On Friday, Danish BT reports that Crown Princess Mary (50) is no longer invited to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral after all. The royal house confirms this to the newspaper.
In the past, the royal house has assumed that Mary was among the royals who were to participate in the queen’s funeral.
Wrote “secret” letters
– There has been a regrettable error in the invitation from the British Foreign Ministry’s protocol. It is thus only the queen and the crown prince who from the Danish side will participate in Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Monday.
This is stated by the Palace’s communications department.
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Se og Hør’s royal house expert Caroline Vagle explains what could be the reason for the sudden cancellation.
– There are of course many people who want to participate in this funeral, but there is by no means room for everyone who wants to. I have understood it to mean that only one person from each country (head of state) has been invited, as well as an accompanying person, says Vagle.
Couldn’t join
The royal house expert follows up:
– In some special cases, exceptions have probably been made, where the ties are family honor and/or particularly close.
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Queen Elizabeth’s funeral will take place on Monday 19 September at 12 noon in the traditional coronation church, Westminster Abbey.
The church seats approximately 2,000 people and is expected to be packed with family and staff of the late monarch, as well as heads of state, politicians and royalty from around the world.
