Factbox: World leaders to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in London

Queen Elizabeth’s funeral will happen in London on Monday, September 19, and a number of world leaders, royalty and different dignitaries will attend.
The following are a few of the anticipated attendees:

ROYAL ATTENDEES

– Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan
– King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
– King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
– King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
– Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
– King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
– King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
– King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
– Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah
– Jordan’s King Abdullah
– Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah
– King of Lesotho, Letsie III
– Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein
– Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri
– Malaysian Sultan Abdullah of Pahang
– Prince of Monaco, Albert II
– Crown Prince of Morocco, Moulay Hassan
– Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said
– Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
– King of Tonga, Tupou VI

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NATIONAL LEADERS

– Joe Biden and Jill Biden, President and first girl of the United States
– Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
– Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil
– Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago
– Sandra Mason, President of Barbados
– Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica
– Floyla Tzalam, Governor General of Belize
– Susan Dougan, Governor General of St Vincent and the Grenadines

EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST

– Emmanuel Macron, President of France
– Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany
– Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy
– Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
– Micheál Martin, Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland
– Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria
– Katalin Novak, President of Hungary
– Andrzej Duda, President of Poland
– Egils Levits, President of Latvia
– Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania
– Sauli Niinisto, President of Finland
– Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece
– George Vella, President of Malta
– Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus
– Charles Michel, President of the European Council
– Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission
– Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO
– Mohammad Shtayyeh, Palestinian Prime Minister

AFRICA

– Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa
– Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana
– Ali Bongo, President of Gabon

ASIA

– Droupadi Murmu, President of India
– Wang Qishan, Vice President of China
– Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka
– Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
– Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
– Anthony Albanese, Australian Prime Minister
– Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean President

COUNTRIES NOT INVITED

– Russia, Myanmar, Belarus, Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan

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