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The Queen's funeral: who, what, where, when and why?

Who will be present for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, and what preparations are underway to get everyone in the right place at the right time.

This is a mammoth logistical operation. The world's most powerful political leaders will be taken, by bus, to Westminster Abbey for Britain's first state funeral since 1965. What might the fly on those walls hear and see as presidents, prime ministers, and heads of state mingle ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II? And what goes into preparing such a star-studded guest list?

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