Queen Elizabeth II. After reigning as the Queen of Britain for 70 years, she breathed her last on September 8 last year. He was 96 years old at the time of his death. The United Kingdom declared 10 days of national mourning for the Queen’s death. The Queen’s state funeral was held on 19 September. Thousands of people attended the funeral at Westminster.
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and related events cost the British government nearly £162 million, over Tk 2,163 crore 52 in Bangladeshi currency.
This information was reported by the BBC on Thursday, citing the British Ministry of Finance.
The Queen’s funeral cost the country’s Home Office the most – £7.4 million. Then the Department of Cultural Affairs spent £57 million. Apart from this, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has spent 20 lakh 96 thousand pounds, the Ministry of Defense 20 lakh 89 thousand pounds, the Department of Transport 20 lakh 56 thousand 500 pounds.
Britain’s finance ministry chief secretary John Glenn said at the time that the government’s priority was “to carry out these events in an orderly and dignified manner, always ensuring public safety.” Source: BBC
