Private planes and helicopters banned and Foreign Dignataries to be busse to Abbey
 

:laugh:

Foreign heads of state and their partners attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II have been asked to arrive in the UK on commercial flights and have been banned from using helicopters to move around the capital.



n addition, they have been told they will not be able to use their own official cars to attend the funeral, scheduled for Monday 19 September, but will instead be bussed to Westminster Abbey from a site in west London en masse, Politico reports.

Official documents obtained by the outlet circulated to embassies on Saturday also confirmed that only the heads of state and their partner from each country have been invited.

The official capacity of Westminster Abbey is 2,200 people, and it is expected to be full to the point that having more than one senior representative for each nation plus a spouse would be untenable.

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office said in the protocol document that it “regrets that, because of limited space at the state funeral service and associated events, no other members of the principal guest’s family, staff or entourage may be admitted”.


Liz would approve :love:

The indy

Trump wasnt invited for that reason

originally I heard that the USA would have 6 spots and that all the ex presidents who could make it would attend, but it would have been akws

Quite right too! Sick of hearing those brain-dead hypocrites telling us all we need to make sacrifices to save the earth, while taking private jets everywhere.

Why is Trump even still being talked about.

He's as much a former President as anyone else :shrug: until he's found guilty in a court of law, he's as much a part of the conversation as any other living ex-Prez.

This is where I don't get the argument for republicanism because every 4 years you would have someone who is politically divisive, I cant see Scottish people lining up to honour a dead Tory President for example.

The Monarchy are a unifying force in the main

Meanwhile how many times have members of this family needlessly flown back and forth to scotland just this past week.

He was the Legal President
beating H. Clinton


January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 A Great Time
Vice President Mike Pence
Preceded by Barack Obama
Succeeded by Joe Biden

President Biden is not part of this Bus rides.

Why are you saying that

Not a shock though is it. It just looks bad whoever made the decison. Spiteful and really nasty.

Trump didn't attend Biden's inauguration after refusing to accept the reality that he lost, which he lied about and then tried to do a coup because his feefees were hurt.

It's not spiteful or nasty for the current president not to invite the guy who tried to end democracy.

This is why I don't understand... why the sour orange still gets mentioned.

he was probably hoping to sell a few secrets while he was here