Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral Value UK Authorities $200 Million

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state final yr price Britain’s authorities an estimated 162 million kilos (round $200 million), the treasury mentioned Thursday.

The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19, was the primary within the U.K. since that of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965.

The event, attended by world leaders and dignitaries, adopted 10 days of nationwide mourning after the queen died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.

Tons of of 1000’s of individuals have been drawn to Westminster Abbey to see the UK’s longest-serving monarch mendacity in state.

The prices have been printed Thursday as a part of a written assertion to Parliament.

“The federal government’s priorities have been that these occasions ran easily and with the suitable degree of dignity, whereas always guaranteeing the security and safety of the general public,” mentioned John Glen, chief secretary to the treasury, in an announcement.

Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, have been each interred at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Fort.

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