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During her seven-decade reign, Queen Elizabeth II met 14 American presidents.
The queen kept the crown above partisan politics, but was always fully engaged in the political world.
In 70 years on the throne, the queen has met 15 different prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to Boris Johnson.
This Monday, September 19, the United Kingdom will say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II, with a state funeral, which is expected to be attended by many world leaders. even though ihe funeral will bring together various presidents and diplomats from around the world, the protocol that has to be followed is an extensive list where one of the main ones is that foreign heads of state, as well as members of the world’s royalty, will not be able to reach London in private planes, or travel in helicopters or own cars.
Let us remember that the death of Elizabeth, on September 8, ended an unprecedented history of 70 years on the throne that led her to be the monarch of the United Kingdom.
Given this, the commotion in the UK is very wide after the death of the monarch, where according to data from Hayley Berg, Lead Economist at Hopperhighlights that the average rate of London hotels rose to $385 a night, from $240 a night as of September 7.
In this sense, many of the delegations of heads of state will be added to the list of these data along with hundreds of thousands of Britons arriving from all corners of the country.
According to Reuters data, luxury hotels such as Claridge’s, Connaught, Dorchester and Berkeley no longer have vacant rooms for the next 10 days despite offering rates above $1,300 a night.
Without own cars, private flights and delegations
Preparations for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II continue their course. Through information released according to documents, to which The Guardian had access, it was announced that strict rules are established for those attending the funeral, where the British Government also urges them to travel on commercial flights to avoid saturating airports with London.
Logistics is proving to be a challenge for the UK government, where it has already been a dilemma for US President Joe Biden, who will need a significant amount of additional security.
According to the guidance, international guests should keep their delegations as small as possible, with funeral invitations ideally limited to the head of state and his or her spouse, without their family or staff.
“The Government regrets that, due to limited space at the State Funeral Service and associated events, other family members, staff or entourage of the main guest cannot be admitted,” the protocol document says in part.
“The royal funeral unit would appreciate, therefore, that the accompanying delegations were as small as possible”, add guide.
“This will also reduce disruption and transit time at airports. Where possible, foreign representatives should plan their arrival in the UK at least one day before the state funeral or the first event they are to attend.
And this is how the United Kingdom clarifies that the streets of London are unable to handle the volume of private cars of foreign leaders waiting to attend the funeral. So instead they will be taken to a separate location in the city, where the government will provide bus transportation from a central assembly point.
Among the arrangements that have been confirmed for Monday is that British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will host a reception for all international visitors attending the state funeral immediately after it concludes, near Westminster Abbey. .
This demonstrates the convening power that the monarch has, where despite being a non-political figure, in her long journey in the British Crown, she had the opportunity to witness many cultural changes, especially political ones in the world.
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