NHS staff to walk behind Queen’s coffin in procession after funeral

King Charles, then a prince, speaks with nursing employees throughout a go to to St Bartholomew’s Hospital forward of Worldwide Nurses Day at St Bartholomews Hospital in London on Could 11, 2021 (Image: Getty)

NHS employees can be amongst these strolling behind the Queen’s coffin because it begins its journey to Windsor after her funeral.

They may be a part of King Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry within the solemn procession, in addition to different senior royals, police and members of the armed forces.

An analogous procession occurred on Wednesday, when the Queen’s casket was conveyed from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Corridor to lie in state.

The royals have been supportive of the NHS, with visits to hospitals and to see NHS employees in the course of the Covid-19 lockdowns.

The Queen is believed to have agreed preparations for her state funeral earlier than she died, and needed to incorporate members of the general public in addition to the anticipated heads of state, aristocracy and politicians.

Practically 200 key employees and volunteers recognised within the Queen’s Birthday Honours record have been invited to attend the service at Westminster Abbey, Downing Road has mentioned.

The 183 on a regular basis heroes can be a part of a 2,000-strong congregation gathered on the historic church for the ultimate farewell to the long-reigning monarch.

Prince William and his spouse Kate go to NHS employees and sufferers at Clitheroe Group Hospital in north east England on January 20, 2022 (Image: Getty)

They embrace an 88-year-old lady who data speaking books for the blind, the Cupboard Workplace mentioned.

Ella Marks, from London, attended George VI’s coronation on her father’s shoulders on The Mall in 1937.

One other invitee is Natalie Queiroz, from Birmingham, who teaches kids concerning the risks of knife crime.

Others embrace a person from Essex who runs a charity that helps to pay for veterans’ funerals, a lady from London who arrange a charity to assist adults cope with grief, and a lady from North Shields who constructed a play centre for disabled kids.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesperson mentioned: ‘I can affirm that among the many company who've been invited to attend can be virtually 200 individuals who had been recognised within the Queen’s Birthday Honours this yr, that was in June.

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‘These people drawn from throughout the UK had been recognised for his or her extraordinary contributions in areas together with the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, individuals who volunteered of their communities, charity employees and those that work in healthcare, schooling and the broader public sector.’

Buckingham Palace has not launched a full visitor record however a number of hundred dignitaries from world wide will journey to London to pay their final respects to the Queen in what is ready to be one of many greatest logistical and diplomatic occasions within the UK in many years.

US President Joe Biden can be attending, with new Prime Minister Liz Truss hoping to carry personal conferences with him and different visiting world leaders.

The leaders of most Commonwealth nations are anticipated to attend the funeral, with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying she's going to make the almost 24-hour journey with a delegation of 5 others.

Her Canadian and Australian counterparts, Justin Trudeau and Anthony Albanese, have additionally confirmed their attendance.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is anticipated to speak to Russian chief Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan this week, just isn't anticipated to come back to the UK, with President Droupadi Murmu being dispatched as a substitute.

Members of the general public pay their respects as they go the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II because it lies in state inside Westminster Corridor yesterday (Image: Getty)

Chinese language vice-president Wang Qishan will reportedly be despatched as a substitute of President Xi Jinping.

French President Emmanuel Macron, German chief Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may also attend, together with the president of the European Fee, Ursula von der Leyen.

King Felipe of Spain and his spouse, Queen Letizia, are among the many European royals who will attend.

Emperor Naruhito of Japan can be set to journey to London, in what could be his first abroad journey since taking the throne in 2019.

Native media reported that Turkish overseas minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will attend within the place of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Invites to the Queen’s funeral haven't been despatched to Russia or Belarus in opposition to the backdrop of the invasion of Ukraine. Taliban-ruled Afghanistan can be excluded, as are Syria and Myanmar.

Some 800 individuals, together with members of the Queen’s Family and Windsor property employees, will attend the committal service afterwards at 4pm in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Fort.

The Queen’s Birthday Honours in June acknowledged 1,134 individuals within the UK who made excellent contributions to their group and the nation.

The record, which coincided with Platinum Jubilee celebrations, included authors, athletes, politicians, actors and medics who got here to prominence in the course of the coronavirus pandemic.

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