: President Murmu in UK to attend state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II #IndiaNEWS #Home News London: President Droupadi Murmu, who is in London on a three-day visit to attend the state funeral of Queen

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President Murmu in UK to attend state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II #IndiaNEWS #Home News
London: President Droupadi Murmu, who is in London on a three-day visit to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II scheduled at Westminster Abbey Monday, signed a condolence book on behalf of the Indian government on Sunday.
President Murmu was joined by Acting High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh at Lancaster House in London, where visiting world leaders are stopping by to sign a book of condolence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II who died aged 96 in Scotland on September 8.
Murmu also paid her respects on Sunday at Westminster Hall, where Britains longest-serving monarch is Lying-in-State until the morning of the state funeral on Monday.
The Indian head of state, who arrived on Saturday evening, will join around 500 world leaders and worldwide royals in a congregation of around 2,000 expected at the Abbey for a sombre ceremony starting at 11am local time and concluding with a two-minute silence around an hour later.
Ahead of Mondays funeral service, the president is invited to a reception hosted by King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla at Buckingham Palace. All visiting heads of state, government and official overseas guests are expected at what has been described as an official state event�.
Zaki Cooper, who worked in the Queens Royal Household between 2009 and 2012 and has written widely about the monarchy, believes the Queen enjoyed an affectionate relationship with India and was instrumental in the transition from empire to Commonwealth.
“By recognising the desire for many countries to self-determination, she embraced the Commonwealth,� said Cooper.
“The Commonwealth often featured in her messages and speech. She was the organisations head and also its inspiration. Her legacy of developing friendly relations between nations is one that will continue to inspire the Commonwealth, as it embarks on a new chapter with King Charles III as its head,� he said.
Representatives of the Realms and the Commonwealth will be among those in the congregation at Mondays funeral service.
Hours before the ceremony, the Queens Lying-in-State will close to members of public queuing for the past few days, with waits of around 24 hours expected over the weekend as the queue stretches to around 10 km long.
The gates to Abbey will open at 8 am local time on Monday for the visiting dignitaries and guests invited to the funeral, which will include hundreds of people who were recognised in the Queens Birthday Honours earlier this year, many honoured by the late monarch for their extraordinary contributions to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and volunteering in their local communities.
Under the plans in place for the day, all heads of state and overseas government representatives, including foreign royal families, are expected to gather at a central venue and travel under collective arrangements to the Abbey.

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