Pope Francis will not attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which will take place on Monday at Westminster Abbey in London, being represented by his chief of diplomacy, the Vatican announced on Friday.
Vatican Foreign Secretary Paul Gallagher will represent Pope Francis at the funeral, the Vatican said in a statement.
The Pope sent a telegram to the new British sovereign, Charles III, in which he lamented the death of Elizabeth II and praised her “tireless service to good” and “the example of devotion to duty”.
He also conveyed his best wishes to the eldest son of Isabel II and assured that he is praying for him since “he now assumes his high responsibilities as King”, with the name of Carlos III.
Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 and after more than 70 years of reign on the 8th, at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland, and the funeral will take place in London on Monday the 19th.
Elizabeth II died on September 8 at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, after more than 70 years on the throne, the longest reign in UK history, and her body lies in a chamber in flames at the British parliament building in London. , see you Monday.
A state funeral attended by dozens of international heads of state and government will be held on Monday at Westminster Abbey in London.
The urn with the body of the Queen will finally be deposited, during a private act reserved for the family, in a vault of Windsor Castle where the remains of her parents and her sister are located, and where her husband’s coffin will be transferred, Prince Philip. , who died at age 99 in 2021.
Source: TSF
