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The UK reveals it spent about $200 million for the privilege of burying Queen Elizabeth II

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King Charles III and members of the royal family follow behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it is carried out of Westminster Abbey after her State Funeral on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Danny Lawson - WPA Pool/Getty Images

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.

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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.

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