Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral Cost the British Government $300M

Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state and funeral, which received a staggering $300 million allocation from the British government, garnered immense attention. The passing of the longest-serving British monarch prompted an outpouring of grief, with mourners enduring up to 30-hour waits to pay their respects. Her funeral, honoring a historic 70-year reign, drew enthusiastic crowds who lined the streets for a glimpse of the solemn procession. Notably, this marked the first state funeral since Winston Churchill’s in 1965, while Prince Philip’s ceremony in 2021 was more subdued due to the pandemic. As Queen Elizabeth II’s son, King Charles III, ascended the throne, his “scaled-back” coronation ceremony carried an estimated cost of $125 million, contrasting with the inflation-adjusted expense of the queen’s own coronation in 1953, exceeding $60 million.

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