Albanese arrived alongside other Commonwealth leaders, including Canada’s Justin Trudeau and New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, but after that of some other world leaders, such as US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Marcon.
He earlier shared a picture of the two of them heading to Westminster together.
Speaking before the service, Albanese revealed he had run into a number of Australians on the streets of London ahead of the funeral.
He spoke to 2GB’s Chris O’Keefe on Monday evening about the lead-up to the service at Westminster Abbey.
“It’s been quite extraordinary. But wherever you go, there are huge numbers of people on the street around Buckingham Palace,” Albanese said.
“Last night, there were tens of thousands of people, as far as you could see, just essentially watching buses going to the entrance of Buckingham Palace.
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“But I’ve run into a whole lot of Australians as well who’ve made the journey here. I’ve met people from Melbourne and Geelong and Sydney and from all around the country.
“I had a moment yesterday where someone yelled out in the line, ‘Hey, Albo’. And I went over and of course, I have security with me. And I said, ‘Where are you from?’ And he said, ‘Kent’…
“He was a young fellow who was a follower of Australian politics. But people are really engaged and there is certainly a deep affection for Queen Elizabeth. You can just feel it right around the streets of London.”
Other Australians, including Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott, have also arrived for the funeral.
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