By Jo Abi| 3 days ago
European royals will turn out in force for Queen Elizabeth's funeral, with monarchs from the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium confirming their attendance.
Her Majesty will be laid to rest on September 19 at Westminster Abbey with 2,000 mourners expected to attend.
The Danish palace confirmed Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will attend the funeral in a statement published on its website.
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands have confirmed they will be attending the Queen's funeral, so too has King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.
Other monarchs likely to attend 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, despite the king being deposed in 1973 when the monarchy was abolished in 1973 following a coup.
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Foreign royals have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth, who died at Balmoral Castle on September 8, aged 96, with Princess Anne and King Charles by her side.
Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, led the tributes in a letter to the new King Charles, which was shared on the Danish Royal Family's social media accounts.
In the message, she said she was "moved by the sad news" of his mother's death, who is also the Danish Queen's distant cousin.
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"Your mother was very important to me and my family. She was a towering figure among the European monarchs and a great inspiration to us all. We shall miss her terribly," the statement read.
Princess Charlene of Monaco shared a photo of the late British monarch in a social media tribute on Friday.
"I am deeply saddened at the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a truly great lady whose dedication and service was recognised throughout the world during the 70 years of her reign," she said.
"Today, my thoughts are with her family, her children, her grandchildren, her great-grandchildren and the British people."
King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands were also among the first to pay tribute, sharing a joint in which they stated they would "remember Queen Elizabeth II with deep respect and great affection."
Belgian's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde also shared a statement, remembering the Queen as an "extraordinary personality".
King Harald of Norway shared a statement to the Royal Family's Instagram account, writing: "Our thoughts are with His Majesty The King and the members of the Royal Family on the loss of Queen Elizabeth."
King Felipe VI of the Spanish royal family issued a heartfelt message to Charles on Twitter, saying they were "deeply saddened" by the news. Spanish royal flags are also flying at half mast.
The King of Sweden, Carl Gustaf, also issued a statement following the death of the Queen, stating Her Majesty "has always been dear to my family and a precious link in our shared family history."
Princess Tatiana Blatnik of Greece and Denmark, who became a Royal when she married Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark in 2010, shared a tribute to her Instagram account, as did Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark.
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