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State funeral customs have evolved over time. For the funeral service itself the Book of Common Prayer has been used in recent centuries, with readings from the Authorized Version of the Bible; in its essentials the form of service used is the same for a monarch as for any other person. [5]
In the United Kingdom, state funerals are usually reserved for monarchs. The most recent was the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022. [5] A state funeral may also be held to honour a highly distinguished figure following the approval of the monarch and Parliament (of the expenditure of public funds). [6]
State funeral of Juan Perón: July 2–4, 1974 Argentina: Buenos Aires: at least 1,135,000 [59] Funeral of Umm Kulthum: February 3, 1975 Egypt: Cairo: at least 1,000,000 [60] [61] State funeral of Chiang Kai-shek: April 10–16, 1975 Taiwan: Taipei: at least 2,500,000 [62] State funeral of Francisco Franco: November 22–23, 1975 Spain: Madrid ...
LONDON (AP) — Events surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday cap 10 days of national mourning and are expected to be watched by hundreds of thousands of people packed onto the ...
A state funeral was held for General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in 1964. President John F. Kennedy had authorized a state funeral for MacArthur and President Lyndon B. Johnson confirmed Kennedy's directive. Funeral plans drawn up in 1958 called for seven days rather than four days of ceremonial events.
Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of presidential state funerals and how Americans have mourned their leaders, with the first president to ...
There have been three state funerals this century: Ronald Reagan (in 2004), Gerald Ford (in 2006), and George H.W. Bush (in 2018). Carter's, held today, will be the fourth.
Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II (13 P) Pages in category "State funerals in the United Kingdom" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.