Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends Queen Elizabeth lying-in-state

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LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped to view Queen Elizabeth’s casket and met with King Charles III in London on Saturday, as folks from around the globe collect forward of the queen’s funeral.

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The royal household confirmed King Charles met with Trudeau in addition to Anthony Albanese of Australia, Philip Davis of the Bahamas, Andrew Holness of Jamaica and New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern.

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The information launch included a photograph of Trudeau and King Charles seated in entrance of a fireside.

The King’s workplace additionally confirmed he met with governors common from internationally at a lunch reception.

Trudeau and his spouse, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, attended the queen’s lying-in-state earlier within the day and signed a ebook of condolences for the late monarch.

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Livestream footage from Westminster Corridor briefly confirmed Trudeau and his spouse as they stopped by the queen’s flag-draped coffin.

Trudeau is one in every of dozens of world leaders who’re in London forward of Monday’s royal funeral.

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Canada’s delegation to London additionally contains Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and her husband, former governors common Michaelle Jean and David Johnston, in addition to former prime ministers Kim Campbell, Jean Chretien, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper.

Canadian First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders may also attend the funeral, as will a number of Order of Canada recipients together with former swimmer Mark Tewksbury and actress Sandra Oh.

World leaders and members of the general public alike are converging on London forward of Monday’s funeral.

On Saturday, folks may already be seen establishing tenting chairs to stake out prime spots alongside the flag-lined street resulting in Buckingham Palace, the place the queen’s coffin will go in a navy procession after Monday’s funeral.

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Crowds have been additionally heavy round Buckingham Palace and Inexperienced Park, the place folks have been laying floral tributes to the queen.

The gate to Inexperienced Park was closed on Saturday morning, resulting in confusion as a whole lot of individuals discovered themselves caught in a slender pathway exterior the barricade.

The federal government’s Division for Digital, Tradition, Media and Sport additionally introduced Saturday afternoon that the lineup for members of the general public to see the queen mendacity in state was as much as 11 hours lengthy as of 5 p.m., down from 24 hours earlier within the day.

The accessible line, for folks with restricted mobility, was completely closed after reaching capability, the division tweeted.