Members of the royal family arrive in London ahead of the Queen’s funeral

Foreign royals have arrived in London to pay their respects the queen.

King Felipe and the Queen Letizia of Spainas well as King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden were among the first monarchs to see the monarch at Westminster Hall.

Hundreds of emperors, kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers and other foreign dignitaries will descend on London tomorrow for Her Majesty’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey.

Tonight, many leaders, including members of foreign royal families, will gather together Buckingham Palace reception arranged King Charles III which is called “the reception of the century”.

Representatives of more than 20 royal families are expected at the funeral, including the current monarchs of the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway.

Among the most anticipated participants is the Emperor of Japan, who is rarely abroad. Bhutan’s King Jigme and Queen Jetsun and the Sultan of Brunei will also attend.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden also arrived to pay their respects at Westminster Hall ahead of the funeral

Sweden’s royal family looked solemn as they watched Her Majesty’s coffin from the platform at Westminster Hall on Sunday

King Felipe, who referred to the Queen as his “sweet aunt Lilibeth”, was rechristened as he took part in the somber event

The Spanish king was joined by his wife Queen Letizia. The couple has a good relationship with the British royal family

A Spanish couple bowed their heads in respect as they left Westminster Hall on Sunday night

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were seen waving to well-wishers as they left the Spanish Embassy at Westminster Hall on Sunday night.

Felipe, son of the disgraced former King Juan Carlos, is a distant cousin of the Queen and referred to Her Majesty as “dear Aunt Lilibeth” in a personal memorial following the Duke of Edinburgh’s death.

The king looked dapper in a black suit and tie as he and his stylish wife left the embassy at the Palace of Westminster.

Husband and wife crossed themselves and bowed their heads as they passed Her Majesty’s coffins. High-profile guests have access to a VIP entrance and platform, meaning they can avoid the queues that stretch across central London.

Around the same time, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden also entered the hall to pay their respects.

King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla are preparing to host 1,000 VIPs, including US President Joe Biden, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, at Buckingham Palace this evening.

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia led foreign royals who arrived to pay their respects to the Queen ahead of her funeral tomorrow

The Spanish king and his ex-journalist wife will be among the heads of state who will gather at Buckingham Palace tonight for Prince Charles’ “reception of the century”. Pictured waving to well-wishers in London on Sunday

The King and Queen of Spain wore somber black ahead of a reception at Buckingham Palace this evening

Felipe, son of the disgraced former King Juan Carlos, is a distant cousin of the Queen and referred to Her Majesty as “dear Aunt Lilibeth”. Pictured with his wife Queen Letizia in London today

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia were spotted leaving the Spanish Embassy ahead of a reception at Buckingham Palace

Spain’s King and Queen are set to join more than 500 leaders and heads of state at the ‘party of the century’ tonight

Revealed: How the monarchies of Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Luxembourg are related to the Queen. All the major royal houses of Europe will be represented at the Queen’s funeral in Westminster Abbey today.

The list of distinguished guests included the President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, the Irish Taoiseach Michael Martin, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed and the First Lady of Colombia Veronica Alcacer Gargía and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Alvaro Leyva.

However, it also includes a number of controversial strongmen, including Bolsonaro, who was filmed today giving a rousing speech from the windows of Brazil’s embassy in London to a jubilant, flag-waving crowd.

His allies hope his four-day international trip – first to London, then to a session of the UN General Assembly in New York – will sway some voters in the upcoming election, give him some clout after nearly four years at loggerheads with other world leaders and provide material for TV ads. .

And today, the Royal Saudi Embassy confirmed that Mohammed bin Salman, known by the acronym MBS, had been invited to the funeral.

He was due to hold talks with British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sunday night despite international outrage after ordering Saudi agents to brutally kill and dismember Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey in 2018.

And Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the authoritarian ruler who jailed hundreds of journalists and business-likely dismantled Turkish democracy, will also attend the funeral.

China announced it would send its vice president, Wang Qishan, but parliamentary leaders barred him from traveling to the state.

Due to strained ties, Britain decided to invite ambassadors rather than heads of state from Iran, Nicaragua and North Korea. Meanwhile, Russia and Belarus are among a small group of countries completely excluded following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.