London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to be buried at Westminster Abbey in London today. The heads of state, presidents, prime ministers and other leaders of several countries have arrived in London to pay tribute to the Queen’s funeral. Among them is President of India Draupadi Murmu and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. The Queen’s body is kept at Westminster Hall. The funeral rituals of the Queen will begin today at Westminster Abbey in the morning according to Uk time.

At 3.14 pm Indian time, the Queen’s coffin will be taken out of Westminster Hall and taken to Westminster Abbey in a gun carriage. The Queen will be buried in the grave right next to her husband Prince Philip. About 500 world leaders, including members of the royal family from all over the world, are attending the funeral of the Queen.

US President Joe Biden paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth, saying, “The Queen always reminded me of my mother. Her attitude towards me reminded me of my mother. She used to tell me to do what I should.”

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London: The UK has decided not to send invitations to Russia, Belarus and Myanmar for the funeral of queen Elizabeth II in London’s Westminster Abbey next week. Russia is fighting a war with its neighbor Ukraine and Belarus is supporting Russia in this war.

Myanmar, which is ruled by the junta, has also been asked not to send its representative on the occasion.

An invitation has been sent to 500 leaders from around the world for this largest and most important diplomatic gathering in the UK’s recent history. These include many kings and queens, heads of governments. Several top leaders are expected to grace the occasion. Such a last rites were earlier performed at the government level in 1965.

The funeral was of Winston Churchill, who was the Prime Minister of Britain during the war, which took place 57 years ago. A Royal Family source said, “Neither Russia nor Belarus has been invited by breaking protocol.”

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