Queen Elizabeth II’s regal funeral price a whopping $200M

Britain’s authorities shelled out an estimated $200 million for Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state and funeral in September, the treasury revealed Thursday.

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

Prior studies estimated the safety alone price $7.5 million.

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarch, died Sept. 8 on the age of 96.

Her lying-in-state at Westminster Corridor drew hundreds of mourners, some enduring a 30-hour wait.

Her funeral — which came about Sept. 19, after 10 days of mourning — honored her historic 70-year reign.

Tens of hundreds of individuals crowded the streets to catch a glimpse of the procession earlier than the funeral service.

The queen was laid to relaxation at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Fort.

Her service, which was honored with a bank holiday, was the primary state funeral within the nation since former Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s in 1965.

The queen’s late husband, Prince Philip, obtained a extra subdued ceremony in 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He died on the age of 99, selecting to not lie in state.

The Queen Mom’s 2002 funeral was estimated to price greater than $6 million on the time.

Following Queen Elizabeth II’s demise, her son, King Charles III, ascended the throne. On Might 6, he was formally topped in a “scaled again” ceremony estimated to price as much as $125 million.

By comparability, the queen’s coronation in 1953 would have billed greater than $60 million as we speak.