Herzog to head to UK on Sunday for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral

President Isaac Herzog signs a condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II at the British ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv, September 10, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
President Isaac Herzog signs a condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II at the British ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv, September 10, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

President Isaac Herzog and his wife First Lady Michal Herzog will depart for the United Kingdom tomorrow, to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, his office says.

According to a statement, on Sunday, Herzog will “pay his respects” at Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state at Westminster Hall, sign a book of condolence at Lancaster House, and attend a reception hosted by King Charles III.

On Monday, Herzog will attend the funeral at Westminster Abbey.

Queen Elizabeth II ‘s grandchildren hold a vigil around the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster in London on September 16, 2022, ahead of her funeral on Monday (Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

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