Europe News Desk!!! The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the events during the period of national mourning cost the British government an estimated £162 million. Treasury gave this information. The BBC reported that a state funeral was held on September 19, 2022, 11 days after his death. Millions of people visited Westminster during that period of national mourning. The Home Office (£74 million) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (57 million pounds) spent the most, according to a BBC report. Expenses incurred by government departments relate to the Queen’s funeral and other events in the run-up to it, including the monarch’s lying-in-state. John Glenn, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said that the government’s priority at the time was to ensure that these events ran smoothly and with an appropriate level of dignity, while ensuring the safety of the public at all times. In a written ministerial statement to parliament, Glenn said the Treasury had provided additional funding where necessary and fully reimbursed the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments for their respective costs, the BBC reported. was done.
Estimated cost includes:
* Department for Culture, Media and Sport – £57.42 million
* Department of Transport – £2.565 million
* Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – £2.096 million
* Home Office – £73.68 million
* Ministry of Defense – 2.890 million pounds
* Northern Ireland Office – £2.134 million
* Scottish Government – £18.756 million
* Welsh Government – £2.202 million
Total – 161.743 million pounds
Britain began 10 days of national mourning after Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. The late queen’s coffin was laid to rest at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh for 24 hours, before the monarch was taken to Westminster Abbey in London, where thousands of mourners queued for hours to pay their respects. stood in
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