More than 2,000 people will be in attendance when Queen Elizabeth II is farewelled during her state funeral at Westminster Abbey. 9News
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly to London for the funeral.The attendees, in fact, are not so ordinary.
Governor-General David Hurley, acting High Commissioner to the UK Lynette Wood and RSL president Greg Melick are other Australian officials who will attend.Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith will reportedly attend the commemorations as a Victoria Cross recipient.Horse trainers Gai and Robert Waterhouse told the
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and Princess Alexandra and Prince Richard of Gloucester will also attend the service. King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway have also confirmed their attendance, along with Romania's Custodian of the Crown, Margareta, and Prince Consort Radu.
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