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Queen Elizabeth II passed away in 2022

The UK’s longest-serving monarch died on September 8, 2022, aged 96, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
 

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Huge crowd to see Queen one last time

Estimated 250,000 members saw the British queen lying in state in London during the mourning period.
 

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Where is she buried?

She is buried at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, Berkshire.
 

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How much did her funeral cost?

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II cost the U.K. government around £162 million.

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Details of individual expenditure

£73.68 million spent for Home Office, £57.42 million for the Department for Culture & Media, £2.565 million to Department for Transport.
 

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Other expenses

£2.096 million for the Foreign Office, and £2.89 million for the Ministry of Defence.
 

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King Charles III coronation

The Queen’s successor and son, King Charles III, was anointed and crowned on May 6.

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