Queen’s funeral: Security plans take shape with Biden to attend
LONDON — It is a security planner’s worst nightmare: Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral on Monday is expected to attract hundreds of world leaders, among them presidents, prime ministers and fellow monarchs, each with their security details and demands. Getting all of the VIPs to and from London’s Westminster Abbey is going to be a tricky feat.
“The invite was for the president and the first lady only,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, as speculation swirled around whether former U.S. presidents have been invited. “I would refer you to the United Kingdom, their government, on that protocol generally.” Starting with Harry S. Truman in 1951, Elizabeth, who died at age 96, met with all U.S. presidents during her lifetime except Lyndon B. Johnson — 13 in total. She met with Biden last year.to Buckingham Palace, with the Royal Navy transporting her coffin in a procession from Westminster Hall, where she will be lying in state, to nearby Westminster Abbey. That is where a young Elizabeth got married in 1947 and where her coronation was held in 1953, a year after she ascended the throne.
Foreign dignitaries have been urged to arrive a day early and bring slimmed-down teams with them. They have also been encouraged to fly commercial, where possible, to avoid congestion at London’s private airfields, and they have been asked not to use helicopters to get around, to British media, citing protocol guidance from Britain’s Foreign Office. The global guests are also expected to attend a reception hosted by the British government right after the funeral.Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday from The Washington Post. The prime minister’s office declined to comment on the leaked guidance documents for foreign invitees and referred The Post to the U.S.
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