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The King and Queen of Spain attend the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

​Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain attended the State Funeral in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on the 19th September 2022.

September 22, 2022

​Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, visited the funeral chapel of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, at the Palace of Westminster, on Sunday, September 18 th.

Their Majesties The King and Queen then attended a reception at Buckingham Palace offered by His Majesty King Charles III to the Heads of State and Government attending the funeral.

Early on Monday morning, September 19th, the funeral chapel closed its doors to the public in Westminster Hall. Later on, a funeral mass officiated by the Dean of Westminster and the Archbishop of Canterbury, was held and attended by Their Majesties the King and Queen, His Majesty King Don Juan Carlos and Her Majesty Queen Sofia.

Following the State funeral mass, Her Majesty The Queen's coffin was carried in a funeral procession to Windsor Castle. His Majesty the King and Her Majesty Queen Sofía then moved on to St. George´s Chapel for a burial mass. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was buried alongside her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, in the George VI Memorial Chapel, located inside St. George's Chapel.




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