Russian officials will not participate in the funeral of Elizabeth II

REUTERS, citing sources, previously reported that London did not invite Russian representatives to the funeral of Elizabeth II. The Russian embassy responded by saying

Russian officials did not plan to participate in protocol events in connection with the death of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain due to the poor state of relations between Moscow and London. This was reported to RBC at the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom.

“In view of the deplorable state of Russian-British bilateral relations, as well as London’s essentially hostile course towards our country, Russian officials did not plan to participate in the protocol events organized by the British government in connection with the death of Queen Elizabeth II,” the diplomatic mission said.

Earlier in the day, Reuters cited a British government source as saying the UK had not invited representatives from RUSSIA, Belarus and Myanmar to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II due to sanctions against those countries.

Reuters learned that Russia was not invited to the funeral of Elizabeth II Politics

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 at Balmoral Palace in Scotland. Shortly before her death, the HEALTH of the British Queen deteriorated, she missed several public events.

After her death, ten days of mourning was declared in the kingdom in accordance with a pre-approved plan. At the request of the new King Charles III, mourning will continue for another week after the Queen's funeral, which will take place on 19 September.

About 500 foreign dignitaries are expected to attend the funeral of Elizabeth II in London, and invitations have been sent to the heads of state of most countries, the BBC reported. The Kremlin has previously ruled out a trip by President Vladimir Putin to the funeral of the British Queen.

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After the death of Elizabeth II, the crown automatically passed to her 73-year-old son, Prince Charles. He took the name Charles III, and officially became King of Great Britain on September 10 after the approval of the Council of Succession. On the same day he was proclaimed King of CANADA. In total, he received the crown of 14 Commonwealth countries.