• Representatives from Russia, Belarus or Myanmar were not invited, says the BBC’s James Landale.
• Most leaders were asked to arrive on advertising flights and told they would be transported en masse by bus from west London.
The Queen’s funeral on Monday is expected to be one of the meetings of royalty and politicians held in the UK in decades.
Invitations were sent out over the weekend and some 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries were expected.
Most executives were asked to arrive on advertising flights and told they would be transported en masse from west London.
The rite will take place at Westminster Abbey, which can hold about 2,200 people.
Here’s what we know so far about who will be present and who probably won’t.
Members of royal families from all over Europe are expected, many of whom are blood relatives of the Queen.
King Philip and Queen Matilda of Belgium have shown their presence, as have King William Alexander and his wife, Queen Maxima, as well as his mother, former Dutch Princess Beatrix.
King Philip and Queen Letizia of Spain accepted the invitation, as did the royal families of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
The White House has said that President Joe Biden will have first lady Jill Biden, it is understood that they will not travel by bus.
Many discussions have focused on whether President Biden would invite his predecessor, Donald Trump, to be part of the U. S. delegation. But limits on the length of delegations mean former presidents won’t necessarily attend.
There have been hypotheses that some former presidents and first ladies, especially the Obamas, might get personal invitations.
Jimmy Carter, who served as president from 1977 to 1981, did not get an invitation, he told Politico.
Leaders from across the Commonwealth, headed by the Queen throughout her reign, are expected to attend.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese received an invitation, as did New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
A number of governors-general who constitute the monarch in a Commonwealth kingdom are expected to be provided with their country’s leaders.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe also reportedly accepted invitations. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not yet shown whether he will be there.
Other world leaders who allegedly accepted the invitations are Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Italian President Sergio Mattarella, as well as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro showed their attendance.
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to make the trip.
It is unclear whether Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week will mark the first time he has left China since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, will receive an invitation or accept it.
The Islamic Republic of Iran, which has long been subject to foreign sanctions over its nuclear program, will be represented at the ambassadorial level, Whitehall resources said.
Representatives from Russia, Belarus or Myanmar were not invited, says the BBC’s James Landale.
Diplomatic relations between the UK and Russia have still collapsed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that he has “no plans” to attend the funeral.
The invasion was introduced in part from the territory of Belarus, whose president, Alexander Lukashenko, is a great friend of President Putin.
The UK has also reduced its diplomatic presence in Myanmar since a military coup in the country in February 2021.
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