Posted on 09/12/2022 1:57:25 AM PDT by Libloather
Foreign leaders and their spouses attending Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in London on September 19 have been advised to fly to the UK on commercial flights and are banned from using helicopters, according to documents obtained by Politico.
The documents from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office were sent from the UK to embassies, the outlet reported. The FCDO anticipates the funeral service will be at capacity, so no more than one representative per country and their spouse will be invited to attend.
The department said it "regrets that, because of limited space at the state funeral service and associated events, no other members of the principal guest's family, staff or entourage may be admitted."
The FCDO advised funeral attendees to fly commercial "where possible" because London Heathrow airport will not have private flight arrangements or aircraft parking, despite the airport normally accommodating private jets. The department also banned helicopter transfers between airports because of the volume of flights.
World leaders were also told they will be bussed in groups to the funeral at Westminster Abbey and cannot use their own state cars to attend the service, Politico reported.
One unnamed foreign ambassador sent a message to Politico reporters on WhatsApp on Sunday, saying: "Can you imagine Joe Biden on the bus?"
Preparing for an event like this also comes with security concerns. Next weekend's premier league soccer games might be postponed due to a lack of police resources that may be diverted to the funeral, according to iNews.
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Dementia Joe will take Amtrak.
Joe will be on the short bus.
Trump or Biden?
Yeah, the short bus.
Do they have short commercial planes for crossing the Atlantic too?
Joe Biden, subway straphanger...
Jao needs to be thrown under the bus.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
First chuckle of my day, (-:
Biden will fall asleep, crap his pants and stink up the short bus.
Me? Send me over BA which is better than any American airline and I’ll take the Tube. Faster and more efficient than surface transport and cheaper. The Abbey is just across the street. Think about Trump doing that in contrast to to all those poseurs.
‘Can you imagine Joe Biden on the bus?’
Yes, a short bus.
Licking a window...
“Yes, a short bus.”
“Licking a window...”
Too funny. I don’t even need to see a meme of that (although if would be fun). I’m able to visualize perfectly.
I hope Jill packs plenty of Depends for Joe.
OH NOOOOOOOOEZ !!!
KarMarLar cant attend !!!
The first time I went to England years ago I flew BOAC ...
I remember they were good ...
Can not imagine any president bowing to those terms.
Go tell the brits to pound sand.
This is all political theater.
No world leader is going to follow this.
But they put this out there to show how much they “care” for the environment.
Do not swallow what they are spewing.
This is all political theater.
No world leader is going to follow this.
But they put this out there to show how much they “care” for the environment.
Do not swallow what they are spewing.
did they mean the farting on the bus?
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