British government departments spent an estimated total of £161.7 million (€186.2m) on Queen Elizabeth's state funeral and related events, the UK's Treasury has said.
After Britain's longest-reigning monarch died aged 96 on 8 September, the country entered 10 days of national mourning, which concluded with her state funeral on 19 September.
During that time the queen's coffin lay in Edinburgh Cathedral before being moved to London, where an estimated 250,000 people queued for hours to file past her coffin at Westminster Hall during the lying-in-state, which required costly security and logistical arrangements.
Her successor, King Charles, also embarked on a tour of Britain's four nations along with then-prime minister Liz Truss.
In a written statement to parliament, finance minister John Glen said the total estimated cost ran to £161.7m , with the interior ministry, responsible for policing, accounting for the biggest proportion: £73.7m.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport spent £57.4m, while the Scottish government billed £18.8m.
"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," Mr Glen said.
"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," he added.
The disclosure comes shortly after the coronation earlier this month of King Charles, as many British citizens struggle with the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
Buckingham Palace has rejected reports that the total for that vast security operation would top £100m.
Security
More than 5,000 police officers from across the UK supported 10 days of ceremonial events to mark the late queen's death and Charles' immediate accession to the throne last September.
Many were redeployed to support the events taking place in London and Scotland, where she died aged 96 at her Balmoral estate after a year of declining health.
Policing was also required in Windsor, west of the UK capital, and in Norfolk, to its northeast where the royals' Sandringham estate is situated.
The day of the funeral was the then-largest policing operation London's Metropolitan Police had ever staged, beating the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games.
That has since been topped by the operation around the 6 May coronation, which saw the the Metropolitan Police Service leading an operation involving 11,500 officers, staff and volunteers on duty.
Anti-monarchists have branded the coronation a "vanity parade" and waste of scarce public money.
But supporters have countered that the weekend-long celebration, which included an additional public holiday, would pay for itself in extra spending by people and visits to the UK by tourists.
