On the 18th, the funeral of Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom will be held, look at the list of participants, there are many people in a variety of ways, Queen Elizabeth's funeral is the old lady's influence and popularity to the last afterglow left by this former sun-setting empire in the world. Great Britain is also getting smaller.
Britain has repeatedly demanded that dignitaries from all over the world who come to the funeral cannot come by private jet. With the exception of a few European neighbors who are close by, the other long-distance estimates will not be done according to the British demands, will Biden abandon Air Force One and take an American Airlines plane?
Looking at the list, basically in addition to NATO is the British Commonwealth countries, and there are Japan and South Korea that want to penetrate the Western circle.
Curiously, Modi, a mainstay of the Commonwealth in India, did not go, nor did President Erdogan of Turkey, who is also a NATO partner.
The list of dignitaries attending the funeral is as follows:
(1) Foreign royalty
Emperor and Empress of Japan
King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
King and Queen of the Netherlands, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands
King of Spain and Queen of Spain
King of Tonga
(2) Head of State
U.S. President Joe Biden
President of Germany, President of France, President of Italy
President of South Korea, President of Brazil, President of Israel
President of Poland, President of Finland, President of Turkey
President of Austria, President of Hungary, President of Ireland
President of Latvia, President of Lithuania, President of Portugal
(3) The Governors of the Commonwealth
Australian Governor David Hurley
, The Governor of Belize, the Governor of Canada Mary Simon, the Governor of Grenada, the Governor of Jamaica, the Governor of New Zealand, Mrs. Cindy Kiro, the Governor of Papua New Guinea, the Governor of solomon Islands
(4) Heads of Government of the Commonwealth
Prime Ministers of Australia, New Zealand and Canada
Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Prime Ministers of Jamaica, Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago
(5) Other representatives
EU President von der Leyen, Prime Minister of Ireland, Foreign Minister of Mexico, etc.