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David Clark

Around 500 will attend Queen's funeral as more details of the historic event emerge

The Queen's state funeral will be attended by around 500 guests from almost 200 different countries on Monday.

Global leaders, royalty and other dignitaries will be at Westminster Abbey for a service expected to be watched by a global TV audience of billions.

They will join grieving members of the royal family and almost 200 key workers and volunteers who have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

A Foreign Office source confirmed on Friday that almost 100 presidents and heads of government would be in attendance.

Killing Eve star Sandra Oh is going as part of the delegation from Canada.

The Grey's Anatomy actress, 51, will join the group after she was made a member of the Order of Canada in June this year.

Thousands of mourners have queued to see the Queen lying in state (PA)

NHS staff will be among those proceeding with the Queen's coffin as it begins its journey to Windsor after her funeral.

Some 800 people, including members of the Queen's Household and Windsor estate staff, will attend the committal service afterwards at 4pm in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Officials from Afghanistan, Syria, Russia, Belarus, Venezuela and Myanmar have not be invited to attend the funeral on Monday, while Iran and North Korea can only pay respects 'at an ambassadorial level'.

Buckingham Palace announced a team of nearly 100 Royal Navy sailors is set to carry Her Majesty's coffin to Westminster Abbey before she is finally laid to rest with her beloved Prince Philip.

The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will not be attending, with a representative being sent instead, while China president Xi Jinping is also sending a deputy.

Russia described the decision not to invite Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine as “blasphemous” on Thursday.

The Queen's coffin will be moved to Westminster Abbey on Monday before her final journey to Windsor (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The following are all expected attendees:

Royal attendees

- Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan

- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

- King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain

- King Philip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium

- Juan Carlos I, former King of Spain, and his wife Sofia

- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary

- King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden

- King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway

- King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

- Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah

- Jordan's King Abdullah

- Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah

- King of Lesotho, Letsie III

- Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein

- Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri

- Malaysian Sultan Abdullah of Pahang

- Prince of Monaco, Albert II

- Crown Prince of Morocco, Moulay Hassan

- Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said

- Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani

- King of Tonga, Tupou VI

National leaders

- Joe Biden and Jill Biden, President and first lady of the United States

- Emmanuel Macron, President of France

- Droupadi Murmu, President of India

- Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria

- Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand

- Anthony Albanese, Australian Prime Minister

- Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania

- Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan President

- Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany

- Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korean President

- Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil

- Andrzej Duda, President of Poland

- Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy

- Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister

- Charles Michel, President of the European Council

- Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission

- Egils Levits, President of Latvia

- Paula-Mae Weekes, President of Trinidad and Tobago

- Mohammad Shtayyeh, Palestinian Prime Minister

- Sauli Niinisto, President of Finland

- Katalin Novak, Hungarian President

- Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland

- Micheal Martin, Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland

- Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica

- Floyla Tzalam, Governor General of Belize

- Susan Dougan, Governor General of St Vincent and the Grenadines

- Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Countries not invited

- Russia, Myanmar, Belarus, Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan

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