International
oi-Deepika S
London,
Sep
18:
President
Draupadi
Murmu
arrived
in
London
on
Saturday
evening
to
attend
the
state
funeral
of
Queen
Elizabeth
II
and
to
offer
condolences
on
behalf
of
the
Indian
government.
Queen
Elizabeth
II,
who
died
aged
96
at
her
summer
residence
of
Balmoral
Castle
in
Scotland
on
September
8,
is
lying-in-state
at
Westminster
Hall
before
the
funeral
at
Westminster
Abbey
on
the
morning
of
September
19.
President
Murmu
is
on
a
three-day
visit
to
the
UK,
during
which
she
will
attend
Monday’s
funeral
service
and
is
also
invited
to
a
reception
for
world
leaders
hosted
at
Buckingham
Palace
by
King
Charles
III
on
Sunday
evening.
Funeral
of
Queen
Elizabeth
II
to
take
place
at
Westminster
Abbey
on
Monday
“President
Draupadi
Murmu
emplanes
for
London,
United
Kingdom,
to
attend
the
state
funeral
of
H.M.
Queen
Elizabeth
II
and
offer
condolences
on
behalf
of
the
Government
of
India,”
the
Rashtrapati
Bhavan
tweeted
as
the
plane
departed
from
Delhi
earlier.
External
Affairs
Minister
S
Jaishankar
had
visited
the
British
High
Commission
in
New
Delhi
on
September
12
to
convey
the
country’s
condolences,
a
day
after
India
observed
a
day
of
national
mourning.
The
Ministry
of
External
Affairs
(MEA)
confirmed
earlier
this
week
that
the
President
will
be
travelling
to
London
to
offer
condolences
on
behalf
of
the
government
of
India.
“
Know all about
Draupadi Murmu
In
the
70
years
of
reign
of
HM
Queen
Elizabeth
II,
India-UK
ties
have
evolved,
flourished
and
strengthened
immensely.
She
played
an
important
role
in
the
welfare
of
millions
of
people
around
the
world
as
Head
of
the
Commonwealth,”
the
MEA
statement
read
Story first published: Sunday, September 18, 2022, 8:26 [IST]
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