King Charles honours Royal Navy members who paid special role at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

The monarch hosted a parade and medal presentation at Windsor Castle today.

The Royal Naval personnel were appointed to the Royal Victorian Order by Charles in March 2023, as part of the demise honours list.

This list is published following the death of a sovereign to recognise those who have provided an important personal service to them during their reign and afterwards.

Upon the King's arrival, the royal salute and the national anthem were played.

Queen Elizabeth II died at 15.10 on September 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland and was laid at rest in Edinburgh's St Giles Cathedral before returning to London.

An estimated £161.7million was spent on Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and surrounding events by UK Government departments, official HM Treasury figures show.

Between the late Queen's death on September l8 ast year and her state funeral on September 19, hundreds of thousands of people came in person to pay their respects at the Lying at Rest in Edinburgh, Lying-in-State in Westminster, and for the State Funeral in both London and Windsor.

More than £73million was spent on policing, security and other costs incurred by the Home Office.

Viewing areas and a large screen for crowds to watch Queen Elizabeth's funeral were erected in Hyde Park during the national mourning periods.

This is expected to contribute to the estimated £57.4million costs incurred by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.

John Glen MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 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".

More than £2.5million was spent by the Department for Transport after an estimated one million people travelled to watch Queen Elizabeth II's funeral procession in person.

A spokesperson for HM Treasury said: "The death of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the state funeral that followed marked a major moment in world history.

"Many hundreds of thousands of people paid their respects across London, Edinburgh, Windsor and the wider UK to celebrate the life of Britain’s longest-serving monarch and thank her late Majesty for 70 years of public service to our country and the wider Commonwealth."