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Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states durin ...

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and 14 other

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, was attended by a significant number of dignitaries from across the world, with priority given to those from the Commonwealth of Nations. They attended a service at

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on 19 September 2022. In addition to foreign dignitaries, a small number of the Queen's family, friends, cabinet ministers, religious representatives, courtiers and employees, and volunteers who have supported their communities attended. To accommodate all countries wishing to be allocated seats, the UK government limited the number of members in each official diplomatic delegation to two. 500 heads of state and foreign dignitaries were present at the funeral ceremony, which was attended by 2,000 people in total. Representatives from 168 countries, out of 193

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, two UN observer states and

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(whose

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is recognised by the United Kingdom), confirmed attendance, including 18 monarchs, 55 presidents and 25 prime ministers.

Royal family

Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle only. The late Queen's descendants and their relationship to her: * The King and The Queen Consort, son and daughter-in-law **

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and

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, grandson and granddaughter-in-law ***

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, great-grandson *** Princess Charlotte of Wales, great-granddaughter ** The Duke and

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, grandson and granddaughter-in-law *

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and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, daughter and son-in-law ** Peter Phillips, grandson *** Savannah Phillips, great-granddaughter* *** Isla Phillips, great-granddaughter* ** Zara and Michael Tindall, granddaughter and grandson-in-law *** Mia Tindall, great-granddaughter* *

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and

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, son and former daughter-in-law **

Princess Beatrice Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988) is a member of the British royal family. She is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is a niece of Charle ...

and

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Edoardo Alessandro Mapelli Mozzi (born 19 November 1983) is an English property developer. He is the founder and chief executive of Banda Property, a property development and interior design company. He is married to Princess Beatrice, a niece o ...

, granddaughter and grandson-in-law **

Princess Eugenie Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank ( ; Eugenie Victoria Helena; born 23 March 1990) is a member of the British royal family. She is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is a niece of King Ch ...

and

Jack Brooksbank Jack Christopher Stamp Brooksbank (born 3 May 1986) is an English bar manager and brand ambassador. He is the husband of Princess Eugenie of the United Kingdom, making him a member of the British royal family. Early life and family Brooksban ...

, granddaughter and grandson-in-law *

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and Countess of Wessex and Forfar, son and daughter-in-law ** Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, granddaughter **

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, grandson Other descendants of

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and their relationship to the late Queen: * The Earl of Snowdon, nephew ** Viscount Linley, great-nephew ** Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, great-niece * Lady Sarah and

Daniel Chatto Daniel St George Chatto (born Daniel Chatto St George Sproule; 22 April 1957) is a British artist and former actor. He is the husband of Lady Sarah Chatto, the daughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, niece of Queen Elizabeth II and c ...

, niece and nephew-in-law ** Samuel Chatto, great-nephew ** 2Lt Arthur Chatto, great-nephew Other descendants of

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and their relationship to the late Queen: * The Duke and

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, first cousin and his wife ** Earl and Countess of Ulster, first cousin once removed and his wife *** Lord Culloden, first cousin twice removed *** Lady Cosima Windsor, first cousin twice removed ** Lady Davina Windsor, first cousin once removed *** Senna Lewis, first cousin twice removed ** Lady Rose and George Gilman, first cousin once removed and her husband *** Lyla Gilman, first cousin twice removed *

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, first cousin **

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and Countess of St Andrews, first cousin once removed and his wife *** Lord Downpatrick, first cousin twice removed ***

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, first cousin twice removed ***

Lady Amelia Windsor Lady Amelia Sophia Theodora Mary Margaret Windsor (born 24 August 1995) is an English fashion model and a relative of the British royal family. She is currently 42nd in the line of succession to the British throne, as of September 2022. She is ...

, first cousin twice removed ** Lady Helen and Timothy Taylor, first cousin once removed and her husband *** Columbus Taylor, first cousin twice removed *** Cassius Taylor, first cousin twice removed *** Eloise Taylor, first cousin twice removed *** Estella Taylor, first cousin twice removed ** Lord Nicholas Windsor, first cousin once removed *** Albert Windsor, first cousin twice removed *** Leopold Windsor, first cousin twice removed * Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy, first cousin ** James and Julia Ogilvy, first cousin once removed and his wife *** Flora and Timothy Vesterberg, first cousin twice removed and her husband *** Alexander Ogilvy, first cousin twice removed ** Marina Ogilvy, first cousin once removed *** Zenouska Mowatt, first cousin twice removed *** Christian Mowatt, first cousin twice removed *

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and Princess Michael of Kent, first cousin and his wife **

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and

Lady Frederick Windsor Sophie Lara Winkleman (born 5 August 1980) is an English actress. She is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael of Kent, a paternal cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Early life Winkleman was born in Primrose Hill, London. ...

, first cousin once removed and his wife ** Lady Gabriella and Thomas Kingston, first cousin once removed and her husband *

and Countess of Harewood, first cousin once removed and his wife* Other descendants of

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and their relationship to the late Queen: * The Duke and Duchess of Fife, second cousin once removed and his wife * Lady Alexandra and Mark Etherington, second cousin once removed and her husband Other descendants of

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and their relationship to the late Queen: * The Duchess and

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, third cousin once removed and her husband* * The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, wife of

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** Lady Alexandra and Thomas Hooper, third cousin twice removed and her husband * Hon. Michael-John Knatchbull, third cousin once removed* * Lady Joanna Zuckerman, third cousin once removed* *

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, third cousin once removed* * Hon. Philip Knatchbull, third cousin once removed* * Hon. Timothy Knatchbull, third cousin once removed* *

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, third cousin ** Edwina Brudenell, third cousin once removed* *** Maddison Modupe-Ojo, third cousin twice removed* ** India Flint Wood, third cousin once removed

Bowes-Lyon family

Descendants of the late Queen's aunt,

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: * Rosemary and James Leschallas, first cousin once removed and her husband * Susan and Peregrine Bertie, first cousin once removed and her husband * Simon and Susan Rhodes, first cousin once removed and his wife * Michael Rhodes, first cousin once removed * Annabel Cope, first cousin once removed * Victoria and John Pryor, first cousin once removed and her husband Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Lt. Hon. John Bowes-Lyon: * Leonora, Countess of Lichfield, former wife of first cousin once removed* Descendants of the late Queen's aunt,

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: * The Earl Granville, first cousin once removed* * Hon. Niall Leveson-Gower, first cousin once removed* * Gilbert and Rosalind Clayton, first cousin once removed and his wife *

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and William Stancer, first cousin once removed and her husband Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Lt.-Col. Hon. Michael Bowes-Lyon: * Lady Elizabeth and Antony Leeming, first cousin once removed, and her husband * Lady Diana and Christopher Godfrey-Faussett, first cousin once removed and her husband *

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and Peter Troughton, first cousin once removed and her husband * Sabrina and Christopher Penn, first cousin once removed and her husband* * Matthew and Jane Colman, first cousin once removed and his wife * Hon. Albemarle Bowes-Lyon, first cousin Descendants of the late Queen's uncle, Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon: * Sir Simon Bowes-Lyon and Caroline, Lady Bowes-Lyon, first cousin and his wife Descendants of the late Queen's great-uncle, Hon. Francis Bowes-Lyon: * Capt. David and Harriet Bowes-Lyon, second cousin once removed and his wife

Spencer family

and Countess Spencer*, godson of the late Queen and former brother-in-law of the King, and his wife * The Lady and Lord Fellowes, former sister-in-law of the King, and her husband, a former private secretary to the late Queen

Parker Bowles and Shand families

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, former husband of the Queen Consort* **

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, godson of the King and son of the Queen Consort *** Lola Parker Bowles, granddaughter of the Queen Consort *** Frederick Parker Bowles, grandson of the Queen Consort ** Laura and Harry Lopes, daughter and son-in-law of the Queen Consort *** Eliza Lopes, granddaughter of the Queen Consort *** Gus Lopes, grandson of the Queen Consort *** Louis Lopes, grandson of the Queen Consort * Annabel and Simon Elliot, sister and brother-in-law of the Queen Consort

Middleton family

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and

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, parents of the Princess of Wales

Phillips family

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, former husband of the Princess Royal*

Other royalty

Present at the committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle only. ** Present at both the committal service and state funeral

Members of reigning royal houses

* The Crown Prince of Bahrain (representing the

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) * The King and Queen of the Belgians * The King and Queen of Bhutan * The Sultan of Brunei ** Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei * The Queen of Denmark** ** The Crown Prince of Denmark * The Emperor and

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* The King and

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** Princess Haya bint Hussein of Jordan* **

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and Princess Sarvath al-Hassan of Jordan* * The Crown Prince of Kuwait (representing the

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) * The King of Lesotho * The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (representing the

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) *

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and

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* The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia *

and

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(representing the

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) * The King and Queen of the Netherlands** **

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** * The King and Queen of Norway** * The Sultan of Oman * The Emir and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad of Qatar ** Sheikha Amna bint Mohammed of Qatar* ** Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah of Qatar* * Prince Faisal bin Turki of Saudi Arabia (representing the

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) * The King** and Queen of Spain ** King Juan Carlos I and

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** * The King and

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** * The King of Tonga ** Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u Tuita-Tupou Tu'ivakano, Tongan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom * The Emir of Dubai (representing the

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)

Members of non-reigning royal houses

* The Margravine of Baden ** The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Baden * Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria *

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** Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece ** Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark* * The Landgrave and Landgravine of Hesse *

and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg ** Princess Xenia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg * The Custodian of the Crown of Romania and Prince Radu * Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia * The King and Queen of the Kīngitanga

United Kingdom

*Current and former Prime Ministers were present at both the state funeral and the committal service *

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, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and

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** Sir John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990–1997), and Dame Norma, Lady Major **

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, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007), and Cherie, Lady Blair **

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, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007–2010), and Sarah Brown **

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, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010–2016), and

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** Theresa, Lady May, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2016–2019), and Sir Philip May **

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, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–2022), and

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, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Catherine, Lady Hoyle * The Lord McFall of Alcluith, Lord Speaker, and The Lady McFall of Alcluith

Great Officers of State

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, Earl Marshal *

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and Lady Carrington, Lord Great Chamberlain and his wife * The Marquess and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, former Lord Great Chamberlain and his wife ;Sovereign's Bodyguard * The Baroness Williams of Trafford, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms * The Earl of Courtown, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard * The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers

Royal Household

* The Lord Parker of Minsmere, Lord Chamberlain * The Earl of Dalhousie, Lord Steward * The Lord de Mauley, Master of the Horse *

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, Director of the Royal Collection * Michael Vernon, Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's Office * Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt, Master of the Household * Sir Edward Young, Private Secretary to the Sovereign * Sir Clive Alderton, Principal Private Secretary to the former Prince of Wales * Mark Leishman, Private Secretary to the former Prince of Wales * Sir Michael Stevens, Keeper of the Privy Purse * The Earl of Rosslyn, Master of the Household to the former Prince of Wales *

and Countess of Airlie, former Lord Chamberlain and his wife, who was a Lady in Waiting to the late Queen * The Lord Luce, former Lord Chamberlain *

and Countess Peel, former Lord Chamberlain and his wife *

and Lady Janvrin, former Private Secretary and his wife *

and Lady Geidt, former Private Secretary and his wife *

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, Page to the late Queen * Barry Mitford, Page to the late Queen * Hon. Mary Morrison, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen * The Lady Hussey of North Bradley, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen * The Lady and Lord Elton, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen, and her husband * Hon. Dame Annabel Whitehead, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen * Jennifer Gordon-Lennox, Lady in Waiting to the late Queen * Angela Kelly, personal assistant and senior dresser to the late Queen * The Viscount and Viscountess Brookeborough, Personal Lord in Waiting and his wife * The Viscount Hood, Personal Lord in Waiting * Jonathan Thompson, Equerry to the former Prince of Wales * Rob Dixon, Equerry to the Prince of Wales

Kings of Arms

* David White, Garter Principal King of Arms * Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of Arms *

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, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms *

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, Clarenceux King of Arms *

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, Lady Usher of the Black Rod

Members of the Cabinet

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, Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care *

Kwasi Kwarteng Akwasi Addo Alfred Kwarteng (born 26 May 1975) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Spelthorne (UK Parliament constituency), S ...

, Chancellor of the Exchequer *

James Cleverly James Spencer Cleverly (born 4 September 1969) is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who has served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has bee ...

, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs *

Suella Braverman Sue-Ellen Cassiana "Suella" Braverman (; ''née'' Fernandes, born 3 April 1980) is a British barrister and politician who has served as Home Secretary since 25 October 2022. She previously held the position from 6 September to 19 October 2022 ...

, Secretary of State for the Home Department * Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence *

Brandon Lewis Brandon Kenneth Lewis (born 20 June 1971) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from September to October 2022. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 2019 and ...

, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Secretary of State for Justice *

Nadhim Zahawi Nadhim Zahawi ( ar, ناظم الزهاوي, translit=Nāẓim az-Zahāwī; ku, نەدیم زەهاوی, translit=Nedîm Zehawî; born 2 June 1967) is an Iraqi-born British politician serving as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister ...

, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, Minister for Equalities *

Penny Mordaunt Penelope Mary Mordaunt (; born 4 March 1973) is a British politician who has been Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council since September 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) ...

, Leader of the House of Commons, Lord President of the Council * The Lord True, Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal *

Jake Berry Sir James Jacob Gilchrist Berry (born 29 December 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician and former solicitor who served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 6 September to 25 October 2022. He pr ...

, Chairman of the Conservative Party *

Alok Sharma Alok Sharma (born 7 September 1967) is a British politician who served as the President for COP26 from 2021-2022. Resigning his previous position as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in order to lead COP26, he re ...

, President for COP26, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office * Jacob Rees-Mogg, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy *

Kemi Badenoch Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch ( ; née Adegoke, 2 January 1980) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for International Trade, President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities since 2022. She previously served i ...

, Secretary of State for International Trade *

Chloe Smith Chloe Rebecca Smith (born 17 May 1982) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from September to October 2022. She previously served as Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health from 2021 to 2 ...

, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions *

Kit Malthouse Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse (born 27 October 1966) is a British politician and businessman who served as Secretary of State for Education from 6 September to 25 October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as C ...

, Secretary of State for Education *

Ranil Jayawardena Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (born 3 September 1986) is a British politician who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampshire since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he served under Prime Minister Liz Truss as Secretary of ...

, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs *

Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan (née Beaton; born 6 April 1969) is a British politician, a member of the Conservative Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick-upon-Tweed since 2015. Trevelyan is a junior minister, and has served ...

, Secretary of State for Transport *

Chris Heaton-Harris Christopher Heaton-Harris (born 28 November 1967) is an English politician who has served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 6 September 2022. Early life and education Born on 28 November 1967, Heaton-Harris attended the Tiffin ...

, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland *

Michelle Donelan Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan (born 8 April 1984) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport since September 2022. She previously served as Minister of State for Higher and Further E ...

, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport *

Alister Jack Alister William Jack (born 7 July 1963) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Scotland since 2019. A member of the Scottish Conservatives, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries and Galloway since 2017. Ear ...

, Secretary of State for Scotland * Robert Buckland, Secretary of State for Wales

Leaders of other UK political parties

Sir Keir Starmer Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (; born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and barrister who has served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St Pancras ...

, Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, and Leader of the Labour Party, and Victoria, Lady Starmer *

Sir Ed Davey Sir Edward Jonathan Davey (born 25 December 1965) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 t ...

, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Emily, Lady Davey *

Ian Blackford Ian Blackford (born 14 May 1961) is a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in the House of Commons from 2017 to 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross, Skye and Lochaber since 2015. Or ...

, Leader of the Scottish National Party in Westminster *

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson Sir Jeffrey Mark Donaldson (born 7 December 1962) is a People of Northern Ireland, Northern Irish politician who has served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since June 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom) ...

, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party *

Liz Saville Roberts Elizabeth Saville Roberts (' Saville; born 16 December 1964) is a Welsh politician, currently serving as the group leader of Plaid Cymru in the House of Commons. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since the gene ...

, Leader of Plaid Cymru in Westminster *

Naomi Long Naomi Rachel Long MLA (née Johnston; born 13 December 1971) is a Northern Irish politician who served as Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Executive from January 2020 to October 2022. She has served as leader of the Alliance Party ...

, Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland *

Colum Eastwood Colum Eastwood (born 30 April 1983) is an Irish nationalist politician serving as Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) since 2015. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Foyle since 2019, served in Northern Irel ...

, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party *

Doug Beattie Douglas Ricardo Beattie (born 13 October 1965) is a Northern Irish politician and former member of the British Army, who has been leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) since 27 May 2021. He has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembl ...

, Leader of Ulster Unionist Party

First ministers of devolved governments

Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician serving as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since 2014. She is the first woman to hold either position. She has been a member of ...

, First Minister of Scotland, and

Peter Murrell Peter Tierney Murrell (born 8 December 1964) is the current chief executive officer of the Scottish National Party (SNP). He is married to Nicola Sturgeon, the party's leader and First Minister of Scotland. Early life and education Murrel ...

Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford (born 19 September 1954) is a Welsh politician serving as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018. He previously served in the Welsh Government as Cabinet Secretary for Finance from 2016 to 2018 and Minis ...

, First Minister of Wales, and Clare Drakeford *

Michelle O'Neill Michelle O'Neill (née Doris; born 10 January 1977) is an Irish politician who served as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland between 2020 and 2022. She has been serving as Vice President of Sinn Féin since 2018 and is the Member of the ...

, First Minister-designate of Northern Ireland

Leaders of other political parties in devolved nations

Anas Sarwar Anas Sarwar (born 14 March 1983) is a Scottish politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since 2016, having been Member of Parliame ...

, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party * Douglas Ross, Leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party *

Alex Cole-Hamilton Alexander Geoffrey Cole-Hamilton (born 22 July 1977) is a Scottish politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since 2021 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Western constituency since 20 ...

, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and Gillian Cole-Hamilton *

Andrew R. T. Davies Andrew Robert Tudor Davies CBE (born 1968) is a British politician serving as Leader of the Welsh Conservative Group in the Senedd since 2021, previously holding the position from 2011 to 2018. He has been a Member of the Senedd (MS) since 200 ...

, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives * Jane Dodds, Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats

Other politicians

* Hamza Taouzzale, Lord Mayor of Westminster, and his mother Soud * Vincent Keaveny, Lord Mayor of London, and Amanda Keaveny *

Sadiq Khan Sadiq Aman Khan (; born 8 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting from 2005 until 2016. A member of the Labour Party, Khan is on the party's sof ...

, Mayor of London, and Saadiya Khan

Recipients of orders and decorations

Johnson Beharry Colour Sergeant Johnson Gideon Beharry, (born 26 July 1979) is a British Army soldier who, on 18 March 2005, was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration for valour in the British and Commonwealth armed forces, for saving me ...

, Victoria Cross recipient *

Joshua Leakey Colour Sergeant Joshua Mark Leakey (born 1988) is a British soldier currently serving in the Parachute Regiment. In 2015, Leakey was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration for valour in the British and Commonwealth armed ...

, Victoria Cross recipient *

Jim Beaton James Wallace Beaton, GC, CVO (born 17 February 1943) is a retired British police officer who was awarded the George Cross, Britain's highest gallantry award for civilians. He was Queen's Police Officer from 1983 to 1992. Beaton receive ...

, George Cross recipient * Matthew Croucher, George Cross recipient *

Christopher Finney Christopher Finney, (born 23 May 1984) is a former British soldier of the Blues and Royals who was awarded the George Cross for bravery under friendly fire during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Finney grew up in Marple, near Stockport, before movin ...

, George Cross recipient * Tony Gledhill, George Cross recipient * Kevin Haberfield, George Cross recipient *

Kim Hughes Kimberley John Hughes (born 26 January 1954) is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia, Natal and Australia. He captained Australia in 28 Test matches between 1979 and 1984 before captaining a rebel Australian team in a tour ...

, George Cross recipient *

Peter Norton Peter Norton (born November 14, 1943) is an American programmer, software publisher, author, and philanthropist. He is best known for the computer programs and books that bear his name and portrait. Norton sold his software business to Symant ...

, George Cross recipient * Samuel Shephard, George Cross recipient * Dominic Troulan, George Cross recipient * The Baroness Manningham-Buller, Lady of the Garter * The Marquess of Salisbury, Knight of the Garter * The Baroness Amos, Lady of the Garter * The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, Knight of the Thistle * The Lord Patel, Knight of the Thistle *

Lady Elish Angiolini Lady Elish Frances Angiolini (''née'' McPhilomy; born 24 June 1960"Angiolini, Elish Frances" in ''Who's Who'', A & C Black.) is a Scottish lawyer. She was the Lord Advocate of Scotland from 2006 until 2011, having previously been Solicitor Ge ...

, Lady of the Thistle *

Sir Stephen Dalton Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Gary George Dalton, (born 23 April 1954)''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, is a retired Royal Air Force commander and former Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. As commanding officer of XIII Squadron, Dalton dep ...

, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath *

Sir Patrick Vallance Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance (born 17 March 1960) is a British physician, scientist, and clinical pharmacologist who has worked in both academia and industry. He has served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of the Unite ...

, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath * Susan Ridge, Companion of the Order of the Bath * Neil MacGregor, recipient of the Order of Merit * The Lord Darzi of Denham, recipient of the Order of Merit *

Dame Ann Dowling Dame Ann Patricia Dowling (born 15 July 1952) is a British mechanical engineer who researches combustion, acoustics and vibration, focusing on efficient, low-emission combustion and reduced road vehicle and aircraft noise. Dowling is a Deputy ...

, recipient of the Order of Merit *

Sir David Manning Sir David Geoffrey Manning, (born 5 December 1949) is a former British diplomat, who was the British Ambassador to the United States from 2003 to 2007. He authored the so-called " Manning Memo", that summarized the details of a meeting between ...

, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George * The Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George * The Lord Sterling of Plaistow, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order * Sir Christopher Greenwood, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire * Dame Amelia Fawcett, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire *

Sir Richard Eyre Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre (born 28 March 1943) is an English film, theatre, television and opera director. Biography Eyre was born in Barnstaple, Devon, England, the son of Richard Galfridus Hastings Giles Eyre and his wife, Minna Mar ...

, Companion of Honour *

Sir Paul Nurse Sir Paul Maxime Nurse (born 25 January 1949) is an English geneticist, former President of the Royal Society and Chief Executive and Director of the Francis Crick Institute. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along w ...

, Companion of Honour * Dame Marina Warner, Companion of Honour * The Lord Lingfield, Knight Bachelor * Sir Colin Berry, Knight Bachelor * Sir Gary Hickinbottom, Knight Bachelor

Crown Dependencies

Richard Cripwell Lieutenant General Richard John Cripwell, (born 1962) is a former senior British Army officer. He has served as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey since 2022. Early life and education Cripwell was born in 1962 in Newry, Northern Ireland. He wa ...

, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey * Sir Timothy Le Cocq, Bailiff of Jersey * Sir John Lorimer, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man

British Overseas Territories

Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam is a British lawyer and civil servant who has served as Governor of Anguilla since 18 January 2021. She is the second female holder of the position after Christina Scott. On 15 December 2022, the Foreign, Commonweal ...

, Governor of Anguilla **

Ellis Webster Ellis Lorenzo Webster is an Anguillan politician and physician. He is the Premier of Anguilla, Premier of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, first elected when he led the Anguilla Progressive Movement to victory in the 2020 Anguillian gen ...

, Premier of Anguilla *

Paul Candler Paul Candler is a British civil servant. Since 2021, he serves as the Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory (succeeding Ben Merrick), Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory (succeeding Ben Merrick), and Director, Overse ...

, Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory and the British Indian Ocean Territory *

Rena Lalgie Rena Lalgie is a British civil servant serving as Governor of Bermuda since 2020. She is the first woman, and the first person of African-Caribbean heritage, to be appointed governor of Bermuda. **

Edward David Burt Edward David Burt (born 23 November 1978) is the Premier of Bermuda and leader of the Progressive Labour Party (PLP). Burt is Bermuda's youngest ever premier, having taken office at the age of 38. Early life and career His mother, Merlin, is ...

, Premier of Bermuda *

Martyn Roper Martyn Keith Roper (born 8 June 1965) is a British diplomat and civil servant who has been Governor of the Cayman Islands since 29 October 2018. Roper was the British Ambassador to Algeria from 2010 to 2014. He was appointed OBE in 2013 "fo ...

, Governor of the Cayman Islands **

Wayne Panton Wayne Panton is a Caymanian politician, currently serving as Premier of the Cayman Islands. Biography Panton is an attorney who served as a managing partner for Walkers. Before becoming Premier of the Cayman Islands, Wayne Panton, served as a ...

, Premier of the Cayman Islands *

Alison Blake Alison Mary Blake is a British diplomat who is currently serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. She previously served as High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Ambassador t ...

, Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands **

Roger Spink Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ...

, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands *

Sir David Steel David Martin Scott Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, (born 31 March 1938) is a British politician. Elected as Member of Parliament for Roxburgh, Selkirk, and Peebles, followed by Tweeddale, Ettrick, and Lauderdale, he served as the final lead ...

, Governor of Gibraltar **

Fabian Picardo Fabian Raymond Picardo (born 18 February 1972) is a Gibraltarian politician and barrister serving as Chief Minister of Gibraltar and Leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party since 2011. At the 2015 and 2019 Gibraltar general elections, P ...

, Chief Minister of Gibraltar * Sarah Tucker, Governor of Montserrat **

Easton Taylor-Farrell Joseph Easton Taylor-Farrell is a politician and the current Premier of Montserrat. Before entering politics, he was a businessman. He once served as the leader of the opposition of the island's Legislative Assembly from 2017 to November 2019. ...

, Premier of Montserrat *

Iona Thomas Iona Thomas is a British diplomat who serves as the British High Commissioner to New Zealand, and the Governor of Pitcairn. Thomas did a bachelor’s in literae humaniores at Oxford University and a masters in economics at the London School ...

, Governor of Pitcairn * ( )

Nigel Phillips Air Commodore Nigel James Phillips, (born 10 May 1963) is a British diplomat, former Royal Air Force officer and former Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. He has served as Gov ...

, Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ** Julie Thomas, Chief Minister of Saint Helena *

Nigel Dakin Nigel John Dakin (born 28 February 1964) is a British diplomat currently serving as Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He assumed office on 15 July 2019 in a swearing-in ceremony before the territory's House of Assembly. On 15 December 2 ...

, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands **

Charles Washington Misick Charles Washington Misick (born 13 March 1950) is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who has been the 5th Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands since 20 February 2021. He has been the leader of the Progressive National Party (Turks and Cai ...

, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands * John Rankin, Governor of the British Virgin Islands **

Natalio Wheatley Natalio Dixon Wheatley (born 2 June 1980) is a British Virgin Islands politician currently serving as Premier of the British Virgin Islands. He is the grandson of former Chief Minister, Willard Wheatley. He has at times expressed a preference t ...

, Premier of the British Virgin Islands

Other realms

Prime Ministers and Governors-General were in attendance at both the committal service and the state funeral

Canada

Mary Simon Mary Jeannie May Simon (in Inuktitut syllabics: ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ, iu, script=Latn, Ningiukudluk; born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada ...

, Governor General of Canada, and

Whit Fraser Whit Grant Fraser (born November 26, 1942) is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and author who is the current viceregal consort of Canada. Background Born in Merigomish, Nova Scotia, and educated in Stellarton, Fraser began his career in ...

Michaëlle Jean Michaëlle Jean (; born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian stateswoman and former journalist who served from 2005 to 2010 as governor general of Canada, the 27th since Canadian Confederation. She is the first Haitian Canadian and black person ...

, former Governor General of Canada **

David Johnston David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served from 2010 to 2017 as Governor General of Canada, the 28th since Canadian Confederation. He is the commissioner of the Leaders' Debates Commis ...

, former Governor General of Canada *

Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau ( , ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. He has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2015 and as the leader of the Liberal Party since ...

, Prime Minister of Canada, and

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (; born April 24, 1975), also known as Sophie Grégoire, is a Canadian retired television host. She is married to the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. She is involved in charity work, social work, and ...

Kim Campbell Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female ...

, former Prime Minister of Canada (1993) **

Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan, Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law gradua ...

, former Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003) **

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son ...

, former Prime Minister of Canada (2003–2006) **

Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ...

, former Prime Minister of Canada (2006–2015) *

Ralph Goodale Ralph Edward Goodale (born October 5, 1949) is a Canadian diplomat and retired politician who has served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since April 19, 2021. Goodale was first elected in 1974 as the member of Parliamen ...

, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom **

Janice Charette Janice Charette is a Canadian public servant serving as the Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada), clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the Cabinet. She previously held the role from 2014 to 2016, before being appointed as the High Commissio ...

, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom *

RoseAnne Archibald RoseAnne Archibald is a Canadian First Nations advocate and politician who is the current National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) since July 8, 2021 . She is the first female National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Archiba ...

, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations * Cassidy Caron, President of the Métis National Council *

Natan Obed Natan Obed is a Canadian politician who has served as president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) since September 2015. Early life Although born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Obed considers Nain, Nunatsiavut,where he was raised, as his ...

, President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami *

Gregory Charles Gregory Charles, OC (born February 12, 1968) is a Quebec performing artist of Trinidadian and French Canadian origin. Biography Charles' father Lennox was a black anglophone of Trinidadian origin; his mother was a white francophone Canadian. Cha ...

, radio and television presenter and

Officer of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with ...

Sandra Oh Sandra Miju Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian–American actress. She is best known for her starring roles as Rita Wu on the HBO comedy '' Arliss'' (1996–2002), Dr. Cristina Yang on the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005 ...

, actress and

* Mark Tewksbury, former competitive swimmer and

Companion of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the cen ...

* Leslie Arthur Palmer, Cross of Valour recipient

Australia

David Hurley General David John Hurley, (born 26 August 1953) is an Australian former senior officer in the Australian Army who has served as the 27th governor-general of Australia since 1 July 2019. He was previously the 38th governor of New South Wales, ...

, Governor-General of Australia, and Linda Hurley *

Anthony Albanese Anthony Norman Albanese ( or ; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of parlia ...

, Prime Minister of Australia, and

Jodie Haydon Jodie Haydon (born 1978) is an Australian financial services professional and women's advocate. She is the partner of Anthony Albanese, the 31st and current Prime Minister of Australia since 23 May 2022. Early life and career Haydon was born in ...

* Lynette Wood, acting Australian High Commissioner and Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom * Keith Payne, Victoria Cross recipient * Mark Donaldson,

Victoria Cross for Australia The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest award in the Australian honours system, superseding the British Victoria Cross for issue to Australians. The Victoria Cross for Australia is the "decoration for according recognition to persons w ...

recipient *

Daniel Keighran Daniel Alan Keighran, (born 18 June 1983) is an Australian soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia, the highest award in the Australian honours system. Keighran was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his actions in ...

, Victoria Cross for Australia recipient *

Ben Roberts-Smith Benjamin Roberts-Smith (born 1 November 1978) is an Australian businessman and a former Australian Army soldier. The Victoria Cross (VC) in 2011 and the Medal for Gallantry (MG) in 2006 made Roberts-Smith the most highly decorated serving membe ...

, Victoria Cross for Australia recipient * Michael Pratt, George Cross recipient *

Allan Sparkes Allan John Sparkes, (born 1958) is a retired detective senior constable of the New South Wales Police, serving from 1977 to 1998. He is one of the five recipients of the Cross of Valour, Australia's highest bravery decoration, which was awarde ...

, Cross of Valour recipient * Mark Dodgson, Officer of the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Go ...

Dylan Alcott Dylan Martin Alcott, (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball t ...

, 2022 Australian of the Year * Valmai Dempsey, 2022 Senior Australian of the Year * Dr

Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann AM (born 1950) is an Australian Aboriginal activist, educator and artist of the Ngan’gityemerri language group. Ungunmerr-Baumann is the first Indigenous teacher to work in the Northern Territory. and the own ...

, 2021 Senior Australian of the Year * Shanna Whan, 2022 Australian of the Year Local Hero * Saba Abraham, Local Hero 2022, Queensland * Kim Smith APM, Local Hero 2022, Tasmania * Trudy Lin, Young Australian of the year 2022, South Australia * Danny Abdallah, Co-Creator of i4give Day and Foundation * Chris Waller, Inductee, Australian Racing Hall of Fame, unable to attend. * Professor

Helen Milroy Helen Milroy is a consultant psychiatrist with the Western Australia Department of Health, specialising in child and adolescent psychiatry, and director of the Western Australian Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health. She is recognised ...

, Western Australia Australian of the Year 2021 * Robbie and

Gai Waterhouse Gabriel Marie "Gai" Waterhouse (née Smith; born 2 September 1954) is an Australian horse trainer and businesswoman. The daughter of Tommy J. Smith, a leading trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, Waterhouse was born and raised in Sydney. After ...

, horse-racing personalities

New Zealand

Dame Cindy Kiro Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro (; Simpson; born 1958) is a New Zealand public health academic, administrator, and advocate, who has served as the 22nd governor-general of New Zealand since 21 October 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman, the third ...

, Governor-General of New Zealand ** Dame Silvia Cartwright, former Governor-General of New Zealand *

Jacinda Ardern Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern ( ; born 26 July 1980) is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the member of ...

, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and

Clarke Gayford Clarke Timothy Gayford (born 24 October 1976) is a New Zealand radio and television broadcaster, presenter of the fishing documentary show ''Fish of the Day''. He is the fiancé of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Education and caree ...

* Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands"Queen's funeral: NZ, Australia to fly Pacific mourners to historic event"
, Stuff.co.nz, 14 September 2022 * Dalton Tagelagi, Premier of Niue * Shannon Austin, acting New Zealand High Commissioner to the United Kingdom * Willie Apiata, former corporal in the

New Zealand Special Air Service The 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, abbreviated as 1 NZSAS Regt, was formed on 7 July 1955 and is the Special forces unit of the New Zealand Army, closely modelled on the British Special Air Service (SAS). It traces its origins ...

and recipient of the

Victoria Cross for New Zealand The Victoria Cross for New Zealand (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour or gallantry in the presence of the enemy to members of the New Zealand Armed Forces. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and civilians un ...

* Jacinda Margaret Amey, recipient of the New Zealand Cross *

Aivale Cole Aivale Cole (née Mabel Faletolu) is a soprano singer from New Zealand. Background Cole was born Mabel Faletolu in Wellington, New Zealand. In 2005, Cole graduated from the Australian Opera Studio and was awarded the Dux Prize. She also has ...

, soprano singer * Esther Jessop, founder of the Ngāti Rānana cultural group * Sir Tipene O'Regan, academic and company director *

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa , (; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a retired New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". Te ...

, opera singer * Hana Merenea O'Regan, advocate and academicMemorial events in the UK
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Jamaica

Sir Patrick Allen Sir Patrick Linton Allen (born 7 February 1951) is a Jamaican statesman and former Seventh-day Adventist pastor, who has served as the 6th and current governor-general of Jamaica since 26 February 2009. The fourth of five children in a fami ...

, Governor-General of Jamaica *

Andrew Holness Andrew Michael Holness, (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician who has been the Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, following the 2016 Jamaican general election. Holness previously served as prime minister from October 2011 to ...

, Prime Minister of Jamaica

The Bahamas

* Sir Cornelius A. Smith, Governor-General of the Bahamas, and Clara, Lady Smith * Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas * Ellison Greenslade, Bahamian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and Mrs. GreensladeThe Bahamas' Delegation Ready for the Queen's State Funeral
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Grenada

* Dame Cécile La Grenade, Governor-General of Grenada * Kisha Abba Grant, Grenadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

Papua New Guinea

* Sir Bob Dadae, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea *

James Marape James Marape (born 24 April 1971) is a Papua New Guinean politician, who is serving as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea since May 2019. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007, representing the el ...

, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

* Sir David Vunagi, Governor-General of Solomon Islands

Tuvalu

* Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, Governor-General of Tuvalu *

Kausea Natano Kausea Natano (born 5 July 1957) is a Tuvaluan politician who is serving as Prime Minister of Tuvalu, in office since 19 September 2019. He is also serving as an MP for Funafuti, having also served as the country's deputy prime minister and mi ...

, Prime Minister of Tuvalu

Saint Lucia

* Errol Charles, Acting Governor-General of Saint Lucia *

Ernest Hilaire Ernest Hilaire is a Saint Lucian politician who is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information. Hilaire also serves as the 1st Deputy Political Leader of the Saint Lucia Labour Party. ...

, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information of Saint Lucia * Anthony Severin, High Commissioner for Saint Lucia to the United Kingdom

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

* Dame Susan Dougan, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Belize

Dame Froyla Tzalam Dame Froyla Tzalam, , is a Belizean Mopan Maya anthropologist and community leader, who has served as the Governor-General of Belize since 27 May 2021. She is the first indigenous person of Maya descent to serve as governor-general of any cou ...

, Governor-General of Belize, and Daniel Mendez

Antigua and Barbuda

* Sir Rodney Williams, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, and Sandra, Lady Williams *

Gaston Browne Gaston Alfonso Browne (born 9 February 1967) is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been its leader since 2014. Before entering politics, he was a banker and businessman. Early life Browne wa ...

, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Denzil Douglas Denzil Llewellyn Douglas (born 14 January 1953) is a Saint Kittitian and Nevisian politician and the longest-serving prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in office from 1995 to 2015. Subsequently he has been Leader of the Opposition. He was t ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Other Commonwealth countries

Heads of state and government

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and her sister

Sheikh Rehana Sheikh Rehana Siddiq (born 13 September 1957) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. She is the younger sister of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She is also the mothe ...

* Dame Sandra Mason, President and former Governor-General of Barbados *

Joseph Ngute Joseph Dion Ngute (born 12 March 1954) is a Cameroonian politician currently serving as the 9th Prime Minister of Cameroon, following his appointment in January 2019. He succeeded Philémon Yang, who had held the post since 2009. Career Ngut ...

, Prime Minister of Cameroon *

Nicos Anastasiades Nicos Anastasiades ( el, Νίκος Αναστασιάδης ; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who is the current president of Cyprus since 2013. He was re-elected in 2018. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally bet ...

, President of Cyprus, and First Lady Andri Anastasiades *

Frank Bainimarama Josaia Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama (Fijian: ʃoˈsɛia βoˈreŋɡe mbɛiniˈmarama born 27 April 1954) is a Fijian politician and former naval officer who served as the prime minister of Fiji from 2007 until 2022. A member of the FijiFirst ...

, Prime Minister of Fiji *

Ali Bongo Ondimba Ali Bongo Ondimba (born Alain Bernard Bongo; 9 February 1959),"Bongo Ali", ''Gabon: Les hommes de pouvoir'', number 4Africa Intelligence 5 March 2002 . sometimes known as Ali Bongo, is a Gabonese politician who has been the third president of ...

, President of Gabon, and First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba *

Nana Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...

, President of Ghana, and First Lady

Rebecca Akufo-Addo Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo (née Griffiths-Randolph; born 1951) is a Ghanaian public figure and the current First Lady of Ghana as the wife of President Nana Akufo-Addo, 5th President of the 4th Republic of Ghana. Rebecca Akufo-Addo is the d ...

Droupadi Murmu Droupadi Murmu (, born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the 15th president of India since 25 July 2022. She is the first person belonging to the tribal community and also the second woman after Pratibha Patil to ...

, President of India * William Ruto, President of Kenya, and First Lady

Rachel Ruto Rachel Chebet Ruto (born 20 November 1968) is a Kenyan educator currently serving as the First Lady of Kenya. She is the wife to William Ruto, the fifth and current President of Kenya. She was instrumental in assisting her husband's campaign, oft ...

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Ibrahim Mohamed Solih ( dv, އިބްރާހީމް މުޙައްމަދު ޞާލިޙް; ar, إبراهيم محمد صالح; born 1 March 1962), better known as Ibu (އިބޫ), is a Maldivian politician and the president of the Maldives since 1 ...

, President of the Maldives, and First Lady Fazna Ahmed *

George Vella George William Vella (born 24 April 1942) is a Maltese politician who has served as president of Malta since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, he previously served as deputy prime minister of Malta and foreign affairs minister from 1996 to 1 ...

, President of Malta, and First Lady Miriam Vella *

Pravind Jugnauth Pravind Kumar Jugnauth (born 25 December 1961) is a Mauritian politician serving as the prime minister of Mauritius since January 2017. Jugnauth has been the leader of the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) party since April 2003. He has held a n ...

, Prime Minister of Mauritius, and Kobita Jugnauth *

Hage Geingob Hage Gottfried Geingob (born 3 August 1941) is a Namibian politician, serving as the third president of Namibia since 21 March 2015. Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 1990 to 2002, and served as prime minister again from 201 ...

, President of Namibia *

Shehbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...

, Prime Minister of Pakistan *

Paul Kagame Paul Kagame (; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who is the 4th and current president of Rwanda since 2000. He previously served as a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a Uganda-based rebel ...

, President of Rwanda *

Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II Afioga Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Eti Sualauvi II (born 29 April 1947) is a Samoan politician who is the current O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) of Samoa, in office since 2017. He was appointed to the Tama-a-ʻaiga title of Tuimalealiʻifa ...

, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa, and Masiofo Faʻamausili Leinafo *

Wavel Ramkalawan Wavel Ramkalawan (born 15 March 1959) is a Seychellois politician and Anglican priest who has been serving as the president of Seychelles since 26 October 2020. Ramkalawan was an opposition MP from 1993 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. He also served a ...

, President of Seychelles, and First Lady Linda Ramkalawan *

Halimah Yacob Halimah Yacob (Jawi script: ; born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and former lawyer who has been serving as the eighth president of Singapore since 2017. Prior to her presidency, she was the country's Speaker of the Parliament of S ...

, President of Singapore, and First Gentleman

Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee Halimah Yacob (Jawi script: ; born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and former lawyer who has been serving as the eighth president of Singapore since 2017. Prior to her presidency, she was the country's parliament speaker. She is al ...

Cyril Ramaphosa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician who is currently serving as the fifth democratically elected president of South Africa. Formerly an anti-apartheid activist, trade union leader, and ...

, President of South Africa *

Ranil Wickremesinghe Ranil Wickremesinghe ( si, රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ, ta, ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the current president of Sri Lanka since 21 July 2 ...

, President of Sri Lanka and First Lady

Maithree Wickremesinghe Maithree Wickremesinghe (born 11 August 1964) is a Sri Lankan academic, writer, and professor of English at the University of Kelaniya. She specializes in gender and women's studies. Wickremesinghe is the current First Lady of Sri Lanka since ...

Samia Suluhu Hassan Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 27 January 1960) is a Tanzanian politician who has been serving since 19 March 2021 as the sixth (and first female) president of Tanzania. She is a member of the ruling social-democrat Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) part ...

, President of Tanzania *

Faure Gnassingbé Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadéma (; born 6 June 1966"Biographie de nouve ...

, President of Togo * Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago

Other national representatives

Joseph Isaac Joseph Isaac (born 1969) is a Dominican politician from Dominica Labour Party, serving as Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2020. Isaac is a former member of House of Assembly of Dominica The House of Assembly is the legisla ...

, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica * Themba Masuku, Deputy Prime Minister and former Acting Prime Minister of Eswatini *

Hamat Bah Hamat Ngai Kumba Bah is a Gambian politician who is the current Minister of Tourism and Culture in President Adama Barrow's cabinet. He is also the leader of the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) and has been a presidential candidate in 1996, ...

, Minister of Tourism and Culture of the Gambia * Gail Teixeira, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance of Guyana * Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi **

Gospel Kazako Gospel Kazako (born 29 December 1968) is a Malawian entrepreneur who in 2005 founded the Zodiak Broadcasting Station, the most popular radio station in Malawi. He is also known as a poet. In July 2020 Gospel Kazako was appointed as Minister of In ...

, Minister for Information and Digitisation of Malawi *

Joaquim Chissano Joaquim Alberto Chissano (born 22 October 1939) is a politician who served as the second President of Mozambique, from 1986 to 2005. He is credited with transforming the war-torn country of Mozambique into one of the most successful African demo ...

, former President of Mozambique *

Yemi Osinbajo Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo (born 8 March 1957) is a Nigerian lawyer, professor, and politician who is the 14th and current Vice President of Nigeria since 2015. A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he previously served as Attorney G ...

, Vice President of Nigeria * Fatima Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone * General Jeje Odongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda * James Harris, Honorary Consul of Vanuatu * Mulambo Haimbe, Justice Minister of Zambia

Commonwealth Secretariat

* The Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations * Sir Don McKinnon, former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations

International

Heads of state and government

Bajram Begaj Bajram Begaj (born 20 March 1967) is an Albanian retired military officer and politician, who is currently serving as the 9th President of Albania since 24 July 2022. Begaj, who has had a long career in the Albanian army, served as the 26th Ch ...

, President of Albania, and First Lady Armanda Begaj * Aïmene Benabderrahmane, Prime Minister of Algeria * Archbishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, Co-Prince of Andorra *

Vahagn Khachaturyan Vahagn Garniki Khachaturyan ( hy, Վահագն Գառնիկի Խաչատուրյան, ; born 22 April 1959) is an Armenian politician who is the 5th and current president of Armenia. He served as Mayor of Yerevan from 1992 to 1996 and as the Mini ...

, President of Armenia *

Alexander Van der Bellen Alexander Van der Bellen (; born 18 January 1944) is the current president of Austria. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna, and after joining politics, as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party. Va ...

, President of Austria, and First Lady

Doris Schmidauer Doris Schmidauer (born 21 September 1963) is an Austrian environmentalist and party official for the Green Party. Schmidauer has served as the First Lady of Austria since January 2017 as the wife of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen. ...

Jair Bolsonaro Jair Messias Bolsonaro (; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who has been the 38th president of Brazil since 1 January 2019. He was elected in 2018 as a member of the Social Liberal Party, which he turn ...

, President of Brazil, and First Lady

Michelle Bolsonaro Michelle de Paula Firmo Reinaldo Bolsonaro (born 22 March 1982) is a former First Lady of Brazil from 2019 to 2022, being the third wife of the 38th President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. She succeeded Marcela Temer, wife of former president Mic ...

Rumen Radev Rumen Georgiev Radev ( bg, Румен Георгиев Радев ; born 18 June 1963) is a Bulgarian politician and former major general who is the current president of Bulgaria since 22 January 2017. Radev previously served as higher comman ...

, President of Bulgaria, and First Lady

Desislava Radeva Desislava Radeva ( bg, Десислава Радева) is a Bulgarian public figure and the current First Lady of Bulgaria since January 2017, being the wife of President Rumen Radev. Early life and career Born Desislava Gencheva in Burgas on 9 ...

Azali Assoumani Azali Assoumani ( ar, غزالي عثماني; born 1 January 1959) is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as President of the Comoros since April 2019. He was also president from 2002 to 2006 and 2016 to February 2019. He ...

, President of Comoros, and First Lady Ambari Assoumani * Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo *

Zoran Milanović Zoran Milanović (; born 30 October 1966) is a Croatian politician serving as President of Croatia since 19 February 2020. Prior to assuming the presidency, he was prime minister from 2011 to 2016 and president of the Social Democratic Party f ...

, President of Croatia, and First Lady Sanja Musić Milanović * Petr Fiala, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic *

Mostafa Madbouly Mostafa Kamal Madbouly ( ar, مصطفى كمال مدبولي; born 28 April 1966) is the Prime Minister of Egypt, serving since 2018. He was appointed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to succeed Sherif Ismail following his government's resigna ...

, Prime Minister of Egypt *

Alar Karis Alar Karis (; born 26 March 1958) is an Estonian molecular geneticist, developmental biologist, civil servant and politician who, since 11 October 2021, has served as the sixth President of Estonia. Prior to presidency Karis was born in Ta ...

, President of Estonia, and First Lady Sirje Karis * Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia *

Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (; born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician who has served as president of Finland since March 2012, the 12th person to hold that office. A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Pa ...

, President of Finland, and First Lady

Jenni Haukio Jenni is a feminine given name, sometimes a modern diminutive or short form of Jennifer. The etymology is actually that of a diminutive of Jane, however. A separate name, with the same spelling, serves as a Finnish language diminutive of Johanna ...

Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...

, President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra, and First Lady

Brigitte Macron Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron (; née Brigitte Trogneux , previously Auzière ; born 13 April 1953) is a French former educator. She is the wife and former teacher of Emmanuel Macron, who is the current President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra ...

Salome Zourabichvili Salome Zourabichvili ( ka, სალომე ზურაბიშვილი, ; born 18 March 1952) is a Franco-Georgian political figure and former diplomat who currently serves as the fifth President of Georgia, in office since December 2018 ...

, President of Georgia *

Frank-Walter Steinmeier Frank-Walter Steinmeier (; born 5 January 1956) is a German politician serving as President of Germany since 19 March 2017. He was previously Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as Vice Chan ...

, President of Germany, and First Lady

Elke Büdenbender Elke Büdenbender (born 14 January 1962) is a German jurist, and, since 1995, the wife of Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the current President of Germany. Early life Büdenbender attended intermediate secondary school in Siegen, after which she train ...

Katerina Sakellaropoulou Katerina Sakellaropoulou ( el, Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου, Latn, el, Katerína Sakellaropoúlou, ; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek judge who has been the president of Greece since 13 March 2020. She was elected by the Hellenic ...

, President of Greece *

Nuno Gomes Nabiam Nuno Gomes Nabiam (born 17 November 1966) is a Bissau-Guinean politician who has been the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau since 28 February 2020. He is a political scientist and military officer who previously served as President of Guinea-Biss ...

, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau *

Katalin Novák Katalin Éva Novák (born 6 September 1977) is a Hungarian politician serving as the current president of Hungary, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election. Novák is the first woman to hold the presidency, as well as the youngest ...

, President of Hungary, and First Gentleman István Attila Veres *

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (; born 26 June 1968) is an Icelandic historian and politician serving as the sixth and current president of Iceland. He took office in 2016 after winning the most votes in the 2016 election, 71,356 (39.1%). He wa ...

, President of Iceland, and First Lady Eliza Reid *

Michael D. Higgins Michael Daniel Higgins ( ga, Mícheál Dónal Ó hUigínn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and broadcaster, who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since November 2011. Entering national politics throug ...

, President of Ireland, and his spouse

Sabina Higgins Sabina Mary Higgins (née Coyne; born 1941 or 1942) is an Irish actress, political activist and the wife of the current president of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. Early life Sabina Coyne grew up on a small farm in Cloonrane, Milltown near the ...

Micheál Martin Micheál Martin (; born 1 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence since December 2022. He served as Taoiseach from 2020 to 2022 and has been Leader of ...

, Taoiseach of Ireland *

Isaac Herzog Isaac "Bougie" Herzog ( he, יצחק "בוז׳י" הרצוג, Yitskhak "Buzhi" Hertsog; born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician who has been serving as the 11th president of Israel since 2021. He is the first president to be born in ...

, President of Israel, and First Lady

Michal Herzog Michal Herzog ( he, מיכל הרצוג; born 15 May 1961) is an Israeli lawyer. Married to Isaac Herzog, the President of Israel since 2021, she is the First Lady of Israel. Early life Michal Afek was born in the Kibbutz Erin Harod. Her paren ...

Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella (; born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician, jurist, academic and lawyer who has served as the president of Italy since 2015. A Christian leftist politician, Mattarella was a leading member of the Christian Democracy par ...

, President of Italy, and ''de facto'' First Lady Laura Mattarella *

Yoon Suk-yeol Yoon Suk-yeol (; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician, former public prosecutor and lawyer who has been serving as the 13th and current president of South Korea since 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as the prosecutor ...

, President of South Korea, and First Lady

Kim Keon-hee Kim Keon-hee (; born 2 September 1972) is a South Korean businesswoman, who is the current First Lady of South Korea since 10 May 2022 as the wife of the 13th president of South Korea Yoon Suk-yeol. She is the current chief executive officer an ...

Vjosa Osmani Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu (born 17 May 1982) is a Kosovar Albanian jurist and politician serving as the 5th and current President of Kosovo since 4 April 2021. Born in former Yugoslavia and raised in the city then known as Titova Mitrovica, today th ...

, President of Kosovo, and First Gentleman Prindon Sadriu *

Egils Levits Egils Levits (born 30 June 1955) is a Latvian politician, lawyer, political scientist and jurist who has served as the tenth president of Latvia since 8 July 2019. He was a member of the European Court of Justice from 2004 to 2019. During the la ...

, President of Latvia, and First Lady Andra Levite *

Najib Mikati Najib Azmi Mikati ( ar, نجيب عزمي ميقاتي; born 24 November 1955) is a Lebanese politician and businessman, and three-time Prime Minister of Lebanon whose current term began in September 2021. He also serves as the acting President ...

, Prime Minister of Lebanon *

Gitanas Nausėda Gitanas Nausėda (born 19 May 1964) is a Lithuanian economist, politician and banker who is serving as the ninth and incumbent President of Lithuania since 2019. He was previously director of monetary policy at the Bank of Lithuania from 1996 un ...

, President of Lithuania, and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė *

Maia Sandu Maia Sandu (; born 24 May 1972) is a Moldovan politician who has been the President of Moldova since 24 December 2020. She is the former leader of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and former Prime Minister of Moldova from 8 June 2019 ...

, President of Moldova *

Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene (; born 29 June 1980) is a Mongolian politician who is the Prime Minister of Mongolia since 27 January 2021. He has been elected to the State Great Khural (Parliament) twice since 2016. Prior to becoming the Prime M ...

, Prime Minister of Mongolia *

Milo Đukanović Milo Đukanović ( cnr, Мило Ђукановић, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician serving as the President of Montenegro since 2018, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2003. He also served as the Prime Minister ...

, President of Montenegro, and First Lady Lidija Đukanović *

Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou (born 1954) is a Nigerien politician of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya) who has been serving as Prime Minister of Niger since 3 April 2021. Mahamadou served in the government of Niger as Mini ...

, Prime Minister of Niger *

Stevo Pendarovski Stevo Pendarovski ( mk, Стево Пендаровски, ; born 3 April 1963) is a Macedonian politician who serves as the 5th and current President of North Macedonia since 12 May 2019. Early life and education Stevo Pendarovski was born o ...

, President of North Macedonia, and First Lady Elizabeta Gjorgievska *

Mohammad Shtayyeh Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh ( ar, محمد اشتية) (born 17 January 1958) is a Palestinian politician, academic and economist who became prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority in March 2019. He is a member of Fatah who was elec ...

, Prime Minister of Palestine *

Andrzej Duda Andrzej Sebastian Duda (; born 16 May 1972) is a Polish lawyer and politician who has served as president of Poland since 6 August 2015. Before becoming president, Andrzej Duda was a member of Polish Lower House (Sejm) from 2011 to 2014 and th ...

, President of Poland, and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda *

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (; born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician and academic. He is the 20th and current president of Portugal, since 9 March 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, though he suspended hi ...

, President of Portugal *

Klaus Iohannis Klaus Werner Iohannis (; ; also spelled Johannis; born 13 June 1959) is a Romanian politician, physicist and former teacher who has been serving as the president of Romania since 2014. He became leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) in 20 ...

, President of Romania, and First Lady

Carmen Iohannis Carmen Iohannis (also spelled Carmen Johannis; née Carmen Georgeta Lăzurcă) (born 2 November 1960) is the wife of Klaus Iohannis, the current President of Romania. She is an English teacher at the Gheorghe Lazăr National College in Sibiu ...

* Oscar Mina and Paolo Rondelli, Captains Regent of San Marino *

Macky Sall Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sàll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤭 𞤅𞤢𞤤‎, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round vot ...

, President of Senegal *

Ana Brnabić Ana Brnabić ( sr-cyr, Ана Брнабић, ; born 28 September 1975) is a Serbian politician serving as the prime minister of Serbia since 2017. She is the first woman and first openly gay person to hold the office. She entered government a ...

, Prime Minister of Serbia, and her partner Milica Đurđić *

Zuzana Čaputová Zuzana Čaputová, (; Strapáková; born 21 June 1973) is a Slovak politician, lawyer and environmental activist. She is the fifth president of Slovakia, a position she has held since 15 June 2019. Čaputová is the first woman to hold the presi ...

, President of Slovakia *

Borut Pahor Borut Pahor (; born 2 November 1963) is a Slovenian politician who served as President of Slovenia from 2012 to 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from November 2008 to February 2012. A longtime member and former presi ...

, President of Slovenia *

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ( so, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ar, حسن شيخ محمود; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician who has served as the president of Somalia since May 2022. He is the founder and current chairman of the Union for ...

, President of Somalia *

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan ( ar, عبد الفتاح عبد الرحمن البرهان, Abd al-FattāḥʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Burhān; born 11 July 1960) is a Sudanese politician and Sudanese Army general who is the ''de facto'' hea ...

, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan *

Ignazio Cassis Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis (; born 13 April 1961) is a Swiss physician and politician who has served as President of the Swiss Confederation since 1 January 2022. A member of FDP. The Liberals, he has been a Member of the Swiss Federal Cou ...

, President and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland *

Denys Shmyhal Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal ( uk, Денис Анатолійович Шмигаль; born 15 October 1975) is a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur who is the current Prime Minister of Ukraine since 2020. Prior to his appointment as prime ...

, Prime Minister of Ukraine * Joe Biden, President of the United States, and First Lady

Jill Biden Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (born June 3, 1951) is an American educator and the current first lady of the United States since 2021, as the wife of President Joe Biden. She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her hus ...

Foreign ministers

Bisera Turković Bisera Turković (; born 8 December 1954) is a Bosnian diplomat and politician serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019. She is the current vice-chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well, serving alongside ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Antonia Urrejola Antonia Urrejola Noguera (born 13 November 1968) is a Chilean lawyer who has been serving as Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile), Minister of Foreign Affairs since 11 March 2022. She was previously elected by the Organization of American States ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile *

Álvaro Leyva Álvaro Leyva Durán (born 26 August 1942) is a Colombian lawyer, economist, politician, human rights defender and diplomat. Since 7 August 2022, he has held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of his country, in the government of Gust ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia * Richard Randriamandrato, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar *

Marcelo Ebrard Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubón (; born 10 October 1959) is a Mexican politician who is serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Affiliated with the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) since 2018, he was appointed to lead the f ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico *

Narayan Khadka Narayan Khadka is a central member of Nepali Congress who has served as the Foreign minister of Nepal since 2021. He has worked previously as Minister of Urban Development under Sushil Koirala-led government. He is a member of the 2nd Nepalese ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal *

Sayyid Badr Albusaidi Sayyid Badr Albusaidi (born 1960) is the Foreign Minister of Oman. Sayyid Badr has represented Oman in regional and international meetings, which include the United Nations. Personal life Early life Sayyid Badr was born in Muscat on 30 May ...

, Foreign Minister of Oman *

José Manuel Albares José Manuel Albares Bueno (born 22 March 1972) is a Spanish diplomat who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez since 2021. Early life and educatio ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain *

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (; born 5 February 1968) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey since 24 November 2015. He previously served in the same position from August 2014 to August 2015. He is ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey *

Reem Al Hashimi Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy ( ar, معالي ريم بنت إبراهيم الهاشمي) is an Emirati civil servant who is currently serving as the Minister of State for International Cooperation in the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Forei ...

, Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates * Francisco Bustillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay * Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See *

Bùi Thanh Sơn Bùi Thanh Sơn (born 16 October 1962) is a Vietnamese politician who is currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam since 2021. Early life and education Bùi was born on 1962 in Hanoi. He graduated from Ngo Qu ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam *

Frederick Shava Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava (born 20 March 1949) is a Zimbabwean politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in February 2021 and sworn in on 2 March 2021. He also serves as a member of the Senate repr ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe

Ambassadors

* Carles Jordana, Andorran Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Geraldo Nunda, Angolan Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Javier Esteban Figueroa, Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Kan Pharidh, Cambodian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Rafael Ortiz Fábrega, Costa Rican Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Igor Pokaz, Croatian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Ayeid Mousseid Yahya, Djiboutian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Antonito de Araújo, Timorese Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom * Sebastián Corral, Ecuadorian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Vanessa Interiano, Salvadoran Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Estifanos Habtemariam Ghebreyesus, Eritrean Ambassador to the United Kingdom * José Alberto Briz Gutiérrez, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Euvrard Saint Amand, Haitian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Iván Romero-Martínez, Honduran Ambassador to the United Kingdom *

Desra Percaya Dr Desra Percaya (born 20 April 1961, in Malang, East Java), is an Indonesian diplomat who, since 2020, serves as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Kingdom, accredited to Ireland and the Int ...

, Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Mohammad Jaafar Al-Sadr, Iraqi Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Phongsavanh Sisoulath, Laotian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Gurly Gibson-Schwarz, Liberian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Angela Ponomariov, Moldovan Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Hakim Hajoui, Moroccan Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Gyan Chandra Acharya, Nepali Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Genaro Pappalardo, Paraguayan Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Juan Carlos Gamarra Skeels, Peruvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom * Pisanu Suvanajata, Thai Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Other national representatives

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, Chairman of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan * Djerassem Le Bemadjiel, Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Chad *

Wang Qishan Wang Qishan (; ; born 19 July 1948) is a Chinese politician, and the current Vice President of the People's Republic of China. Wang is one of the leading figures behind China's foreign affairs, along with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Ke ...

, Vice President of China **

Liu Xiaoming / ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text ...

, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Korean Peninsula Affairs (former PRC ambassador to the UK) *

Verónica Alcocer Verónica Alcocer García (born 26 May 1976) is the current First Lady of Colombia since August 7, 2022, as the wife of President Gustavo Petro. She has law studies, Alcocer has become a voice of the most vulnerable communities. Alcocer is th ...

, First Lady of Colombia *

Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga Christophe Mboso N'Kodia Pwanga is a Congolese politician who is the current President of the National Assembly. Career Born in 1942, he graduated in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in political and administrative sciences from the University of L ...

, President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo *

Salvador Valdés Mesa Salvador Antonio Valdés Mesa (born 13 June 1945) is a Cuban politicianDamien CaveRaúl Castro Says His Current Term as President of Cuba Will Be His Last ''The New York Times'', 24 February 2013 and former trade union leader. He is the First Vi ...

, Vice President of Cuba *

Eduardo Estrella Rafael Eduardo Estrella Virella (born June 5, 1953) is a civil engineer and Dominican politician, current senator and president of the Senate since 2020. He served as Minister (formerly known as Secretary) of State for Public Works and Communic ...

, President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic * Kabele Soumah, Secretary General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea * Abdourahmane Cissé, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Ivory Coast *

Mäulen Äşimbaev Maulen Sagatkhanovich Ashimbayev (russian: Маулен Сагатханович Ашимбаев, born 28 January 1971) is a Kazakh politician serving as the Chair and the member of the Senate of Kazakhstan. He served as the First Deputy Head of ...

, Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan * Adylbek Kasymaliev, First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan *

Musa Al-Koni Musa Al-Koni ( ar, موسى الكوني) is a Libyan politician and diplomat. He served as the deputy prime minister of Libya's Government of National Accord from March 2016 to 2 January 2017. He represented southern Libya, where he is from. He ...

, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya * Dieminatou Sangare, Minister for Health of Mali * Arístides Royo, Minister for Canal Affairs and former President of Panama *

Irene Marcos Irene Romualdez Marcos-Araneta (; born Maria Irene Celestina Romualdez Marcos; September 16, 1960) is the third child of the late former president Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos. Irene Marcos's presence is known as being "t ...

, sister of President

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senat ...

of the Philippines *

Barnaba Marial Benjamin Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin Bil is a South Sudanese politician. He was appointed in April 2021 as the minister of Presidential Affairs in the office of the President as of 2022 replacing Nhial Deng Nhial. Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin was the FORME ...

, Minister of Presidential Affairs of South Sudan * Mustapha Ferjani, Minister Councillor to the President of Tunisia *

Olena Zelenska Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska (;russian: Елена Владимировна Зеленская, , Elena Vladimirovna Zelenskaya, born 6 February 1978) is a Ukrainian architect and screenwriter who is the current First Lady of Ukraine as the ...

, First Lady of Ukraine *

Sodiq Safoyev Sodiq Solihovich Safoyev ( Uzbek Cyrillic: Содиқ Солиҳович Сафоев; russian: Садык Салихович Сафаев, translit=Sadyk Salikhovich Safayev), also known as Sodyq Safayev (born 3 February 1954) is first deputy cha ...

, First Deputy Chairperson of the Senate of Uzbekistan

Other subnational representatives

Nechirvan Barzani Nechirvan Idris Barzani ( ku, نێچیرڤان بارزانی, translit=Nêçîrvan Barzanî; born 21 September 1966) is a Kurdish politician serving as the second President of Kurdistan Region, Iraq. He was elected into office by the Kurdistan R ...

, President of Kurdistan Region (Iraq)

Faith representatives

''Information in this section taken from the official order of service.''

Christian

England

* Agu Irukwu, Senior Pastor of Jesus House UK * Glyn Barrett, National Leader of Assemblies of God * Helen Cameron, Moderator of the Free Churches Group * Shermara Fletcher, Principal Officer for Pentecostal and Charismatic Relations of Churches Together in England *

Brian Peddle General Brian Peddle (born 8 August 1957) is the CEO and 21st General of The Salvation Army since 3 August 2018. He was formerly the 26th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1 November 2015 until 3 August 2018 under General André Cox. ...

, General of the Salvation Army * Graham Thompson, President of the Methodist Conference * Archbishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Great Britain *

Vincent Nichols Vincent Gerard Nichols (born 8 November 1945) is an English cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He previously served as Archbishop of Birm ...

, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster * Archbishop Nikitas, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain

Scotland

* Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland *

Leo Cushley Leo William Cushley (born 18 June 1961) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh in Scotland. He previously served as head of the English language section of the Vatican Secretariat of State. Early life Leo Cushley was born ...

, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh *

Mark Strange Mark Jeremy Strange (born 2 November 1961) is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, having been elected at an Epis ...

, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Wales

* Simon Walkling, President of the Free Church Council of Wales * Andrew John, Archbishop of Wales * Mark O'Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff

Northern Ireland

* David Nixon, President of the Methodist Church in Ireland * Ian Brown, Lead Minister of Martyrs Memorial Free Presbyterian Church * John Kirkpatrick, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland *

Eamon Martin Eamon Martin KC*HS (born 30 October 1961) is a prelate of the Catholic Church from Northern Ireland who has been Archbishop of Armagh and the Primate of All Ireland since 2014. Early life and education Martin was born in Derry, Northern Irela ...

, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland *

John McDowell John Henry McDowell, FBA (born 7 March 1942) is a South African philosopher, formerly a fellow of University College, Oxford, and now university professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Although he has written on metaphysics, epistemology, ...

, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and Metropolitan

Royal household

* David Fergusson, Dean of the Thistle and of the Chapel Royal in Scotland * Canon Paul Wright, Sub-Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal *

Sarah Mullally Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally, (''née'' Bowser; born 26 March 1962) is a British Anglican bishop, Lord Spiritual and former nurse. She has been Bishop of London since 8 March 2018.

, Bishop of London and Dean of His Majesty's Chapels Royal * David Conner, Dean of Windsor *

James Newcome James William Scobie Newcome, (born 24 July 1953) is an English Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual. Since 2009, he has been the Bishop of Carlisle, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Carlisle. He has been a member of the House of Lords as a ...

, Clerk of the Closet *

John Inge John Geoffrey Inge ( ; born 26 February 1955) is a bishop in the Church of England. He is currently the Bishop of Worcester in the Diocese of Worcester. From 2003 to 2007, he was Bishop of Huntingdon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of El ...

, Bishop of Worcester and Lord High Almoner

Westminster Abbey and others

Stephen Cottrell Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell (born 31 August 1958) is a Church of England bishop. Since 9 July 2020, he has been the Archbishop of York and Primate of England; the second-most senior bishop of the church and the most senior in northern England. He ...

, Archbishop of York, Primate of England and Metropolitan *

Justin Welby Justin Portal Welby (born 6 January 1956) is a British bishop who is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. He has served in that role since 2013. Welby was previously the vicar of Southam, Warwickshire, and then Bishop of Durham, serving for jus ...

, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and Metropolitan * Robert Latham, Minor Canon and Sacrist * Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Precentor *

Tricia Hillas Patricia Dorothy Hillas (called Tricia; born 1966) is a Church of England priest. She has served as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons since 2020 and a Canon of Westminster since 2021. Early life Hillas was born in 1966 in Kual ...

, Canon Steward and Archdeacon of Westminster * James Hawkey, Canon Theologian and Almoner * Anthony Ball, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St. Margaret's Church * David Stanton, Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer *

David Hoyle David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

, Dean of Westminster

Other religions

* Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Representative of the Buddhist community * The Lord Singh of Wimbledon, Representative of the Sikh community * Rajnish Kashyap, General Secretary of Hindu Council UK * Shirin Fozdar-Faroudi, Representative of the Bahá'í community * Nemu Chandaria, Representative of the Jain community * Malcolm Deboo, Representative of the Zoroastrian community * Aliya Azam, Interfaith Co-ordinator of the Al-Khoei Foundation * Shaykh Asim Yusuf, Muslim Scholar *

Ephraim Mirvis Rabbi Sir Ephraim Yitzchak Mirvis (born 7 September 1956) is an Orthodox rabbi who serves as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland between 1985 and 1992. Early life and ...

Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth The Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth is the senior rabbi of the United Synagogue, a union of British Orthodox Jewish synagogues. As of 2013, the chief rabbi is Ephraim Mirvis. See also * Chi ...

* Charley Baginsky, chief executive officer of Liberal Judaism *

Marie van der Zyl Marie Sarah van der Zyl (née Kaye; born November 1965) is the 48th president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. When she was elected in May 2018, she was only the second female president in the 258-year history of the organisation. She ...

, President of the

Board of Deputies of British Jews The Board of Deputies of British Jews, commonly referred to as the Board of Deputies, is the largest and second oldest Jewish communal organisation in the United Kingdom, after only the Initiation Society which was founded in 1745. Established ...

International organisations

Charles Michel Charles Michel (; born 21 December 1975) is a Belgian politician serving as the president of the European Council since 2019. He previously served as the prime minister of Belgium between 2014 and 2019. Michel became the minister of Developm ...

, President of the European Council *

Ursula von der Leyen Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen (; Albrecht, born 8 October 1958) is a German politician who has been serving as the president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the Cabinet of Germany, German federal government between 2005 an ...

, President of the European Commission *

Earle Courtenay Rattray Earle Courtenay Rattray (born October 21, 1959) is a Jamaican diplomat who has been serving as the United Nations High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States since 20 ...

, Chief of Staff to the Secretary General of the United Nations *

Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who has been serving as the 13th secretary general of NATO since 2014. A member of the Norwegian Labour Party, he previously served as the 34th prime minister of Norway from 2000 to ...

, Secretary General of NATO *

Thomas Bach Thomas Bach (born 29 December 1953) is a German lawyer, former Olympic foil fencer and Olympic gold medalist, serving as the ninth and current president of the International Olympic Committee since 10 September 2013. He is also a former memb ...

, President of the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

Other dignitaries

* Bear Grylls,

Chief Scout A Chief Scout is the principal or head scout for an organization such as the military, colonial administration or expedition or a talent scout in performing, entertainment or creative arts, particularly sport. In sport, a Chief Scout can be the prin ...

The Scout Association The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the United Kingdom and is the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom. Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, the association was for ...

* Amanda Medler,

Chief Guide In the Guide Movement, a Chief Guide is the uniformed head of a national Guiding organisation. Olave Baden-Powell, wife of Robert Baden Powell became the first Chief Guide in 1918. World Chief Guide 1930 - 1977 Olave Baden-Powell (only holder ...

Girlguiding Girlguiding is the operating name of The Guide Association, previously named The Girl Guides Association and is the national guiding organisation of the United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest girl-only youth organisation. Girlguiding is a char ...

* David Morgan-Hewitt, managing director of The Goring Hotel * Prince Rahim Aga Khan* (representing the

Aga Khan Aga Khan ( fa, آقاخان, ar, آغا خان; also transliterated as ''Aqa Khan'' and ''Agha Khan'') is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. Since 1957, the holder of the title has been the 49th Imām, Prince Shah Karim ...

) * The Duchess of Westminster* * The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, former Representative at Ascot and his wife* * The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, Lennox, and Gordon* *

and Countess of Derby* * Sir Nicholas Soames* * Sir Jackie Stewart* * John Warren, racing manager, and Lady Carolyn Warren * Sir Francis Brooke Bt., His Majesty's Representative at Ascot, and Katherine, Lady Brooke* * Sandy Dudgeon, Senior Steward at

The Jockey Club The Jockey Club is the breed registry for Thoroughbred horses in the United States and Canada. It is dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing and fulfills that mandate by serving many segments of the industry through its s ...

Simon Brooks-Ward Major General Simon Howe Brooks-Ward, is a British event organiser and former senior Army Reserve officer. Through his company, The HPower Group, he is most well known for organising large-scale equestrian events worldwide. Military career Br ...

, director of the Royal Windsor Horse Show and other equestrian events* *

Nicky Henderson Nicholas John Henderson (born 10 December 1950) is a British racehorse trainer. He has been British jump racing Champion Trainer six times. Background His father was Johnny Henderson who was one of the founders of the Racecourse Holdings Tru ...

, racehorse trainer, and Diana Henderson* *

Andrew Balding Andrew Matthews Balding (born 29 December 1972) is a British racehorse trainer based at Park House Stables, Kingsclere, near Newbury, Berkshire. Balding attended Caldicott School, a boys' preparatory school, and Radley College, a public school. ...

, racehorse trainer, and Anna Lisa Balding* *

William Haggas William Haggas is a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, based at Somerville Lodge stables in Newmarket, Suffolk. He is the son-in-law of the multiple champion jockey Lester Piggott. He was educated at Harrow and played cricket at Lord's ...

, racehorse trainer, and Maureen Haggas* *

John Gosden John Harry Martin Gosden (born 30 March 1951) is a British racehorse trainer. He has trained over 3,000 winners worldwide, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the Arc, the King George, the Eclipse, and over 600 winners ...

, racehorse trainer, and

Rachel Hood Rachel Hood (born September 1953) is an English classic-winning thoroughbred racehorse owner. Biography Hood has owned numerous race horses, including St. Leger Stakes winner Arctic Cosmos, Cheshire Oaks winner Gertrude Bell and Nichols Cany ...

* *

Sir Michael Stoute Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a Barbadian British Thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing. Career Stoute, whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assis ...

, racehorse trainer* * Richard Hannon Jr., racehorse trainer* *

Roger Charlton Roger J. Charlton (born 18 January 1950) is an English racehorse trainer and a former flat racing jockey. He trains horses in Beckhampton Stables, near Marlborough in Wiltshire, England. He made an immediate impact as a trainer in England and ...

, racehorse trainer* * Michael Bell, racehorse trainer* * Ryan Moore, jockey *

Sue Magnier Sue or SUE may refer to: Music * Sue Records, an American record label * ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus * " Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie Places * Sue Islet (Queensland), one of the Torres Straits isla ...

, thoroughbred owner and breeder, and her daughter Kate Wachman* * David Hayes, Australian racehorse trainer, and Prue Hayes *

Monty Roberts Marvin Earl "Monty" Roberts MVO (born May 14, 1935) is an American horse trainer who promotes his techniques of natural horsemanship through his ''Join-Up International'' organization, named after the core concept of his training method. Roberts ...

, American horse trainer, and Pat Roberts* *Natalie Queiroz, campaigner against knife crime *Hsien Chew, founder of Proud Voices, an LGBT choir network *Pranav Bhanot, lawyer who provided assistance and free meal delivery during the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

Absences

Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II Osei Tutu II (born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah; 6 May 1950) is the 16th Asantehene, enstooled on 26 April 1999.Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa (; ; born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democratica ...

, former President of Poland and Nobel Peace Prize laureate was invited, but did not attend due to his poor health. *

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician serving as the List of presidents of Turkey, 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Lis ...

, President of Turkey, was expected to attend, but ultimately skipped the funeral in favour of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Invitation rescinded

* The Crown Princess of Denmark was uninvited after initially being invited. The original invitation was later reported to be issued in error.

Uninvited states

* Afghanistan was not invited because the United Kingdom has no official diplomatic relations with the ''de facto''

Taliban government The government of Afghanistan, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the central government of Afghanistan, a unitary state. Under the leadership of the Taliban, the government is a theocracy and an emirate with political powe ...

. * Belarus was not invited because of diplomatic sanctions over the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

. Belarus was partially involved in the initial stages of the invasion, allowing Russian troops in its territory. * The Republic of China (Taiwan) was not invited officially to the funeral because the UK has no official diplomatic relations with the ROC. However,

Kelly Hsieh Hsieh Wu-ch'iao (), also known as Kelly Hsieh, is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the Representative to the United Kingdom for Taiwan since 24 July 2020. Education Hsieh obtained his bachelor's degree in diplomacy from National Cheng ...

, Taiwan's representative to the UK, was "specially invited" by the British government to add Taiwan's condolences at Lancaster House in London. The

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

described it as "... the same courtesies as those afforded to heads of state, representatives, and members of royal households from other countries ..." * Myanmar did not receive an invitation as the UK has scaled back diplomatic operations following the 2021 coup. * Russia was not invited because of diplomatic sanctions over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. * Syria was not invited as official diplomatic relations have deteriorated in the wake of the Syrian civil war. * Venezuela did not receive an invitation because the UK recognises

Juan Guaidó Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez (born 28 July 1983) is a Venezuelan politician, a former member of the Social democracy, social-democratic Popular Will party, and federal deputy to the National Assembly (Venezuela), National Assembly representing ...

as acting president, who is

disputed Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin ''controversia'', as a composite of ''controversus'' – "turned in an opposite d ...

with the current government of

Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro Moros (; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and president of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency under dispute since 2019. Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade unio ...

Countries invited at the ambassadorial level

The following countries were invited, but were asked to attend only at an ambassadorial level: * Iran * North Korea * Nicaragua

References

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