World leaders to pack Queen Elizabeth II's funeral: Who is attending and who is not

WASHINGTON — World leaders are set to descend on Westminster Abbey for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in a global display of admiration for Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

Queen Elizabeth II, who died last Thursday, was 96.

President Joe Biden, accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, is among the heads of state traveling to London for next Monday's funeral, which will be packed with presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers, and kings and queens from other nations.

The historic event has sparked a flurry of speculation on whom will be invited by Buckingham Palace — and who might turn it down.

Other leaders expected to attend include Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

A notable, yet unsurprising, absence will be Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian state media reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russians respected Queen Elizabeth II "for her wisdom and for her global authority" but Putin attending the funeral is not under consideration. Putin drew widespread condemnation, including sanctions from United Kingdom, for his ongoing war against Ukraine.

Some top foreign leaders will have other officials represent their nations. For example, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday that the country's foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, will represent Mexico at the funeral.

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Attendance by foreign leaders will be limited to one representative from each country and their partner, according to Foreign Office documents obtained by Politico.

Leaders who plan to attend, according to public statements and multiple media reports, are:

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Finland President Sauli Niinisto

French President Emmanuel Macron

German President Frank-Walker Steinmeier

Hungarian President Katalin Novák

Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin and President Michael Higgins

Israeli Prime Minister Isaac Herzog

Italian President Sergio Mattarella

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness

Japanese Emperor Naruhito

Latvian President President Egils Levits

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda

Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima

New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Poland's President Andrzej Duda

Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol

Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia Ortiz (Juan Carlos, Spain's former king, will also attend, according to Spanish daily elDiario.es.)

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesingh

Tonga King George Tupou VI

Trinidad and Tobago President Paula-Mae Weekes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

U.S. President Joe Biden

Members of royal families families from Norway, Denmark and Sweden will also attend the funeral, the Daily Guardian reported. Other leaders set to attend, according to Reuters, are Alexander Van der Bellen, president of Austria; Mohammad Shtayyeh, prime minister of Palestine; and European Council President Charles Michel.

Contributing: Associated Press

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