Sahiba Gafarova to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II today

Chairman of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II today, Report informs.

"I am proud that the Chairman of the Milli Majlis, Sahiba Gafarova, will also take part in today's state funeral," UK Ambassador in Baku Fergus Auld tweeted.

In the Palace of Westminster, the coffin of the Queen will stay until 10:35, after which the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Grenadier Guards will transfer it to a gun carriage, and it will go on its last journey. Later on Monday, a memorial service will be held at Westminster Abbey, after which the body of the late British monarch will be taken to Windsor Castle near London, where it will be buried at 19:30 local time.