List of guests at the state funeral of Elizabeth II

Countries from which at least one representative attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022.

The state funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, was attended by a significant number of dignitaries from across the world, with priority given to those from the Commonwealth of Nations, becoming one of the largest gathering of world leaders in history. They attended a service at Westminster Abbey on 19 September 2022. In addition to foreign dignitaries, a small number of the Queen's family, friends, cabinet ministers, religious representatives, courtiers and employees, and volunteers who have supported their communities attended.

To accommodate all countries wishing to be allocated seats, the UK government limited the number of members in each official diplomatic delegation to two. 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries were present at the funeral ceremony, which was attended by 2,000 people in total.

Representatives from 168 countries, out of 193 UN member states, two UN observer states and Kosovo, confirmed attendance, including 18 monarchs, 55 presidents and 25 prime ministers.

Royal family and relatives

* Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle only.

The late Queen's descendants:

Members of the Queen's family attended her funeral

Other descendants of King George VI:

Other descendants of King George V:

  • The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the late Queen's first cousin and his wife
    • Earl and Countess of Ulster, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
      • Lord Culloden, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Lady Cosima Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Lady Davina Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
      • Senna Lewis, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Lady Rose and George Gilman, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
      • Lyla Gilman, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
  • The Duke of Kent, the late Queen's first cousin
    • Earl and Countess of St Andrews, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
    • Lady Helen and Timothy Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
      • Columbus Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Cassius Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Eloise Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Estella Taylor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Lord Nicholas Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
      • Albert Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Leopold Windsor, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
  • Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy, the late Queen's first cousin
    • James and Julia Ogilvy, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
      • Flora and Timothy Vesterberg, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed and her husband
      • Alexander Ogilvy, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
    • Marina Ogilvy, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
      • Zenouska Mowatt, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
      • Christian Mowatt, the late Queen's first cousin twice removed
  • Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the late Queen's first cousin and his wife
  • The Earl and Countess of Harewood, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife*

Other descendants of King Edward VII:

  • The Duke and Duchess of Fife, the late Queen's second cousin once removed and his wife
  • Lady Alexandra and Mark Etherington, the late Queen's second cousin once removed and her husband

Other descendants of Queen Victoria:

Bowes-Lyon family

Descendants of the late Queen's aunt, Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone:

  • Rosemary and James Leschallas, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Susan and Peregrine Bertie, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Simon and Susan Rhodes, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
  • Michael Rhodes, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
  • Annabel Cope, the late Queen's first cousin once removed
  • Victoria and John Pryor, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband

Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Lieutenant The Hon. John Bowes-Lyon:

Descendants of the late Queen's aunt, Rose Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville:

  • The Earl Granville, the late Queen's first cousin once removed*
  • The Hon. Niall Leveson-Gower, the late Queen's first cousin once removed*
  • Gilbert and Rosalind Clayton, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
  • Rose and William Stancer, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband

Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Lt.-Col. The Hon. Michael Bowes-Lyon:

  • Lady Elizabeth and Antony Leeming, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Lady Diana and Christopher Godfrey-Faussett, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Sarah and Peter Troughton, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Sabrina and Christopher Penn, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and her husband*
  • Matthew and Jane Colman, the late Queen's first cousin once removed and his wife
  • The Hon. Albemarle Bowes-Lyon, the late Queen's first cousin

Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, The Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon:

Descendants of the late Queen's great-uncle, The Hon. Francis Bowes-Lyon:

  • Captain David and Harriet Bowes-Lyon, the late Queen's second cousin once removed and his wife

Phillips family

Spencer family

  • The Earl and Countess Spencer*, the late Queen's Godson and his wife
  • The Lady and Lord Fellowes, former sister-in-law of the King, and her husband, a former private secretary to the late Queen

Parker Bowles and Shand families

  • Andrew Parker Bowles, former husband of the Queen Consort*
    • Tom Parker Bowles, Godson of the King and son of the Queen Consort
      • Lola Parker Bowles, granddaughter of the Queen Consort
      • Frederick Parker Bowles, grandson of the Queen Consort
    • Laura and Harry Lopes, daughter and son-in-law of the Queen Consort
      • Eliza Lopes, granddaughter of the Queen Consort
      • Gus Lopes, grandson of the Queen Consort
      • Louis Lopes, grandson of the Queen Consort
  • Annabel and Simon Elliot, sister and brother-in-law of the Queen Consort

Middleton family

United Kingdom

The concurrent British Prime Minister, Liz Truss (top), along with six former British Prime Ministers, attended the Queen's state funeral

*Current and former Prime Ministers were present at both the state funeral and the committal service

Great Officers of State

Sovereign's Bodyguard

Pallbearers

  • Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Matheson of Matheson, Coldstream Guards (former Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, 2005–2014)
  • Air Marshal Sir David Walker, RAF (former Master of the Household, 2005–2013)
  • Major James Patrick, Irish Guards (former Equerry, 1992–1995)
  • Lieutenant-Commander Toby Williamson, RN (former Equerry, 1995–1998)
  • Squadron Leader Simon Brailsford, RAF (former Equerry,1998–2001)
  • Major James Duckworth-Chad, Coldstream Guards (former Equerry, 2001–2004)
  • Commander Heber Ackland, RN (former Equerry, 2004–2007)
  • Wing Commander Andrew Calame, RAF (former Equerry, 2007–2010)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Dan Rex, Royal Gurkha Rifles (former Equerry, 2010–2012)
  • Lieutenant Commander Andrew Canale, RN (former Equerry, 2012–2015)
  • Wing Commander Samuel Fletcher, RAF (former Equerry, 2015–2017)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, Blues and Royals (former Equerry, 2017–2020)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richards, Welsh Guards (Deputy Master of the Household)
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Tom White, RM (Equerry)

Royal Household

Officers of Arms

England

Scotland

Household Division

  • Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne, Gold Stick-in-Waiting, Colonel of the Life Guards
  • Lieutenant General Sir James Bucknall, Colonel of the Coldstream Guards
  • Major General Chris Ghika, Major-General commanding the Household Division
  • Colonel Mark Berry, Silver Stick-in-Waiting
  • Lieutenant Colonel Gareth Light, Field Officer in Brigade Waiting

Members of the Cabinet

Leaders of other UK political parties

First ministers of devolved governments

Leaders of other political parties in devolved nations

Other politicians

Recipients of orders and decorations

Crown Dependencies

British Overseas Territories

Service Chiefs

Other realms

Prime ministers and governors-general were in attendance at both the state funeral and the committal service.

Canada

The concurrent Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau (top), along with four former Canadian Prime Ministers (Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, and Stephen Harper), attended the state funeral of Canada's late Queen

Australia

  • David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia, and Linda Hurley
  • Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, and Jodie Haydon
  • Lynette Wood, acting Australian High Commissioner and Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom
  • Keith Payne, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Mark Donaldson, recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia
  • Daniel Keighran, recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia
  • Ben Roberts-Smith, recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia
  • Michael Pratt, recipient of the George Cross
  • Allan Sparkes, recipient of the Cross of Valour
  • Mark Dodgson, Officer of the Order of Australia
  • Dylan Alcott, 2022 Australian of the Year
  • Valmai Dempsey, 2022 Senior Australian of the Year
  • Dr Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann, 2021 Senior Australian of the Year
  • Shanna Whan, 2022 Australian of the Year Local Hero
  • Saba Abraham, Local Hero 2022, Queensland
  • Kim Smith APM, Local Hero 2022, Tasmania
  • Trudy Lin, Young Australian of the year 2022, South Australia
  • Danny Abdallah, Co-Creator of i4give Day and Foundation
  • Chris Waller, Inductee, Australian Racing Hall of Fame, unable to attend.
  • Professor Helen Milroy, Western Australia Australian of the Year 2021
  • Robbie and Gai Waterhouse, horse-racing personalities

New Zealand

Representatives from New Zealand attended the funeral of New Zealand's longest-reigning sovereign

Jamaica

The Bahamas

Grenada

  • Dame Cécile La Grenade, Governor-General of Grenada
  • Kisha Abba Grant, Grenadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Tuvalu

Saint Lucia

  • Errol Charles, Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia
  • Ernest Hilaire, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information of Saint Lucia
  • Anthony Severin, High Commissioner for Saint Lucia to the United Kingdom

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Belize

Antigua and Barbuda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Other Commonwealth countries

Royalty

Heads of state and government

President Droupadi Murmu of India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, and Hasina's sister Sheikh Rehana, attended the Queen's state funeral

The following Commonwealth heads of state and government attended the funeral:

Other national representatives

  • Joseph Isaac, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica
  • Themba Masuku, Deputy Prime Minister and former Acting Prime Minister of Eswatini
  • Hamat Bah, Minister of Tourism and Culture of The Gambia
  • Gail Teixeira, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance of Guyana
  • Sujit Ghosh, acting Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
  • Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi
    • Gospel Kazako, Minister for Information and Digitisation of Malawi[citation needed]
  • Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique
  • Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria
  • Fatima Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone
  • General Jeje Odongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda
  • James Harris, Honorary Consul of Vanuatu[citation needed]
  • Mulambo Haimbe, Justice Minister of Zambia

Commonwealth Secretariat

International

Royalty

  • * Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, only
  • ** Present at both the state funeral and the committal service
  • *** Present at the Buckingham Palace reception on 18 September but not at either the state funeral or the committal service

Members of reigning royal houses

The late Queen's second cousin Harald V of Norway (middle) and third cousins, Margrethe II of Denmark (left) and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (right), attended her funeral.

Members of non-reigning royal houses

Heads of state and government

Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde (left), French President Emmanuel Macron (middle) and US President Joe Biden (right) attended the funeral.

Foreign ministers

Ambassadors

  • Carles Jordana, Andorran Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Geraldo Nunda, Angolan Ambassador to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Javier Esteban Figueroa, Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Vanja Filipović, Bosnian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Kan Pharidh, Cambodian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Rafael Ortiz Fábrega, Costa Rican Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Igor Pokaz, Croatian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Ayeid Mousseid Yahya, Djiboutian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Antonito de Araújo, Timorese Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Sebastián Corral, Ecuadorian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Vanessa Interiano, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Estifanos Habtemariam Ghebreyesus, Eritrean Ambassador to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • José Alberto Briz Gutiérrez, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Euvrard Saint Amand, Haitian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Iván Romero-Martínez, Honduran Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Desra Percaya, Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[non-primary source needed]
  • Mehdi Hosseini Matin, Iranian Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom
  • Mohammad Jaafar Al-Sadr, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Choe Il, North Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Edil Baisalov, Kyrgyzstani Ambassador to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Laotian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Gurly Gibson-Schwarz, Liberian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Angela Ponomariov, Moldovan Ambassador to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Hakim Hajoui, Moroccan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepali Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Guisell Morales Echaverry, Nicaraguan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Hussein Mohammed Muqaibel, Omani Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom
  • Husam Zomlot, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Natalia Royo de Hagerman [wikidata], Panamanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Genaro Pappalardo, Paraguayan Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Juan Carlos Gamarra Skeels, Peruvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Pisanu Suvanajata, Thai Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • César Rodríguez-Zavalla, Uruguayan Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Other national representatives

  • Sahiba Gafarova, Chairman of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
  • Djerassem Le Bemadjiel [fr], Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Chad[citation needed]
  • Wang Qishan, Vice President of China
    • Liu Xiaoming, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Korean Peninsula Affairs (former PRC ambassador to the UK)
  • Verónica Alcocer, First Lady of Colombia
  • Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga, President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Salvador Valdés Mesa, Vice President of Cuba
  • Eduardo Estrella, President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic
  • Kabele Soumah, Secretary General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea[citation needed]
  • Abdourahmane Cissé, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Ivory Coast
  • Mäulen Äşimbaev, Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan[citation needed]
  • Adylbek Kasymaliev [wikidata], First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan
  • Musa Al-Koni, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya
  • Diéminatou Sangaré [fi], Minister for Health of Mali[citation needed]
  • Arístides Royo, Minister for Canal Affairs and former President of Panama
  • Irene Marcos, sister of President Bongbong Marcos of the Philippines
  • Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs of South Sudan
  • Mustapha Ferjani [wikidata], Minister Councillor to the President of Tunisia[citation needed]
  • Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine
  • Sodiq Safoyev, First Deputy Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan
  • Ahmed Albably, Consul at the Yemeni Embassy in the United Kingdom

Other subnational representatives

Faith representatives

Information in this section taken from the official order of service.

Christian

England

  • Agu Irukwu, Senior Pastor of Jesus House UK
  • Glyn Barrett, National Leader of Assemblies of God
  • Helen Cameron, Moderator of the Free Churches Group
  • Shermara Fletcher, Principal Officer for Pentecostal and Charismatic Relations of Churches Together in England
  • Brian Peddle, General of the Salvation Army
  • Graham Thompson, President of the Methodist Conference
  • Archbishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Great Britain
  • Vincent Nichols, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster
  • Archbishop Nikitas, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain

Scotland

Wales

  • Simon Walkling, President of the Free Church Council of Wales
  • Andrew John, Archbishop of Wales
  • Mark O'Toole, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff

Northern Ireland

  • David Nixon, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland
  • Ian Brown, Lead Minister of Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church
  • John Kirkpatrick, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
  • Eamon Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
  • John McDowell, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan

Royal Household

Westminster Abbey and others

  • Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan
    • The Lord and Lady Sentamu, former Archbishop of York and his wife
  • Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan
  • Robert Latham, Minor Canon and Sacrist
  • Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Precentor
  • Tricia Hillas, Canon Steward and Archdeacon of Westminster
  • James Hawkey, Canon Theologian and Almoner
  • Anthony Ball, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St. Margaret's Church
  • David Stanton, Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer
  • David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster

Other religions

International organisations

Other dignitaries

Absences

Invitations rescinded

  • The Crown Princess of Denmark was uninvited after initially being invited. The original invitation was later reported to be issued in error.
  • The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was initially invited to present his condolences in person to the royal family. The government of Saudi Arabia later withdrew the invitation.

Uninvited states

Six UN member states were not invited to be represented at the funeral due to poor or non-existing diplomatic relations between their respective governments and that of the United Kingdom. Invitations were not sent to the de facto governments of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria and Venezuela as they maintain no official relations, and Belarus and Russia were excluded due to their participation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Republic of China (Taiwan) was not invited officially to the funeral because the UK has no official diplomatic relations with the ROC. However, Kelly Hsieh, Taiwan's representative to the UK, was "specially invited" by the British government to add Taiwan's condolences at Lancaster House in London. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described it as "... the same courtesies as those afforded to heads of state, representatives, and members of royal households from other countries ..."


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