Thursday 18 May 2023

Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral, period of mourning gulped £162m - UK Treasury

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the period of mourning cost the UK government a total of £162m, according to the Treasury.

A breakdown of costs provided by the government showed that the Home Office paid the greatest amount at £74m, followed by Department for Culture, Media and Sport which covered £57.4m.

The Scottish government incurred costs of £18.8m, while the Welsh government and Northern Ireland office paid about £2m each.

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