London [UK]: Head of state Droupadi Murmu came to Gatwick Airport in London to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral service at London’s Westminster Abbey on Saturday.
The Head of state gets on a main excursion to the UK from September 17 to 19 to participate in the State Funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday and also use condolences in behalf of the Federal government of India. The governmental aircraft lugging Murmu as well as her entourage members, consisting of foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra landed at London’s Gatwick Airport at 20:50 IST from where she left for the hotel where she will certainly be staying during this tour.
On her arrival at the airport, the president was received by the High Commissioner of India to the UK.
According to official records, on Sunday, she will certainly participate in the Lying-in-State of the Queen’s casket at the Royal residence of Westminster and sign a condolence publication on behalf of the Indian federal government at Lancaster Residence near Buckingham Palace.
Later in the day, she will certainly attend a reception held by King Charles III for the abroad leaders at Buckingham Palace in London prior to the funeral service on Monday at 11 am local time.
The following day, she will certainly attend the state funeral service at West Gateway of Westminster Abbey. As well as in the mid-day, she will go to the reception organized by James Cleverly, UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth as well as Advancement Affairs.
Queen Elizabeth II, 96, the former head of state of the UK as well as Head of the Republic of Nations passed away on September 8. She will certainly be put to rest will complete state honours at Westminster Abbey on September 19.
One-day state mourning was observed throughout India on September 11 as a mark of regard to UK’s Queen Elizabeth II that died on September 8.
