of The Gambia • Gail Teixeira, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance of Guyana • Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary of India • Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi • Gospel Kazako, Minister for Information and Digitisation of Malawi • Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique • Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria • Sarafa Tunji Ishola, Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom • Fatima Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone • General Jeje Odongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda • James Harris, Honorary Consul of Vanuatu • Mulambo Haimbe, Justice Minister of Zambia Commonwealth SecretariatThe Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations • Sir Don McKinnon, former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations ==International==
International
Royalty Members of reigning royal houses • The King of Bahrain*** • The Crown Prince of Bahrain • The King and Queen of the Belgians, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed and his wife''** • The King and Queen of Bhutan • The Crown Prince of Denmark, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed'' • The King and Queen of Jordan • The Crown Prince of Jordan*** • Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan* • Prince Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath al-Hassan of Jordan* • The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed and his wife'' • The Prince and Princess of Monaco, ''the late Queen's seventh cousin twice removed and his wife'' • Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, ''the late Queen's fifth cousin''** • The King and Queen of Norway, ''the late Queen's second cousin and his wife''** • The Sultan of Oman*** • The Emir*** and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad of Qatar*** • Sheikha Amna bint Mohammed of Qatar* • Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah of Qatar* • Prince Turki bin Mohammed Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (representing the King of Saudi Arabia) • King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain, ''the late Queen's third cousins''** • The King and Queen of Sweden, ''the late Queen's third cousin and his wife''** Members of non-reigning royal houses • The Margravine of Baden, ''the late Queen's fourth cousin once removed (also wife of the late Queen's nephew by marriage)'' • The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Baden, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed (also great-nephew by marriage) and his wife'' • Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, ''the late Queen's third cousin'' • Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed and his wife'' • The Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed (also great-nephew by marriage) and his wife'' • Princess Xenia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed (also great-niece by marriage)'' • The Custodian of the Crown of Romania and Prince Radu of Romania, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed and her husband'' • Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia, ''the late Queen's third cousin once removed and his wife'' Heads of state and governmentBajram Begaj, President of Albania, and First Lady Armanda BegajAïmene Benabderrahmane, Prime Minister of Algeria • Archbishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, Co-Prince of Andorra • Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia • Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria, and First Lady Doris SchmidauerJair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, and First Lady Michelle BolsonaroRumen Radev, President of Bulgaria, and First Lady Desislava RadevaAzali Assoumani, President of Comoros, and First Lady Ambari Assoumani and First Lady Sanja Musić MilanovićPetr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic • Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt • Alar Karis, President of Estonia, and First Lady Sirje KarisSahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia • Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, and First Lady Jenni HaukioEmmanuel Macron, President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra, and First Lady Brigitte MacronFrank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany, and First Lady Elke BüdenbenderKaterina Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece • Nuno Gomes Nabiam, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau • Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, and First Lady Eliza ReidMichael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, and his spouse Sabina HigginsSergio Mattarella, President of Italy, and de facto First Lady Laura MattarellaVjosa Osmani, President of Kosovo, and First Gentleman Prindon SadriuEgils Levits, President of Latvia, and First Lady Andra LeviteNajib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon, and May Mikati • Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania, and First Lady Diana NausėdienėMaia Sandu, President of Moldova • Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, Prime Minister of Mongolia • Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro, and First Lady Lidija Đukanović • Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, Prime Minister of Niger • Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia, and First Lady Elizabeta GjorgievskaMohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of Palestine • Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal • Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, and First Lady Carmen IohannisOscar Mina and Paolo Rondelli, Captains Regent of San Marino • Macky Sall, President of Senegal • Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia, and her partner Milica Đurđić • Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia • Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia • Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia • Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan • Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine • Joe Biden, President of the United States, and First Lady Jill BidenAntonia Urrejola, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile • Álvaro Leyva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia • Richard Randriamandrato, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar • Marcelo Ebrard, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, and his spouse Rosalinda BuesoNarayan Khadka, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal • Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman • José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain • Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey • Reem Al Hashimi, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates • Francisco Bustillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay • Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See • Bùi Thanh Sơn, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam • Frederick Shava, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe Ambassadors • Carles Jordana, Andorran Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Vanja Filipović, Bosnian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Rafael Ortiz Fábrega, Costa Rican Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Igor Pokaz, Croatian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Antonito de Araújo, Timorese Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom • Sebastián Corral, Ecuadorian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Vanessa Interiano, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Estifanos Habtemariam Ghebreyesus, Eritrean Ambassador to the United Kingdom • José Alberto Briz Gutiérrez, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Euvrard Saint Amand, Haitian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Iván Romero-Martínez, Honduran Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Desra Percaya, Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Mehdi Hosseini Matin, Iranian Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom • Mohammad Jaafar Al-Sadr, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Choe Il, North Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Edil Baisalov, Kyrgyzstani Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Laotian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Gurly Gibson-Schwarz, Liberian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Angela Ponomariov, Moldovan Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Hakim Hajoui, Moroccan Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepali Ambassador to the United Kingdom • , Panamanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Genaro Pappalardo, Paraguayan Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Juan Carlos Gamarra Skeels, Peruvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Pisanu Suvanajata, Thai Ambassador to the United Kingdom • César Rodríguez-Zavalla, Uruguayan Ambassador to the United Kingdom Other national representativesSahiba Gafarova, Chairman of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan • , Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Chad • Wang Qishan, Vice President of the People's Republic of ChinaLiu Xiaoming, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Korean Peninsula Affairs (former PRC ambassador to the UK) • Verónica Alcocer, First Lady of Colombia • Salvador Valdés Mesa, Vice President of Cuba • Eduardo Estrella, President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic • Kabele Soumah, Secretary General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea • Abdourahmane Cissé, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Ivory Coast • Musa Al-Koni, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya • , Minister for Health of Mali • Arístides Royo, Minister for Canal Affairs and former President of Panama • Irene Marcos, sister of President Bongbong Marcos of the Philippines • Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs of South Sudan • , Minister Councillor to the President of Tunisia • Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine • Sodiq Safoyev, First Deputy Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan • Ahmed Albably, Consul at the Yemeni Embassy in the United Kingdom Other subnational representativesNechirvan Barzani, President of Kurdistan Region (Iraq) == Faith representatives ==
Faith representatives
Information in this section taken from the official order of service. Christian England • Agu Irukwu, Senior Pastor of Jesus House UK • Glyn Barrett, National Leader of Assemblies of God • Helen Cameron, Moderator of the Free Churches Group • Shermara Fletcher, Principal Officer for Pentecostal and Charismatic Relations of Churches Together in EnglandBrian Peddle, General of the Salvation Army • Graham Thompson, President of the Methodist ConferenceArchbishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Great BritainVincent Nichols, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of WestminsterArchbishop Nikitas, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain ScotlandIain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandLeo Cushley, Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and EdinburghMark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church Wales • Simon Walkling, President of the Free Church Council of Wales • Andrew John, Archbishop of WalesMark O'Toole, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff Northern Ireland • David Nixon, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland • Ian Brown, Lead Minister of Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church • John Kirkpatrick, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in IrelandEamon Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All IrelandJohn McDowell, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan Royal HouseholdDavid Fergusson, Dean of the Thistle and of the Chapel Royal in Scotland • Canon Paul Wright, Sub-Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal • Dame Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London and Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal • David Conner, Dean of WindsorJames Newcome, Clerk of the ClosetJohn Inge, Bishop of Worcester and Lord High Almoner Westminster Abbey and othersJustin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan • The Lord Williams of Oystermouth, former Archbishop of Canterbury • Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan • The Lord and Lady Sentamu, former Archbishop of York and his wife • David Hoyle, Dean of WestminsterDavid Stanton, Sub-Dean and Canon TreasurerTricia Hillas, Canon Steward and Archdeacon of Westminster • James Hawkey, Canon Theologian and Almoner • Anthony Ball, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St. Margaret's Church • Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Precentor • Robert Latham, Minor Canon and Sacrist Other religionsBogoda Seelawimala Thera, Representative of the Buddhist communityThe Lord Singh of Wimbledon, Representative of the Sikh community • Rajnish Kashyap, General Secretary of Hindu Council UK • Shirin Fozdar-Faroudi, Representative of the Bahá'í community • Nemu Chandaria, Representative of the Jain community • Malcolm Deboo, Representative of the Zoroastrian community • Aliya Azam, Interfaith Co-ordinator of the Al-Khoei Foundation • Shaykh Asim Yusuf, Muslim Scholar, representing the Sunni Muslim community • Imam Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi, Director-General and Chief Imam, Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society, representing the Shia Muslim community • Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the CommonwealthCharley Baginsky, chief executive officer of Liberal JudaismMarie van der Zyl, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews ==International organisations==
International organisations
Charles Michel, President of the European Council • Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee ==Other dignitaries==
Other dignitaries
Bear Grylls, Chief Scout of The Scout Association • Amanda Medler, Chief Guide of Girlguiding • David Morgan-Hewitt, managing director of The Goring HotelPrince Rahim Aga Khan* (representing the Aga Khan) • The Duchess of Westminster, ''the late Queen's fifth cousin once removed''* • The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, former Representative at Ascot and his wife* • The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Lennox, and Gordon* • The Earl and Countess of Derby* • Sir Nicholas Soames* • Sir Jackie Stewart* • John Warren, racing manager, and Lady Carolyn Warren • Sir Francis Brooke Bt., His Majesty's Representative at Ascot, and Lady (Katherine) Brooke* • Sandy Dudgeon, Senior Steward at The Jockey ClubJohn Gosden, racehorse trainer, and Rachel Hood* • Monty Roberts, American horse trainer, and Pat Roberts* • Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St Davids Cathedral • Natalie Queiroz, campaigner against knife crime • Hsien Chew, founder of Proud Voices, an LGBT choir network • Pranav Bhanot, lawyer who provided assistance and free meal delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic ==Absences==
Absences
Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, Asantehene of Asante and Kumasehene of Kumasi, was invited but was unable to attend. • Lech Wałęsa, former President of Poland and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was invited but did not attend due to his poor health. • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey, was invited but declined to attend due to security concerns, instead being in New York City for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on the day of the funeral. Invitations rescindedThe Crown Princess of Denmark was uninvited after initially being invited. The original invitation was later reported to be issued in error. • The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was initially invited to present his condolences in person to the royal family. This invitation was later withdrawn by the government of Saudi Arabia. Uninvited states Six UN member states were not invited to be represented at the funeral due to poor or non-existing diplomatic relations between their respective governments and that of the United Kingdom. Belarus and Russia were both excluded due to their involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The de facto governments of Taliban-led Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria under the Assad regime and Venezuela were also not invited as they did not maintain any official relations with the UK government. However, Kelly Hsieh, Taiwan's representative to the UK, was "specially invited" by the British government to add Taiwan's condolences at Lancaster House in London. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described it as "... the same courtesies as those afforded to heads of state, representatives, and members of royal households from other countries ..." Other countries that did not attendAfghanistan (Islamic Republic) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (contested between the Aden-based government and Houthis due to the civil war) Partially recognized states that did not attend the service • • • • • • ==Notes==
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