Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain’s government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury said Thursday.
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain’s government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury said Thursday.
“The government’s priorities were that these events ran smoothly and with the appropriate level of dignity,” said John Glen, chief secretary to the treasury.
The occasion, attended by world leaders and dignitaries, followed 10 days of national mourning after the queen died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
LONDON >> Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain’s government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury revealed Thursday.
LONDON — British government departments spent a total of $204 million on Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral and related events, the Treasury said Thursday.
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