From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be representing Nigeria at a number of events today and on Monday, during the State funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, said that the vice president would join members of the royal family, world leaders – including members of the Commonwealth, Heads of State, Governors-General, Prime Ministers, and foreign royal families – at the ceremonies, including the funeral service scheduled to hold at Westminster Abbey tomorrow.
Ahead of the service, Osinbajo will be among guests and dignitaries to be received by King Charles lll and Queen Consort Camilla, at a reception in Buckingham Palace today.
Earlier today, the VP is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with the UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly.
Queen Elizabeth ll was the Head of the Commonwealth and the longest serving British monarch.
She passed on at 96 on September 8, this year at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
The vice president will return to Nigeria after Monday’s State funeral.