Euro royals will turn out in force for the Queen's funeral: Monarchs from the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium are among the first to confirm as heads of state from around the world prepare to honour Her Majesty
- King and Queen of the Netherlands will attend the Queen's funeral next week
- Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will also attend the event next Monday
- King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain will also be among the guests
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PUBLISHED: 01:49 AEST, 13 September 2022 | UPDATED: 01:58 AEST, 13 September 2022
European royals have confirmed their attendance at the Queen's funeral on Monday.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will be among the 2,000 mourners expected at Westminster Abbey.
Representatives from the Swedish, Danish and Monegasque royal families are also expected, according to royal blogger Gert's Royals.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands were the first foreign royals to confirm their attendance at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral next Monday
The King's mother, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, has also confirmed that she will be in attendance at Westminster Abbey next Monday
Unlike the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral in 2021 - which was restricted to just 30 people - it is likely Westminster Abbey's 2,000 capacity will be filled to capacity in honour Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
The funeral congregation will be headed by the new King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, while William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, will follow closely.
The Queen's other three children, Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince Andrew, and Princess Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, will also be among the chief mourners.
It is expected all eight of the Queen's grandchildren will be present, including Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall, Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Eugenie and her spouse Jack Brooksbank, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia of Spain recently paid tribute to their distant relative with a heartfelt statement. They have also confirmed their attendance to the Queen's funeral
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium will also join the congregation at Westminster Abbey next week
The Queen's nephew Lord Snowdon and niece Lady Sarah Chatto and her husband Daniel Chatto are also anticipated to be there.
Other monarchs likely to be in attendance at the Queen's funeral include King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa of Luxembourg, and Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco.
Other possible guests are the former King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece - who was deposed in 1973.
The confirmation of foreign royals at the Queen's funeral comes shortly after they paid tribute to the monarch online.
Princess Anne (right) and her husband Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence stand solemnly as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland, completes its journey from Balmoral to the Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Queen's funeral service at Westminster Abbey (pictured) may well fill out the abbey's 2,000 capacity for 2,000 people
Following her death King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain paid tribute to their distant relative with a heartfelt statement.
The Spanish Royal Family echoed sentiments from the Dutch and Swedish royals in praising the Queen's sense of duty to her country throughout her historic 70-year reign.
Posting a letter to King Charles III on the Casa Real Twitter account, King Felipe said he would 'dearly' miss his Aunt Lilibet, a figure he held close.
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