Pope Francis will not attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London next week. In your place, He will send the Minister of External AffairsThe Vatican said Friday.
“The Right Honorable Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, will represent Pope Francis at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” it said in a statement.
The Pope sent a telegram to the new British sovereign, Charles III, in which he mourned the death of Elizabeth II and praised her “tireless service to the good” and “example of devotion to duty”.
He expressed his best wishes for Isabel II’s eldest son and promised to pray for him “as he now assumes his high responsibilities as King” with the name Charles III.
Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 after a reign of more than 70 years at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on the 8th, with the funeral taking place in London on Monday the 19th.
The royal funeral, attended by dozens of international heads of state and government, will take place on Monday at London’s Westminster Abbey.
The casket with the Queen’s body will finally be placed in a vault at Windsor Castle, where the remains of her parents and sister are, and her husband Prince Philip’s coffin will be moved during a private ceremony reserved for the family. ., died in 2021 at the age of 99.
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