Stormont party leaders are set to be among the huge gathering of royalty and politicians from the across the world attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, European royals and key figures from international public life are being invited to the service at Westminster Abbey, which can hold a congregation of 2,000.
The ceremony in London on Monday, which has been declared as a bank holiday, will be broadcast live and will involve a national two minutes' silence.
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Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Alliance Party leader Naomi Long are expected to attend the service.
Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie and SDLP leader Colum Eastwood are also due to attend.
Irish president Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Micheál Martin are expected to be among the guests, alongside a host of world leaders including US president Joe Biden and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.
Other guests will include members of royal families from across Europe, many of whom were blood relatives of the Queen.
Leaders from across the Commonwealth, of which the Queen served as head for the entirety of her reign, are also expected to attend.
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau have accepted invitations.
Prime Minister Liz Truss is due to hold meetings with Mr Biden, Mr Martin and other world leaders at the weekend ahead of them attending the state funeral.
TUV leader Jim Allister will not be attending the funeral as he has not been invited, a party spokesman said.
House of Lords member Baroness Kate Hoey questioned on Twitter why Mr Allister had not been included when the SDLP had been invited.
The SDLP is the fifth-largest party at Stormont with eight seats after receiving 9.1% of first-preference votes in May's election, while Mr Allister was returned as his party's only MLA but TUV achieved a 7.6% vote share.
Baroness Hoey asked: "Why has Jim Allister, leader of the TUV in Northern Ireland and whose party won only a tiny percentage fewer votes than the nationalist SDLP, not been invited to the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth if the SDLP leader has been?"
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll, who is opposed to the monarchy, confirmed he will not be attending.
The Queen's lying in state in the Palace of Westminster will continue until 6.30am on Monday before the coffin is taken in a grand military procession to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral at 11am.
Senior members of the royal family are expected to follow behind, with the military lining the streets and also joining the procession.
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