According to a new report, foreign heads of state must accompany the Queen’s funeral by bus.
State vehicles are banned and world leaders are expected to relocate en masse from their west London location due to “strict road and security restrictions”.
It is also believed that they were encouraged to arrive in the UK by commercial aircraft “wherever possible”.
In addition, they have suspended the use of helicopters “due to the number of flights that are currently in service,” according to documents leaked by Politico.
A foreign ambassador is reported to have asked, “Can you imagine Joe Biden on a bus?” After the UK Foreign Office sent a letter detailing the plans to embassies around the world on Saturday.
This comes after the White House confirmed that Biden will travel with his wife Jill to say goodbye to the beloved British monarch.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will attend the funeral on September 19.
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron will also travel to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen, along with many other world leaders.
Due to limited space, leaders can only be in the workplace with their spouses, he said.
“The family, staff and other entourage of the guest of honor will not be admitted,” the document says.
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Official plans for the funeral have yet to be decided, but Westminster Abbey has room for 2,000 people.
Heads of State unable to attend may elect another person as their official representative.
Attendees will meet King Charles III at a reception at Buckingham Palace the night before the funeral.
They can visit the Queen when she lies in the United States and sign a book of condolences at Lancaster House.
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