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Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral Cost UK Government $200 Million


Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and lying-in-state last year cost Britain's government an estimated 162 million pounds (around $200 million), the treasury said Thursday. The state funeral for the late monarch, held on Sept. 19, was the first in the U.K. since that of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965.


The occasion, attended by world leaders and dignitaries, followed 10 days of national mourning after the queen died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne. Hundreds of thousands of people were drawn to Westminster Abbey to see the United Kingdom's longest-serving monarch lying in state.


The costs were published Thursday as part of a written statement to Parliament. “The government’s priorities were that these events ran smoothly and with the appropriate level of dignity, while at all times ensuring the safety and security of the public,” said John Glen, chief secretary to the treasury, in a statement.


Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, were both interred at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle. Philip, who died in 2021 at 99 years old, chose not to lie in state and his funeral was a muted affair, because it was held under strict social distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic.(本段有发音精讲,关注公众号可可英语晨读获取)

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dignity ['digniti]

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n. 尊严,高贵,端庄

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statement ['steitmənt]

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n. 声明,陈述

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muted ['mju:tid]

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adj. 柔和的;无言的;趋缓的 v. 使柔和(mute

 
prime [praim]

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adj. 最初的,首要的,最好的,典型的
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castle ['kɑ:sl]

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n. 城堡
v. 置于城堡中,(棋)移动王车易

 
throne [θrəun]

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n. 王座,君主

 
appropriate [ə'prəupriət]

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adj. 适当的,相称的
vt. 拨出(款项)

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monarch ['mɔnək]

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n. 帝王,统治者,元首/nn. 君王斑点蝶

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social ['səuʃəl]

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adj. 社会的,社交的
n. 社交聚会

 
strict [strikt]

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adj. 严格的,精确的,完全的

 

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