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A million people are expected in London on Monday, September 19, including several hundred world leaders. Some are already there on Sunday. For the British security services, these are 24 hours under pressure.
President Joe Bidenthe Canadian Prime Minister, the King of Sweden, all collected in turn in front of the remains of Elizabeth II, Sunday, September 18. 500 leaders from around the world have come for the Queen’s funeral, which will take place on Monday. A headache for the British authorities. Joe Biden received preferential treatment, and will be able to present himself at Westminster Abbey with his famous Cadillac shielded.
The others, for the most part, have an appointment in the courtyard of the hospital in London (United Kingdom) to board buses together in the direction of Westminster. That is unusual, but the British authorities want to avoid saturation of the main roads. The Emperor of Japan, who usually never travels for a funeral, will therefore potentially be seated alongside the emirs of the Middle East, a first. Emmanuel Macron also obtained an exemption. Russia was left out of the event.