The British and world leaders and leaders continued to look at the body of the late Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Hall in the capital, London, before her funeral today, Monday, which will be attended by about 500 international leaders, including Arab leaders.

Just before 11 a.m. (GMT) the oak coffin, covered in the royal flag with the Imperial crown, will be placed on a cannon cart and dragged by members of the Navy to Westminster Abbey for her funeral.

After the mass in Westminster, the Queen's coffin will be taken to Windsor, where she will be buried with Prince Philip, with whom she was married for 73 years.

It would mark the end of a period of mourning across Britain, although the royal family's mourning will continue for another seven days after the funeral.

The Queen passed away on the eighth of this September, at the age of 96, 70 years after assuming the throne.

US President Joe Biden gave the last look at the Queen's body, accompanied by his wife, and recorded a speech in the register of condolences in addition to leaders and leaders of countries from the world.

Participating Arab leaders

A number of world leaders arrived in the capital, London, including the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, accompanied by his wife, to participate in the funeral and reception organized by King Charles III.

Arab leaders will participate in the funeral, including Jordan's King Abdullah II and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

The funeral will also be attended by the head of the Sovereign Council in Sudan, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, as well as the Egyptian Prime Ministers Mostafa Madbouly, the Algerian Ayman bin Abdel-Rahman, the Palestinian Muhammad Shtayyeh and the Lebanese Najib Mikati, in addition to Musa Al-Koni, the Vice-President of the Presidential Council in Libya. And Prince Moulay Rachid, brother of King Mohammed VI.

In turn, Reuters news agency said that the list of Arab leaders expected to participate in the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II also includes Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.


King Charles III's message

Among the 2,000 people gathered for the funeral will be about 500 world leaders, including Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Meanwhile, large numbers of Britons continue to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II with their last glimpse of her coffin at Parliament House in London.

And the authorities warned mourners that the waiting time in line to see the coffin reached 24 hours.

On Friday, the authorities suspended the entry of more depositors into the queue, 6 hours after it reached the maximum allowed.

The Queen's coffin will remain in Parliament until the Queen's state funeral, which is scheduled for Monday.

King Charles thanked the British people and the people of the world on Sunday for their messages of sympathy after the death of his mother.

"Over the past 10 days, my wife and I have been deeply moved by the many messages of condolences and support we have received from this country and around the world," King Charles, who has been in the UK since his mother's death, said in a statement.

"In London, Edinburgh, Hillsboro and Cardiff, we have been touched by all who took the trouble to come and pay their respects to the efforts of my dear mother, the late Queen, throughout her life."

"As we all prepare for her final farewell, I simply wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to all those countless people who have given such support and comfort to my family and me at this sad time," he said.