President Droupadi Murmu to visit London to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu will visit London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
"President Droupadi Murmu will be visiting London, United Kingdom on 17-19 September to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and offer condolences on behalf of the government," a statement said.
Queen Elizabeth's funeral will take place in London on September 19, and a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries will attend.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to London’s medieval Westminster Hall from Wednesday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, whose coffin will lie in state for four days until her funeral.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar had visited the British High Commission on September 12 to convey India's condolences. India also observed a day of national mourning on Sunday.
Jaishankar said he signed the condolence book at the UK High Commission here to express "our profound sorrow on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II".
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, died last Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. She was 96. Her death brought to an end the longest reign in the history of the United Kingdom, and one of the longest reigns by any head of state.
(With agency inputs)