Sandra Oh to attend the Queen’s State Funeral and take part in a procession of national honors as part of the Canadian delegation
- Sandra Oh will attend the Queen’s State Funeral as part of the Canadian delegation
- The 51-year-old actress, best known for her role on BBC hit series Killing Eve, will take part in a procession of national tributes as part of the service on Monday
- She joins the delegation as a member of the Order of Canada alongside musician Gregory Charles and Olympic swimming gold medalist Mark Tewksbury
- It was previously announced that the day of the Queen’s funeral in Canada would be marked with a national day of mourning
Sandra Oh will attend the Queen’s State Funeral as part of the Canadian delegation.
The 51-year-old actress, best known for her role on BBC hit series Killing Eve, will take part in a procession of national tributes as part of the service on Monday.
She joins the delegation as a member of the Order of Canada alongside musician Gregory Charles and Olympic swimming gold medalist Mark Tewksbury.
Representation: Sandra Oh, 51, is due to attend the Queen’s state funeral on Monday as part of the Canadian delegation (pictured in August 2021)
The star recently received the honor in June 2022 after building her profile in comedy Killing Eve alongside British actress Jodie Comer.
The pair recently competed at the 2022 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for their roles in the series, but lost to Euphoria’s Zendaya.
Sandra, who was born in Canada to Korean parents, previously received Emmy nominations for her role as Dr. Cristina Yang in Shonda Rhimes’ long-running medical series Grey’s Anatomy. When it first aired in 2005, she was part of the original cast who left in 2014.
Farewell: The UK was thrown into a period of mourning on Thursday September 8 after Buckingham Palace announced the death of the Queen (pictured in February)
Canada’s delegation to the funeral is led by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, and also includes Governor General Mary Simon and former Prime Ministers and Governors General.
The group is due to leave for the UK on Friday before next week’s service.
Details of the delegation were released Thursday during a special speech by Trudeau during a special session of Canada’s House of Commons.
Screen star: Sandra is best known for her role as Eve Polastri on the BBC hit series Killing Eve, in which she co-stars alongside Jodie Comer (pictured).
Canadian nationals: Sandra joins the delegation as a member of the Order of Canada alongside Olympic swimming gold medalist Mark Tewksbury (left) and musician Gregory Charles (right).
It was previously announced that the day of the Queen’s funeral in Canada would be marked with a national day of mourning.
The UK was put into a period of mourning on Thursday September 8 after Buckingham Palace announced the death of the Queen.
Since then, people have traveled to royal residences across Britain to leave flowers and cards in tribute.
On Tuesday evening, the Queen’s coffin flew to London, where she was taken to Westminster Hall to be laid out.
The Queen’s coffin previously arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh before traveling south.
For four days, the public can queue to pay their respects to Her Majesty before her funeral on Monday.
Members of the public have queued for up to 12 hours to pay their respects to the late monarch.
Gloomy: On Tuesday evening, the Queen’s coffin flew to London, where she was taken to Westminster Hall to be laid out