the preparation of an extraordinary funeral, 750,000 visitors expected in London

The funeral of Elizabeth II “[sont] already described[es] as one of the greatest diplomatic events of the century, with an unprecedented guest list. French, American, Japanese, Turkish, New Zealand heads of state, members of royal families from all over the world are expected.lists, Monday, September 12, the journalist Ambroise Bouleis, of France Télévisons Londres.

Heads of State were asked to come accompanied only by their spouse, “and to favor commercial flights rather than private jets and helicopters. There will also be special shuttles put in place”, adds the journalist. The crowd is expected well before the funeral: some 750,000 visitors, who will come to pray on the queen’s coffin on Wednesday. “Which suggests eight kilometers of queue, or 20 hours of waiting, to access the Palace of Westminster (London, United Kingdom)”concludes the journalist.