President Droupadi Murmu reaches London to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

President Droupadi Murmu arrived in London late Saturday night to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and supply condolences on behalf of the Indian authorities.

Queen Elizabeth II handed away on September 8 on the age of 96 on the Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her funeral will happen on September 19 at Westminster Abbey in London.

Murmu is on a three-day go to to the UK, from September 17 to September 19, throughout which she is going to attend the Queen’s funeral service. President Murmu has additionally been invited to a reception for world leaders hosted at Buckingham Palace by King Charles III on Sunday night.

Earlier, the official deal with of Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted, “President Droupadi Murmu emplanes for London, United Kingdom, to attend the state funeral of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the Government of India.”

President Droupadi Murmu arrives in London to attend the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. pic.twitter.com/T6zWlJGkYB

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) September 17, 2022

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited the British High Commission on September 12 to convey India’s condolences. India additionally noticed a day of nationwide mourning final Sunday.

In 70 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, India-UK ties have developed, flourished and strengthened immensely, the MEA mentioned in an announcement. She performed an necessary position within the welfare of thousands and thousands of individuals all over the world as Head of the Commonwealth, it mentioned.