Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will attend the UK-hosted United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled for November in Glasgow, Scotland, it was confirmed by the organisers on Saturday.
The 95-year-old monarch will join world leaders at the event, which was to take place in November last year but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the world leaders expected to attend the COP26 summit alongside US President Joe Biden and around 120 heads of state and government.
Others expected to travel to Scotland for the event between November 1 and 12 include Pope Francis and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.
“Absolutely delighted that Her Majesty the Queen will attend COP26,” UK Cabinet Minister and President of the COP26 summit, Alok Sharma, tweeted.
Sharma, the Agra-born Minister who recently returned from a visit to India as part of his role for the summit, had tweeted earlier this week about his discussions during that tour.