King Charles and Queen Camilla visit market

The biggest costs were covered by the Home Office who paid £74million towards the event, the treasury noted. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport spent £57million, it added. The Scottish government spent £18.756 million on the Queen’s lying in rest. World leaders descended on London to pay their respects as part of the memorial as millions of people tuned in worldwide to see the funeral.Chief secretary to the treasury John Glen said that the state funeral was a “moment of huge national significance”.