Monday 19 September 2022 01:56 AM Diplomatic headache for Queen's funeral planners trends now
Monday 19 September 2022 01:56 AM Diplomatic headache for Queen's funeral planners trends now
The diplomatic headache of planning the Queen's funeral: The challenge of arranging seating for dignitaries from Iran, Israel, India and Pakistan and the two Koreas Seating plan could only start being drafted on Thursday when RSVPs closed But it could be crucial to avoid inflaming existing tensions between countries A flash point for planners could be Pakistan and India’s decades-long rivalry And Saudi Arabia and Qatar are locked in battle for influence in the Middle East
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Seating more than 500 foreign dignitaries at today’s funeral without causing a diplomatic row could be one of the biggest challenges for government officials.
With many world leaders invited to Westminster Abbey, the seating plan – which could only start being drafted on Thursday when RSVPs closed – could be crucial to avoid inflaming existing tensions between certain nations.
