Saudi Arabia's crown prince won't attend Queen Elizabeth II's funeral: Supply | World News

Saudi Arabia's de-facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is now not anticipated to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday, a British international workplace supply stated on Sunday, opposite to Britain's earlier expectations that he would.

Saudi Arabia can be represented as an alternative by Prince Turki bin Mohammed al Saud, the supply stated. Prince Turki is a minister of state and has been a member of the cupboard since 2018. He's the grandson of late King Fahd and a part of the brand new era that has been delivered to energy by Prince Mohammed.

The change was made by Saudi Arabia, the supply added.

Britain has invited heads of state from its allies to attend, however it's as much as these nations who to ship.

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Saudi illustration on the funeral has been intently watched for any indicators of an additional thaw in a diplomatic chill Western nations imposed on Prince Mohammed after the homicide of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi insider-turned-critic, that U.S. intelligence says was authorised by the crown prince.

He has denied any function within the killing. In 2020, Saudi Arabia jailed eight folks for between seven and 20 years for Khashoggi's homicide.