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Countries at the state funeral of Elizabeth II
Countries from which at least one representative attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022.

The state funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, was attended by a significant number of dignitaries from across the world, with priority given to those from the Commonwealth of Nations, becoming one of the largest gathering of world leaders in history. They attended a service at Westminster Abbey on 19 September 2022. In addition to foreign dignitaries, a small number of the Queen's family, friends, cabinet ministers, religious representatives, courtiers and employees, and volunteers who have supported their communities attended. To accommodate all countries wishing to be allocated seats, the UK government limited the number of members in each official diplomatic delegation to two. 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries were present at the funeral ceremony, which was attended by 2,000 people in total.

Representatives from 168 countries, out of 193 UN member states, two UN observer states and Kosovo, confirmed attendance, including 18 monarchs, 55 presidents and 25 prime ministers.

Royal family and relatives

* Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle only.

The late Queen's descendants:

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Members of the Queen's family attended her funeral

Other descendants of King George VI:

  • The Earl of Snowdon, the late Queen's nephew
    • Viscount Linley, the late Queen's great-nephew
    • Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, the late Queen's great-niece
  • Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, the late Queen's niece and nephew-in-law
    • Samuel Chatto, the late Queen's great-nephew
    • Second Lieutenant Arthur Chatto, the late Queen's great-nephew

Other descendants of King George V:

  • The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the late Queen's first cousin and his wife
    • Earl and Countess of Ulster, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
      • Lord Culloden, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Lady Cosima Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Lady Davina Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
      • Senna Lewis, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Lady Rose and George Gilman, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
      • Lyla Gilman, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
  • The Duke of Kent, the late Queen's first cousin
    • Earl and Countess of St Andrews, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
      • Lord Downpatrick, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Lady Marina Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Lady Amelia Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Lady Helen and Timothy Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
      • Columbus Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Cassius Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Eloise Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Estella Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Lord Nicholas Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
      • Albert Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Leopold Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
  • Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy, the late Queen's first cousin
    • James and Julia Ogilvy, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
      • Flora and Timothy Vesterberg, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed and her husband
      • Alexander Ogilvy, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Marina Ogilvy, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
      • Zenouska Mowatt, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Christian Mowatt, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
  • Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the late Queen's first cousin and his wife
    • Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
    • Lady Gabriella and Thomas Kingston, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • The Earl and Countess of Harewood, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife*

Other descendants of King Edward VII:

  • The Duke and Duchess of Fife, the late Queen's second cousin once removed and his wife
  • Lady Alexandra and Mark Etherington, the late Queen's second cousin once removed and her husband

Other descendants of Queen Victoria:

  • Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington, and the Duke of Wellington, the late Queen's third cousin once removed and the late Queen's fifth cousin*
  • The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, wife of the late Queen's third cousin once removed
    • Lady Alexandra and Thomas Hooper, the late Queen's third cousin twice removed and her husband
  • The Hon. Michael-John Knatchbull, the late Queen's third cousin once removed*
  • Lady Joanna Zuckerman, the late Queen's third cousin once removed*
  • Lady Amanda Ellingworth, the late Queen's third cousin once removed*
  • The Hon. Philip Knatchbull, the late Queen's third cousin once removed*
  • The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull, the late Queen's third cousin once removed*
  • Lady Pamela Hicks, the late Queen's third cousin
    • Edwina Brudenell, the late Queen's third cousin once removed*
      • Maddison Modupe-Ojo, the late Queen's third cousin twice removed*
    • India Flint Wood, the late Queen's third cousin once removed
  • Major Ian Liddell-Grainger (representing the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association), the late Queen's third cousin once removed

Bowes-Lyon family

Descendants of the late Queen's aunt, Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone:

  • Rosemary and James Leschallas, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Susan and Peregrine Bertie, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Simon and Susan Rhodes, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
  • Michael Rhodes, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
  • Annabel Cope, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
  • Victoria and John Pryor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband

Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Lieutenant The Hon. John Bowes-Lyon:

  • Leonora, Countess of Lichfield, former wife of the late Queen's first cousin once removed*

Descendants of the late Queen's aunt, Rose Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville:

  • The Earl Granville, the late Queen's first cousin once removed*
  • The Hon. Niall Leveson-Gower, the late Queen's first cousin once removed*
  • Gilbert and Rosalind Clayton, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
  • Rose and William Stancer, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband

Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Lt.-Col. The Hon. Michael Bowes-Lyon:

  • Lady Elizabeth and Antony Leeming, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Lady Diana and Christopher Godfrey-Faussett, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Sarah and Peter Troughton, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Sabrina and Christopher Penn, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband*
  • Matthew and Jane Colman, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
  • The Hon. Albemarle Bowes-Lyon, the late Queen's first cousin

Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, The Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon:

  • Sir Simon Bowes-Lyon and Caroline, Lady Bowes-Lyon, the late Queen's first cousin and his wife

Descendants of the late Queen's great-uncle, The Hon. Francis Bowes-Lyon:

  • Captain David and Harriet Bowes-Lyon, the late Queen's second cousin once removed and his wife

Phillips family

Spencer family

  • The Earl and Countess Spencer*, the late Queen's Godson and his wife
  • The Lady and Lord Fellowes, former sister-in-law of the King, and her husband, a former private secretary to the late Queen

Parker Bowles and Shand families

  • Andrew Parker Bowles, former husband of the Queen Consort*
    • Tom Parker Bowles, Godson of the King and son of the Queen Consort
      • Lola Parker Bowles, granddaughter of the Queen Consort
      • Frederick Parker Bowles, grandson of the Queen Consort
    • Laura and Harry Lopes, daughter and son-in-law of the Queen Consort
      • Eliza Lopes, granddaughter of the Queen Consort
      • Gus Lopes, grandson of the Queen Consort
      • Louis Lopes, grandson of the Queen Consort
  • Annabel and Simon Elliot, sister and brother-in-law of the Queen Consort

Middleton family

United Kingdom

The incumbent British Prime Minister, Liz Truss (top), along with six former British Prime Ministers (Sir John Major, Sir Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa, Lady May, and Boris Johnson), attended the late Queen's state funeral.

*The incumbent and former Prime Ministers were present at both the state funeral and the committal service

Great Officers of State

See also: Great Officers of State (United Kingdom) and Royal Company of Archers
  • The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal
  • The Lord and Lady Carrington, Lord Great Chamberlain and his wife
  • The Marquess and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, former Lord Great Chamberlain and his wife
  • The Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland

Sovereign's Bodyguard

  • The Baroness Williams of Trafford, Chief Whip of the House of Lords, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
  • The Earl of Courtown, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
  • The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers and his wife

Pallbearers

  • Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Matheson of Matheson, Coldstream Guards (former Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, 2005–2014)
  • Air Marshal Sir David Walker, RAF (former Master of the Household, 2005–2013)
  • Major James Patrick, Irish Guards (former Equerry, 1992–1995)
  • Lieutenant-Commander Toby Williamson, RN (former Equerry, 1995–1998)
  • Squadron Leader Simon Brailsford, RAF (former Equerry,1998–2001)
  • Major James Duckworth-Chad, Coldstream Guards (former Equerry, 2001–2004)
  • Commander Heber Ackland, RN (former Equerry, 2004–2007)
  • Wing Commander Andrew Calame, RAF (former Equerry, 2007–2010)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Dan Rex, Royal Gurkha Rifles (former Equerry, 2010–2012)
  • Lieutenant Commander Andrew Canale, RN (former Equerry, 2012–2015)
  • Wing Commander Samuel Fletcher, RAF (former Equerry, 2015–2017)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, Blues and Royals (former Equerry, 2017–2020)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richards, Welsh Guards (Deputy Master of the Household)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Tom White, RM (Equerry)

Royal Household

  • The Lord Parker of Minsmere, Lord Chamberlain
  • The Earl of Dalhousie, Lord Steward
  • The Lord de Mauley, Master of the Horse
  • Tim Knox, Director of the Royal Collection
  • Michael Vernon, Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's Office
  • Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt, Master of the Household
  • Major General Eldon Millar, Defence Services Secretary
  • Colonel Toby Browne, Crown Equerry
  • Craig Whittaker, Treasurer of the Household
  • Rebecca Harris, Comptroller of the Household
  • Jo Churchill, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
  • Sir Edward Young, Private Secretary to the Sovereign
  • Sir Clive Alderton, Principal Private Secretary to the former Prince of Wales
  • Mark Leishman, Private Secretary to the former Prince of Wales
  • John Sorabji, Deputy Private Secretary to the Sovereign
  • David Hogan-Hern, Deputy Private Secretary to the Sovereign
  • Sir Michael Stevens, Keeper of the Privy Purse
  • The Earl of Rosslyn, Master of the Household to the former Prince of Wales
  • The Earl and Countess of Airlie, former Lord Chamberlain and his wife, who was a Lady in Waiting to the late Queen
  • The Lord Luce, former Lord Chamberlain
  • The Earl and Countess Peel, former Lord Chamberlain and his wife
  • The Lord and Lady Janvrin, former Private Secretary and his wife
  • The Lord and Lady Geidt, former Private Secretary and his wife
  • Paul Whybrew, Page to the late Queen
  • Barry Mitford, Page to the late Queen
  • The Hon. Mary Morrison, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen
  • The Lady Hussey of North Bradley, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen
  • The Lady and Lord Elton, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen, and her husband
  • The Hon. Dame Annabel Whitehead, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen
  • Jennifer Gordon-Lennox, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen
  • Angela Kelly, personal assistant and senior dresser to the late Queen
  • The Viscount and Viscountess Brookeborough, Personal Lord in Waiting and his wife
  • The Viscount Hood, Personal Lord in Waiting
  • Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson, Equerry to the former Prince of Wales
  • Lieutenant Commander Rob Dixon RN, Equerry to the Prince of Wales
  • Commander Anne Sullivan RN, Deputy Private Secretary to The Princess Royal
  • Sarah Clarke, Lady Usher of the Black Rod
  • The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Hereditary Keeper of the Palace of Holyroodhouse
  • The Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Hereditary Master of the Royal Household in Scotland and his wife
  • The Earl of Dundee, Hereditary Royal Standard Bearer for Scotland

Officers of Arms

England

  • David White, Garter Principal King of Arms
  • Timothy Duke, Clarenceux King of Arms
  • Robert Noel, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms
  • Peter O'Donoghue, York Herald
  • John Allen-Petrie, Richmond Herald
  • John Martin Robinson, Maltravers Herald Extraordinary
  • Major David Rankin-Hunt, Norfolk Herald Extraordinary
  • Thomas Lloyd, Wales Herald Extraordinary
  • Adam Tuck, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant
  • Mark Scott, Bluemantle Pursuivant
  • Dominic Ingram, Portcullis Pursuivant

Scotland

  • Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms
  • Adam Bruce, Marchmont Herald
  • Liam Devlin, Rothesay Herald
  • George Way of Plean, Carrick Pursuivant
  • John Stirling, Ormond Pursuivant
  • Roderick Macpherson, Unicorn Pursuivant
  • Professor Gillian Black, Linlithgow Pursuivant Extraordinary
  • Colin Russell, Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary
  • Philip Tibbetts, March Pursuivant Extraordinary

Household Division

  • Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne, Gold Stick-in-Waiting, Colonel of the Life Guards
  • Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall, Colonel of the Coldstream Guards
  • Major General Chris Ghika, Major-General commanding the Household Division
  • Colonel Mark Berry, Silver Stick-in-Waiting
  • Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Light, Field Officer in Brigade Waiting

Members of the Cabinet

See also: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
  • Thérèse Coffey, Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Kwasi Kwarteng, Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
  • Suella Braverman, Secretary of State for the Home Department
  • Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence
  • Brandon Lewis, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Secretary of State for Justice
  • Nadhim Zahawi, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, Minister for Equalities
  • Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council
  • The Lord True, Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
  • Jake Berry, Chairman of the Conservative Party, Minister without Portfolio
  • Alok Sharma, President for COP26, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
  • Jacob Rees-Mogg, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Kemi Badenoch, Secretary of State for International Trade, President of the Board of Trade
  • Chloe Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
  • Kit Malthouse, Secretary of State for Education
  • Ranil Jayawardena, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Secretary of State for Transport
  • Chris Heaton-Harris, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
  • Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
  • Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland
  • Sir Robert Buckland, Secretary of State for Wales

Leaders of other UK political parties

  • Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, and Leader of the Labour Party
  • Sir Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
  • Ian Blackford, Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons
  • Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party
  • Liz Saville Roberts, Leader of Plaid Cymru in the House of Commons
  • Colum Eastwood, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party

First ministers of devolved governments

Leaders of other political parties in devolved nations

  • Anas Sarwar, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
  • Douglas Ross, Leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Andrew R. T. Davies, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives
  • Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats
  • Naomi Long, Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
  • Doug Beattie, Leader of Ulster Unionist Party

Other politicians

  • Hamza Taouzzale, Lord Mayor of Westminster, and his mother Soud
  • Vincent Keaveny, Lord Mayor of London, and Amanda Keaveny
  • Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, and Saadiya Khan
  • The Baroness Smith of Basildon, Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords
  • Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • David Lammy, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
  • The Lord Judge, Convenor of the Crossbench Peers
  • The Lord Hague of Richmond, former Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition
  • Sir Iain Duncan Smith, former Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition
  • The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, Chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers
  • Sir Graham Brady, Chairman of the 1922 Committee

Recipients of orders and decorations

  • Johnson Beharry, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Keith Payne, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Joshua Leakey, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Jim Beaton, recipient of the George Cross
  • Matthew Croucher, recipient of the George Cross
  • Christopher Finney, recipient of the George Cross
  • Tony Gledhill, recipient of the George Cross
  • Kevin Haberfield, recipient of the George Cross
  • Kim Hughes, recipient of the George Cross
  • Peter Norton, recipient of the George Cross
  • Samuel Shephard, recipient of the George Cross
  • Dominic Troulan, recipient of the George Cross
  • The Baroness Manningham-Buller, Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter
  • The Marquess of Salisbury, Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
  • The Baroness Amos, Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter
  • The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, Knight of the Order of the Thistle
  • The Lord Patel, Knight of the Order of the Thistle
  • Lady Elish Angiolini, Lady of the Order of the Thistle
  • Sir Stephen Dalton, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
  • Sir Patrick Vallance, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
  • Sir Chris Whitty, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
  • Susan Ridge, Companion of the Order of the Bath
  • Neil MacGregor, Member of the Order of Merit
  • The Lord Darzi of Denham, Member of the Order of Merit
  • Dame Ann Dowling, Member of the Order of Merit
  • Sir David Manning, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
  • The Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
  • The Lord Sterling of Plaistow, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
  • Sir Christopher Greenwood, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
  • Dame Amelia Fawcett, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Sir Richard Eyre, Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour
  • Sir Paul Nurse, Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour
  • Dame Marina Warner, Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour
  • The Lord Lingfield, Knight Bachelor
  • Sir Colin Berry, Knight Bachelor
  • Sir Gary Hickinbottom, Knight Bachelor

Crown Dependencies

  • Richard Cripwell, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
  • Sir Timothy Le Cocq, Bailiff of Jersey
  • Sir John Lorimer, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man

British Overseas Territories

  • Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam, Governor of Anguilla
    • Ellis Webster, Premier of Anguilla
  • Paul Candler, Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory and the British Indian Ocean Territory
  • Rena Lalgie, Governor of Bermuda
    • Edward David Burt, Premier of Bermuda
  • Martyn Roper, Governor of the Cayman Islands
    • Wayne Panton, Premier of the Cayman Islands
  • Alison Blake, Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
    • Roger Spink, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands
  • Sir David Steel, Governor of Gibraltar
    • Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar
  • Sarah Tucker, Governor of Montserrat
    • Easton Taylor-Farrell, Premier of Montserrat
  • Iona Thomas, Governor of Pitcairn, British High Commissioner to New Zealand
  • Nigel Phillips, Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
    • Julie Thomas, Chief Minister of Saint Helena
  • Nigel Dakin, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
    • Charles Washington Misick, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • John Rankin, Governor of the British Virgin Islands
    • Natalio Wheatley, Premier of the British Virgin Islands

Service Chiefs

  • Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff
    • Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Craig of Radley, former Chief of the Defence Staff (1988–1991)
    • Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank, former Chief of the Defence Staff (1997–2001)
    • Field Marshal The Lord Walker of Aldringham, former Chief of the Defence Staff (2003–2006)
    • Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Stirrup, former Chief of the Defence Staff (2006–2010)
    • General The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, former Chief of the Defence Staff (2010–2013)
    • General The Lord Houghton of Richmond, former Chief of the Defence Staff (2013–2016)
    • Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach, former Chief of the Defence Staff (2016–2018)
    • General Sir Nicholas Carter, former Chief of the Defence Staff (2018–2021)
  • General Gwyn Jenkins, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff
  • Admiral Sir Ben Key, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
  • General Sir Patrick Sanders, Chief of the General Staff
    • General The Lord Dannatt, former Chief of the General Staff (2006–2009)
  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, Chief of the Air Staff
  • General Sir James Hockenhull, Commander Strategic Command

Other realms

Prime ministers and governors-general were in attendance at both the state funeral and the committal service.

Canada

The concurrent Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau (top), along with four former Canadian Prime Ministers (Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, and Stephen Harper), attended the state funeral of Canada's late Queen.

Australia

  • David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia, and Linda Hurley
  • Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, and Jodie Haydon
  • Lynette Wood, acting Australian High Commissioner and Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom
  • Keith Payne, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Mark Donaldson, recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia
  • Daniel Keighran, recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia
  • Ben Roberts-Smith, recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia
  • Michael Pratt, recipient of the George Cross
  • Allan Sparkes, recipient of the Cross of Valour
  • Mark Dodgson, Officer of the Order of Australia
  • Dylan Alcott, 2022 Australian of the Year
  • Valmai Dempsey, 2022 Senior Australian of the Year
  • Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, 2021 Senior Australian of the Year
  • Shanna Whan, 2022 Australian of the Year Local Hero
  • Saba Abraham, 2022 Local Hero, Queensland
  • Kim Smith APM, 2022 Local Hero, Tasmania
  • Trudy Lin, 2022 Young Australian of the Year, South Australia
  • Danny Abdallah, Co-Creator of i4give Day and Foundation
  • Professor Helen Milroy, 2021 Australian of the Year, Western Australia
  • Robbie and Gai Waterhouse, horse-racing personalities

New Zealand

Austin, Gayford, Ardern, Kiro, Davies - before QEII state funeral
Representatives from New Zealand (Austin's partner and Shannon Austin, Arden's partner Clarke Gayford, Jacinda Ardern, Dame Cindy Kiro and husband Dr Richard Davies) attended the funeral of New Zealand's longest-reigning sovereign.
  • Dame Cindy Kiro, Governor-General of New Zealand, and husband Richard Davies
  • Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and partner Clarke Gayford
  • Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
  • Dalton Tagelagi, Premier of Niue
  • The King and Queen of the Kīngitanga
  • Shannon Austin, acting New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and spouse
  • Willie Apiata, former corporal in the New Zealand Special Air Service and recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand
  • Jacinda Amey, recipient of the New Zealand Cross
  • Aivale Cole, soprano singer
  • Esther Jessop, founder of the Ngāti Rānana cultural group
  • Sir Tipene O'Regan, academic and company director
  • Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, opera singer
  • Hana O'Regan, advocate and academic
  • Corey Baker, 2022 UK New Zealander of the Year
  • Rebecca Smith, former New Zealand footballer
  • Jacqueline Gilbert, entrepreneur and Cambridge University MBA graduate
  • Ngaire Woods, Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University

Jamaica

The Bahamas

  • Sir Cornelius A. Smith, Governor-General of the Bahamas, and Clara, Lady Smith
  • Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas
  • Ellison Greenslade, Bahamian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and Mrs Greenslade

Grenada

  • Dame Cécile La Grenade, Governor-General of Grenada
  • Kisha Abba Grant, Grenadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

  • Sir David Vunagi, Governor-General of Solomon Islands

Tuvalu

  • Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, Governor-General of Tuvalu
  • Kausea Natano, Prime Minister of Tuvalu

Saint Lucia

  • Errol Charles, Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia
  • Ernest Hilaire, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information of Saint Lucia
  • Anthony Severin, High Commissioner for Saint Lucia to the United Kingdom

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Belize

Antigua and Barbuda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Other Commonwealth countries

Royalty

Heads of state and government

Droupadi Murmu met with Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Rehana just before the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
President Droupadi Murmu of India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, and Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana, attended the Queen's state funeral

The following Commonwealth heads of state and government attended the funeral:

Other national representatives

  • Joseph Isaac, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
  • Themba Masuku, Deputy Prime Minister and former Acting Prime Minister of Eswatini
  • Hamat Bah, Minister of Tourism and Culture of The Gambia
  • Gail Teixeira, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance of Guyana
  • Sujit Ghosh, acting Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
  • Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi
    • Gospel Kazako, Minister for Information and Digitisation of Malawi
  • Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique
  • Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria
    • Sarafa Tunji Ishola, Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
  • Fatima Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone
  • General Jeje Odongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda
  • James Harris, Honorary Consul of Vanuatu
  • Mulambo Haimbe [wikidata], Justice Minister of Zambia

Commonwealth Secretariat

International

Royalty

  • * Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, only
  • ** Present at both the state funeral and the committal service
  • *** Present at the Buckingham Palace reception on 18 September but not at either the state funeral or the committal service

Members of reigning royal houses

The late Queen's second cousin Harald V of Norway (middle) and third cousins, Margrethe II of Denmark (left) and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (right), attended her funeral.

Members of non-reigning royal houses

  • The Margravine of Baden, the late Queen's fourth cousin once removed (also wife of the late Queen's nephew by marriage)
    • The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Baden, the late Queen's third cousin once removed (also great-nephew by marriage) and his wife
  • Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria, the late Queen's third cousin once removed
  • Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, the late Queen's third cousin
    • Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, the late Queen's third cousin once removed and his wife
    • Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, the late Queen's third cousin once removed and Goddaughter*
  • The Landgrave and Landgravine of Hesse, the late Queen's third cousin once removed and his wife
  • The Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the late Queen's third cousin once removed (also great-nephew by marriage) and his wife
  • Princess Xenia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the late Queen's third cousin once removed (also great-niece by marriage)
  • The Custodian of the Crown of Romania and Prince Radu of Romania, the late Queen's third cousin once removed and her husband
  • Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia, the late Queen's third cousin once removed and his wife

Heads of state and government

Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde (left), French President Emmanuel Macron (middle) and US President Joe Biden (right) attended the funeral.

Foreign ministers

  • Bisera Turković, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Antonia Urrejola, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
  • Álvaro Leyva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
  • Richard Randriamandrato [fr], Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar
  • Marcelo Ebrard, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, and his spouse Rosalinda Bueso
  • Narayan Khadka, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
  • Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman
  • José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain
  • Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
  • Reem Al Hashimi, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates
  • Francisco Bustillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay
  • Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See
  • Bùi Thanh Sơn, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam
  • Frederick Shava, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe

Ambassadors

  • Carles Jordana, Andorran Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Geraldo Nunda, Angolan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Javier Esteban Figueroa, Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Vanja Filipović, Bosnian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Kan Pharidh, Cambodian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Rafael Ortiz Fábrega, Costa Rican Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Igor Pokaz, Croatian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Ayeid Mousseid Yahya, Djiboutian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Antonito de Araújo, Timorese Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom
  • Sebastián Corral, Ecuadorian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Vanessa Interiano, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Estifanos Habtemariam Ghebreyesus, Eritrean Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • José Alberto Briz Gutiérrez, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Euvrard Saint Amand, Haitian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Iván Romero-Martínez, Honduran Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Desra Percaya, Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Mehdi Hosseini Matin, Iranian Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom
  • Mohammad Jaafar Al-Sadr, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Choe Il, North Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Edil Baisalov, Kyrgyzstani Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Laotian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Gurly Gibson-Schwarz, Liberian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Angela Ponomariov, Moldovan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Hakim Hajoui, Moroccan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepali Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Guisell Morales Echaverry, Nicaraguan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Hussein Mohammed Muqaibel, Omani Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom
  • Husam Zomlot, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Natalia Royo de Hagerman [wikidata], Panamanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Genaro Pappalardo, Paraguayan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Juan Carlos Gamarra Skeels, Peruvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Pisanu Suvanajata, Thai Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • César Rodríguez-Zavalla, Uruguayan Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Other national representatives

  • Sahiba Gafarova, Chairman of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
  • Djerassem Le Bemadjiel [fr], Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Chad
  • Wang Qishan, Vice President of China
    • Liu Xiaoming, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Korean Peninsula Affairs (former PRC ambassador to the UK)
  • Verónica Alcocer, First Lady of Colombia
  • Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga, President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Salvador Valdés Mesa, Vice President of Cuba
  • Eduardo Estrella, President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic
  • Kabele Soumah, Secretary General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea
  • Abdourahmane Cissé, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Ivory Coast
  • Mäulen Äşimbaev, Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan
  • Adylbek Kasymaliev [wikidata], First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan
  • Musa Al-Koni, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya
  • Diéminatou Sangaré [fi], Minister for Health of Mali
  • Arístides Royo, Minister for Canal Affairs and former President of Panama
  • Irene Marcos, sister of President Bongbong Marcos of the Philippines
  • Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs of South Sudan
  • Mustapha Ferjani [wikidata], Minister Councillor to the President of Tunisia
  • Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine
  • Sodiq Safoyev, First Deputy Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan
  • Ahmed Albably, Consul at the Yemeni Embassy in the United Kingdom

Other subnational representatives

Faith representatives

Information in this section taken from the official order of service.

Christian

England

  • Agu Irukwu, Senior Pastor of Jesus House UK
  • Glyn Barrett, National Leader of Assemblies of God
  • Helen Cameron, Moderator of the Free Churches Group
  • Shermara Fletcher, Principal Officer for Pentecostal and Charismatic Relations of Churches Together in England
  • Brian Peddle, General of the Salvation Army
  • Graham Thompson, President of the Methodist Conference
  • Archbishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Great Britain
  • Vincent Nichols, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster
  • Archbishop Nikitas, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain

Scotland

  • Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
  • Leo Cushley, Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh
  • Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Wales

  • Simon Walkling, President of the Free Church Council of Wales
  • Andrew John, Archbishop of Wales
  • Mark O'Toole, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff

Northern Ireland

  • David Nixon, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland
  • Ian Brown, Lead Minister of Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church
  • John Kirkpatrick, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
  • Eamon Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
  • John McDowell, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan

Royal Household

  • David Fergusson, Dean of the Thistle and of the Chapel Royal in Scotland
  • Canon Paul Wright, Sub-Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal
  • Sarah Mullally, Bishop of London and Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal
  • David Conner, Dean of Windsor
  • James Newcome, Clerk of the Closet
  • John Inge, Bishop of Worcester and Lord High Almoner

Westminster Abbey and others

  • Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan
    • The Lord and Lady Sentamu, former Archbishop of York and his wife
  • Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan
  • Robert Latham, Minor Canon and Sacrist
  • Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Precentor
  • Tricia Hillas, Canon Steward and Archdeacon of Westminster
  • James Hawkey, Canon Theologian and Almoner
  • Anthony Ball, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St. Margaret's Church
  • David Stanton, Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer
  • David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster

Other religions

  • Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Representative of the Buddhist community
  • The Lord Singh of Wimbledon, Representative of the Sikh community
  • Rajnish Kashyap, General Secretary of Hindu Council UK
  • Shirin Fozdar-Faroudi, Representative of the Bahá'í community
  • Nemu Chandaria, Representative of the Jain community
  • Malcolm Deboo, Representative of the Zoroastrian community
  • Aliya Azam, Interfaith Co-ordinator of the Al-Khoei Foundation
  • Shaykh Asim Yusuf, Muslim Scholar
  • Imam Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi, Director-General and Chief Imam, Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society
  • Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
  • Charley Baginsky, chief executive officer of Liberal Judaism
  • Marie van der Zyl, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews

International organisations

  • Charles Michel, President of the European Council
  • Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
  • Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation
  • Earle Courtenay Rattray, Chief of Staff to the Secretary General of the United Nations
  • Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO
  • Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee

Other dignitaries

  • Bear Grylls, Chief Scout of The Scout Association
  • Amanda Medler, Chief Guide of Girlguiding
  • David Morgan-Hewitt, managing director of The Goring Hotel
  • Prince Rahim Aga Khan* (representing the Aga Khan)
  • The Duchess of Westminster, the late Queen's fifth cousin once removed*
  • The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, former Representative at Ascot and his wife*
  • The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Lennox, and Gordon*
  • The Earl and Countess of Derby*
  • Sir Nicholas Soames*
  • Sir Jackie Stewart*
  • John Warren, racing manager, and Lady Carolyn Warren
  • Sir Francis Brooke Bt., His Majesty's Representative at Ascot, and Katherine, Lady Brooke*
  • Sandy Dudgeon, Senior Steward at The Jockey Club
  • Simon Brooks-Ward, director of the Royal Windsor Horse Show and other equestrian events*
  • Nicky Henderson, racehorse trainer, and Diana Henderson*
  • Andrew Balding, racehorse trainer, and Anna Lisa Balding*
  • William Haggas, racehorse trainer, and Maureen Haggas*
  • John Gosden, racehorse trainer, and Rachel Hood*
  • Sir Michael Stoute, racehorse trainer*
  • Richard Hannon Jr., racehorse trainer*
  • Roger Charlton, racehorse trainer*
  • Michael Bell, racehorse trainer*
  • Ryan Moore, jockey
  • Sue Magnier, thoroughbred owner and breeder, and her daughter Kate Wachman*
  • David Hayes, Australian racehorse trainer, and Prue Hayes
  • Monty Roberts, American horse trainer, and Pat Roberts*
  • Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St Davids Cathedral
  • Natalie Queiroz, campaigner against knife crime
  • Hsien Chew, founder of Proud Voices, an LGBT choir network
  • Pranav Bhanot, lawyer who provided assistance and free meal delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Absences

  • Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, Asantehene of Asante and Kumasehene of Kumasi, was invited but was unable to attend.
  • Lech Wałęsa, former President of Poland and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was invited but did not attend due to his poor health.
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey, was invited but declined to attend due to security concerns, instead being in New York City for the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on the day of the funeral.

Invitations rescinded

  • The Crown Princess of Denmark was uninvited after initially being invited. The original invitation was later reported to be issued in error.
  • The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was initially invited to present his condolences in person to the royal family. The government of Saudi Arabia later withdrew the invitation.

Uninvited states

Six UN member states were not invited to be represented at the funeral due to poor or non-existing diplomatic relations between their respective governments and that of the United Kingdom. Belarus and Russia were both excluded due to their involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The de facto governments of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria and Venezuela were also not invited as they did not maintain any official relations with the UK government.

The Republic of China (Taiwan) was not invited officially to the funeral because the UK has no official diplomatic relations with the ROC. However, Kelly Hsieh, Taiwan's representative to the UK, was "specially invited" by the British government to add Taiwan's condolences at Lancaster House in London. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described it as "... the same courtesies as those afforded to heads of state, representatives, and members of royal households from other countries ..."

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