Elizabeth II’s mourning and funeral cost nearly 200 million

National Mourning and Funeral Queen Elizabeth According to Treasury figures released on Thursday, the UK cost British taxpayers a total of £161.743 million (CHF 181 million) last September.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glenn said in a written statement to Parliament that “the government’s priority is for these events to run smoothly, while ensuring the safety of the public.”

2,000 guests including hundreds of foreign dignitaries

After the sovereign died aged 96 at her Scottish castle of Balmoral on September 8, her coffin was carried away. Edinburgh, It will be on public display at Westminster Hall, the oldest chamber of the British Parliament, for five days. Lakhs of people marched and paid their respects.

A state funeral was held at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, in front of 2,000 guests, including hundreds of foreign dignitaries and leaders, and later at Windsor, where the Queen rests with her husband, Prince Philip.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has spent the most

The most significant bill goes to the Home Office with £73.68m. Thousands of police have been deployed across the UK During 10 days of national mourning. The Ministry of Culture and Media is next with £57.42m, ahead of the Scottish Government (£18.75m).

No official figure has yet been released for King Charles’ coronation on May 6, but anti-monarchy group Republic has estimated it will cost at least £100 million. Funding is largely supported by British taxpayers, with the country in the grip of a severe cost-of-living crisis while inflation exceeds 10%.

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