Chinese delegation stopped from leaving
Meanwhile, a delegation of Chinese officials was reportedly stopped from entering the historic hall of parliament where the late Queen’s coffin is kept. The Chinese ambassador to Britain has been banned from parliament for a year after Beijing barred seven British lawmakers last year for speaking out against the treatment of its Uighur minority in China’s far-western Xinjiang region.
House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle’s office declined to comment Friday on a report by US news outlet Politico that the Chinese delegation would not be allowed into Westminster Hall. In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said she had not seen the Politico news, but that the British government, as host of the Queen’s funeral, should “follow diplomatic protocol and proper etiquette to receive guests”. .”
China should cancel the invitation
A Chinese delegation is expected to attend the Queen’s funeral on Monday. This Interim Sacrament is proposed not in Parliament, but in Westminster Abbey Church. Funeral organizers have not published a guest list, and it is unclear who from China may attend. Conservative MP Tim Lawton told the BBC that the invitation to China should be revoked, citing human rights abuses and treatment of Uighurs in China.
Will stand near the coffin for 15 minutes
King Charles III, who ascended the British throne after the death of his mother last week, was out of London on Thursday on the final leg of his country-wide tour. The Maharaja returned to London on Friday. He will stay for some time with his siblings – Prince Andrew and Prince Edward and Princess Anne – near the coffin of the late Queen. A day later, on Saturday, all eight grandchildren of Queen Elizabeth II will stand by the coffin for 15 minutes. Prince William and Prince Harry, both sons of King Charles III, will stand by the Queen’s coffin tomorrow. The elder Prince William will stand at the head of the coffin, while Prince Harry will stand at his feet.