Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and wife to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral
His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene has officially been invited to attend the state funeral ceremony of the late British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II who passed out recently.
An invitation was also sent out to his wife as wee, Lady Julia Osei Tutu.
The longest-serving Queen Elizabeth II, queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other sovereign countries died on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96.
She served more than 70 years as queen.
A state funeral has since been scheduled for Monday, September 19, 2022, after which she will be laid to rest.
Following this, the newly crowned British Monarch, King Charles III officially extended an invitation to His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene.
“Protocol Directorate, acting on behalf of the Household of his Majesty the King has the honour to have been instructed to issue personal invitations,” a statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said.
With the invitation, Otumfuo will attend the Queen’s Lying-In-State, the King’s Reception, State Funeral Services and the Foreign Secretary’s Reception.
Below is the full statement
The Asantehene in the 2000s paid a courtesy visit on Queen Elizabeth II on a three-week visit to the United Kingdom where he visited the British Parliament House, Windsor Castle, and other places.
Meanwhile, in 2018, Prince Charles now King Charles III visited the Asantehene during his visit to Ghana.
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Source: Mondokayonline.com
