The ten days of obsequies for the Queen isabel II in September they cost British taxpayers 161.7 million pounds ($200 million)according to figures published on Thursday by the UK Treasury.
The monarch passed away on September 8, 2022, with 96 yearsin his Scottish castle of balmoralwhich enabled the succession of his eldest son, Carlos III, 74 years old.
From there, his coffin was transferred to the Scottish capital Edinburghfor a first funeral chapel, before being exposed to the public in London for five days in Westminster Hallthe oldest room in the British Parliament, through which hundreds of thousands of people filed.
The state funeral was held on September 19th in the westminster abbeyin view of 2,000 guestsincluding hundreds of foreign dignitaries and leaders.
Afterwards, there was a private ceremony in the windsor castleabout 40 km west of Londonwhere the queen was buried along with her parents and her husband, the prince philip.
According to a written statement from the Principal Secretary of the Treasury, John Glento Parliament, the total cost was 161,743 million pounds.
“The government’s priority was to ensure these events ran smoothly,” “while ensuring the safety of the public,” he said.
The largest expenditure item corresponds to the Ministry of the Interior, with £73.68 million. Thousands of police officers were deployed throughout the United Kingdom during the 10 days of national mourning.
They are followed by the Ministry of Culture and Mediawith 57.42 million pounds, and the Scottish Home Rule, with 18.75 million pounds.
The cost for the coronation of Carlos III still needs to be known
On the other hand, it was noted that the figures related to the coronation of the King Charles IIIthe last May 6.
The anti-monarchist group Republic estimated that it cost the public coffers at least £100m, at a time when UK taxpayers are facing a severe cost-of-living crisis, for a inflation that does not fall below 10%.
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Source: Ambito
