Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain's government an estimated 162 million pounds, the treasury said Thursday.
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain's government an estimated 162 million pounds , the treasury said Thursday.
The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19, was the first in the U.K. since that of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965. The occasion, attended by world leaders and dignitaries, followed 10 days of national mourning after the queen died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
Hundreds of thousands of people were drawn to Westminster Abbey to see the United Kingdom's longest-serving monarch lying in state.Sign up for NECN newsletters.“The government’s priorities were that these events ran smoothly and with the appropriate level of dignity, while at all times ensuring the safety and security of the public,” said John Glen, chief secretary to the treasury, in a statement.
Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, were both interred at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
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