Pope Francis will not attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, which will take place Monday at Westminster Abbey in London, represented by his head of diplomacy, the Vatican announced on Friday.
Vatican Foreign Minister 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, mourning the death of Elizabeth II and “tiring service for good” and “the example of devotion to duty”.
He also conveyed his best wishes to Isabel II’s eldest son, assuring that he prays for him as he “takes upon himself his high responsibilities as king,” with the name Charles 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 in Balmoral Castle, Scotland, after more than 70 years on the throne, the longest reign in British history, and her body lies in a burning chamber in the British Parliament Building. , in London, see you Monday.
A state funeral will take place in London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday in the presence of dozens of international heads of state and government.
The urn containing the Queen’s body will eventually be deposited, at a private event reserved for the family, in a vault in Windsor Castle where the remains of her parents and sister are, and where the coffin of her husband, Prince Philip, is kept. will be transferred ., who died in 2021 at the age of 99.
Source: DN
