Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, and she will finally be buried on September 19, in the chapel of King George VI at Windsor Castle, an annex to the main chapel (where the father and mother of the Queen, as well as the ashes of her sister, Princess Margaret). To attend his funeral, which will be held at Westminster Abbey, the new King Charles has invited all the elite and heads of state.
Mohammed VI is replaced by Prince Rashid
Among the crowned heads, yesterday evening at Buckingham Palace, attended a reception organized by the new sovereign King Felipe VI of Spain and his queen Letizia, Carl XVI Gustaf and Silvia of Sweden, Albert II of Monaco and his wife Charlene. King Abdullah of Jordan arrived with his wife Rania, and their son, Hussein, the crown prince, who has just announced his engagement.
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And while we should also come across the Queen of Denmark Margrethe II and her son Frederick, Philippe and Mathilde from Belgium, Harald and Sonja from Norway, William-Alexander and Maxima from the Netherlands, we know that the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, will not be able to be there. The latter commissioned his brother, Prince Moulay Rachid ben El Hassan (son of Hassan II who knew Elizabeth II well), to come and pay homage to him in London.
What raise concerns about his health, already fragile. However, Mohammed VI is said to have planned a trip to Algeria for the Arab League summit on November 1 and 2. A historic event since the diplomatic relations between Morocco and its North African neighbor are for the time being icy…
Another sovereign absent, for health reasons
Unfortunately, on September 18 and 19, Mohammed VI was not the only sovereign to have had to decline Charles III’s invitation. The sovereign pontiff, Pope Francis, whose health is also worrying, will be replaced by the “ministerof Vatican Foreign Affairs, Bishop Paul Gallagher.
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