The Treasury has revealed the full cost of the Queen's state funeral at £161 million. This afternoon it was announced that this sum was spent over the period from the Queen's death on September 8, which ended in the State Funeral on September 19
In a statement, Treasury Minister John Glen said: "The death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 and the period of national mourning that followed was a moment of huge national significance.
"During this period, many hundreds of thousands of people came in person to pay their respects, at the Lying at Rest in Edinburgh, the Lying-in-State in Westminster, as well as in London and Windsor for the State Funeral on 19 September.
"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."
The largest cost was reported by the Home Office at £73.7 million, followed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (£57.4 million) and the Scottish Government (£18.8 million).
Other costs were: Ministry of Defence £2.9 million; Department for Transport £2.6 million; Welsh Government £2.2 million; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £2.1 million; and the Northern Ireland Office £2.1 million
The figures were published as part of a parliamentary written statement by John Glen, Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
