– Britain’s attempts to use the national tragedy, which has affected millions of people around the world, for geopolitical purposes to settle a settlement with our country are highly immoral, said Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry.
– This is a blasphemy against Elizabeth II’s memory, he said in a statement on Thursday.
Can’t join
Heads of state and government from various countries have been invited to Monday’s funeral, including our own King Harald and Queen Sonja. Queen Elizabeth and King Harald have a close relationship and are triplets.
On Thursday, it became clear that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg would also attend the funeral.
In total there are about 2,000 people who will attend the Queen’s funeral.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of Belarus, North Korea and Myanmar have not been invited.
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Funeral on Monday
The Queen died on Thursday last week, aged 96. He was king of England for 70 years. His son Charles has taken over as king.
The ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey in London next Monday, and begins at 12 noon Norwegian time.
The coffin will eventually be taken to Windsor Castle and placed in St George’s Chapel. There, Queen Elizabeth is buried beside her husband, Prince Philip.
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