A reception at Buckingham Palace and an event hosted by the UK’s new Foreign Secretary are among the events Ireland’s president and premier will attend around the Queen’s state funeral. The historic funeral will be one of the rare occasions where both the Irish president and Taoiseach are out of the country at the same time. Mr Martin will also be one of several world leaders that will meet Liz Truss ahead of the state funeral. The King will host a reception for visiting heads of state at Buckingham Palace on Sunday evening, which the Martins and Higginses are expected to attend. Following the funeral, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will host a reception for foreign dignitaries at Church House, next to the abbey.

Source: The Herald September 17, 2022 12:54 UTC