A funeral the likes of which the British had not had for half a century. The heads of state will arrive by bus, they are advised to fly by commercial line – Denník N

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. on Monday 19 September will not only be one of the biggest historical, but also policing and security events Britain has ever seen. Out of the five-level threshold of national threat, the British security service MI5 set level three, which means a significant risk. The last state funeral in the UK was held in 1965, when wartime prime minister Winston Churchill died. Politicians from 112 countries of the world took part in the funeral, including former US President Dwight Eisenhower, French President Charles de Gaulle and Elizabeth II herself. This time, too, hundreds of heads of state will gather in the country, including Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová and her partner Juraj Rizman. However, the problem may not only be potential terrorist attacks on world leaders, but also the logistics of transporting statesmen to the funeral mass. No private flights and buses instead of cars According to protocol, the UK should invite all heads of state, including their partners, which are hundreds of people, to the funeral. In addition, London’s Heathrow Airport is reporting increased interest in landing private flights from people who want to come to watch the funeral. This week, Politico obtained the logistical regulations that participating heads of state should follow during the funeral. According to the documents, statesmen are not allowed This article is exclusive content for Denník N subscribers. Are you a subscriber? Log in