A fairly penny. The British authorities has revealed the overall price of executing Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.
The nation’s Treasury division introduced in a Thursday, Might 18, assertion that they spent an estimated £161.7 million on the event, which quantities to roughly $204 million.
“The federal government’s priorities had been that these occasions ran easily and with the suitable stage of dignity, whereas always making certain the protection and safety of the general public,” John Glen, the chief secretary of the Treasury, stated in a written assertion to Parliament, per Reuters.
The House Workplace, which takes duty for policing and nationwide safety issues, had lined the most important portion of the funeral prices and paid £73.7 million kilos.
King Charles III locations the Queen’s Firm Camp Color of the Grenadier Guards on the coffin in the course of the Committal Service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Fortress, Berkshire on September 19, 2022. Joe Giddens/Pool/Shutterstock
Buckingham Palace introduced in September 2022 that Her Majesty died at age 96 after 70 years on the throne. Following Elizabeth’s loss of life, the nation noticed a 12-day mourning interval earlier than her official memorial service. The queen’s casket laid in state in each Scotland and England in order that residents may pay their respects. When the coffin arrived at London’s Westminster Corridor, people — together with David Beckham — waited in line for greater than 12 hours to supply their condolences.
The late queen’s kids — King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — and her eight grandchildren mounted respective vigils at her casket’s facet. The event, held on two separate days, marked the one time that the Duke of York, 63, and Prince Harry had been capable of put on their ceremonial navy uniforms after their respective exits as senior working royals. (The Duke of Sussex, 38, took a step again alongside spouse Meghan Markle in 2020 earlier than they moved to California, whereas Andrew resigned from his submit one yr prior after being accused of sexual misconduct. He denied the allegations and settled out of court docket in February 2022.)
The royal household — together with Harry and the Fits alum, 41, amid their estrangement — later got here collectively for Elizabeth’s state funeral on September 19, 2022. Following a procession and a service at Westminster Abbey, the queen was laid to relaxation throughout a committal service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.
Because the royals continued to mourn and honor Elizabeth’s legacy, her son Charles, 74, instantly assumed the British throne. The king’s coronation was held eight months later in Might.
“As my grandmother stated when she was topped, ‘Coronations are a declaration of our hopes for the longer term.’ And I do know she’s up there, fondly maintaining a tally of us. She can be a proud mom,” Prince William stated of the late queen and his father in the course of the festive Coronation Live performance earlier this month. “For all that celebrations are magnificent, on the coronary heart of the pageantry is an easy message. Service. My father’s first phrases on getting into Westminster Abbey yesterday had been a pledge of service. It was a pledge to proceed to serve. As a result of for over 50 years, in each nook of the U.Okay., throughout the Commonwealth and all over the world, he has devoted himself to serve others, each present and future generations, and people whose reminiscence should not be uncared for.”