While the main world leaders confirmed their presence at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Alberto Fernandez will not travel to London, England, to say goodbye to the monarch.
On behalf of the Government of Alberto Fernandez will be the Argentine ambassador in London, Javier Figueroa, who was appointed by the Foreign Ministry after confirming that President he would not participate in the funeral to see off the Queen.
Apparently, Alberto Fernandez He would have chosen to keep a low profile after the death of the British monarch, which happened on September 8.
Figueroa has been Argentina’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland since September 2020. He was also in charge of the embassy in Cuba and also exercised diplomatic representation in South Africa.
Her Majesty’s funeral will be held next Monday, September 19, when the official tour of the funeral procession with the remains of the monarch ends, which began this Tuesday from St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, where more than 26,000 people to honor him.
From there, his remains will be transferred to London, where the coffin will remain for five days in a burning chapel, which will remain open to the public so that the Queen can be fired.
Finally, on Monday the 19th, the State Funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey in London.Buckingham Palace confirmed on Saturday. This will be the first State Funeral held in the UK since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965.
Who will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Though President Argentina will not attend the funeral of the monarch, the participation of world leaders such as the kings of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia was confirmed; King Emeritus Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía; the president of the United States, Joe Biden; New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern; from Canada, Justin Trudeau, and from Australia, Anthony Albanese.
Also attending will be the President of France, Emmanuel Macron; from Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier; from Italy, Sergio Mattarella; from Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan; from Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, and from the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
