The state funeral of the Queen isabel II in 2022, as well as related events, had a cost to the British coffers of 162 million pounds (almost about 200 million euros), the Treasury Department reported on Thursday.
Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 in the Scottish castle of Balmoral, two days after receiving the then new prime minister, Liz Trussand the funeral was held on September 19 at the westminster abbeyin London.
The funeral, which was attended by heads of government or state from numerous countries, took place after ten days of national mourning.
During that period, thousands of people visited Elizabeth II’s funeral chapel in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the UK Parliament.
Most of the costs were borne by the Home Office with £73.68 million ($79.35 million) followed by Culture, Media and Sport with £57 million ($61.39 million). of euros).
Meanwhile, the regional government of Scotland allocated 18.75 million pounds (29.19 million euros) to the funeral chapel of the monarch.
Treasury chief John Glen said the government’s priority at the time was to ensure that the event “went smoothly” and with “the appropriate level of dignity, while ensuring the safety of the public at all times.”
Elizabeth II had assumed the throne on February 6, 1952, on the death of her father, King George VI. After the queen’s death, her eldest son assumed the throne as Carlos III.
The king’s coronation took place on the 6th at Westminster Abbey, the same Anglican temple where Elizabeth II was also crowned in June 1953.
Source: EFE
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