9/18/2022
Biden arrives in London with a huge security motorcade in the dead of night. Biden is among the approximately 500 world leaders visiting London.
A planned meeting between Biden and United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss has been postponed until after the queen’s funeral on Monday.
The meeting was initially scheduled to occur before the funeral but has since been moved to Wednesday.Biden is among the approximately 500 world leaders visiting London for the funeral.
Other guests include Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The new King Charles III will host a formal state reception for the international guests this evening at Buckingham Palace.
Note: The royals and the British government are now looking ahead to Monday’s funeral at Westminster Abbey, the site of coronations, weddings and burials of English, then British, kings and queens since William I in 1066.
London’s police force has described the ceremony as the biggest security operation it has ever undertaken. Some 500 guests representing nearly 200 countries and territories will be attending – presidents, prime ministers, kings, queens and sultans among their number – and huge crowds are expected to throng the streets.
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