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President Droupadi Murmu paid a visit to Westminster Hall in London on Sunday to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8.
Britain’s longest-serving monarch is lying in state at the hall until the morning of her state funeral at Westminster Abbey on Monday. Murmu paid tribute to the Queen on behalf of the Indian people.
On Sunday, President Murmu, who is in London for three days, signed a condolence book on behalf of the Indian government. She was joined by Acting High Commissioner Sujit Ghosh at Lancaster House in London, where visiting world leaders are signing a book of condolence in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 at the age of 96 in Scotland.
The Indian president, who arrived on Saturday evening, join around 500 world leaders and royals in a congregation of around 2,000 expected at the Abbey for a solemn ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. local time and concluding with a two-minute silence about an hour later.
The president has been invited to a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla ahead of Monday’s funeral service. All visiting heads of state, governments, and official overseas guests are expected at the “official state event.”
