The Pope Francisco will not attend the funeral on Monday Queen isabel II on the westminster abbeyThe Vatican spokesman said Friday.
“The Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, the religious Paul Gallagher, will represent Pope Francis on Monday at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Pope’s spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a brief statement.
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Monsignor Gallagherborn in the United Kingdom, is a kind of foreign minister of the Holy See and has been a member of its diplomatic service since 1984.
Hundreds of foreign leaders and monarchs have been invited to the state funeral in london of Queen Elizabeth II, which will be one of the largest diplomatic meetings in decades.
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Due to the abbey’s limited capacity of 2,000 people, only heads of state and one or two representatives per country have been invited to the funeral.
Numerous monarchs from Europe and other parts of the world confirmed their presence to see off the queen, died on September 8 after more than 70 years on the throne.
