The full cost of the late Queen's funeral and lying-in-state has been revealed.
The full cost of the late Queen's funeral and lying-in-state has been revealed with the cost incurred by the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments now known.
The state funeral, which occurred in September of last year after the Queen's passing in Balmoral, cost over £150 million.Government is estimated to be around £161.7 million with this being spread over multiple departments.The largest cost was reported by the Home Office which spent around £73.7 million with the Department for Culture, Media and Sports following close behind, paying £57.4 million.
It was also revealed that the cost to the Scottish Government was around £18.8 million which is thought to include events like her lying-in-state in Edinburgh.in a written statement to the UK Parliament and covers the period from her death on September 8 to her funeral in London on September 19.
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