UK inviting North Korea to send envoy to Queen Elizabeth's funeral - source

Royal fans Isabel Litherland, Martine Knight and Chris Knight sit in Hyde Park where the screening of the procession of the coffin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth will take place, in London, Britain, September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Boyers

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is inviting a representative from North Korea to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday, but Afghanistan, Syria and Venezuela will not be given an invite, a foreign office source said on Wednesday.

Queen Elizabeth's funeral will take place in London on Sept. 19, and a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries have already said they will attend.