Foreign leaders will not need to travel to the king's coronation by bus, as they would to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth.

Guests waiting to board a bus outside Westminster Abbey after the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II Photo: WPA Pool

Foreign dignitaries visit London as it has become The Sunday Telegraph knows that the coronation will be attended by their own cars, and not by buses, as was the case at the Queen's funeral.

After complaints from some world leaders who were asked to share buses last September, the ministers signed plans for the delivery presidents, prime ministers and monarchs to central London from an out-of-town car park.

Government sources insist King Charles's coronation plans have not been changed due to complaints, and say last year's bus the trips were organized in no time.

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Your source told this newspaper: «We don't use buses anymore like we did at funerals.»

«The Foreign Office says we really need to treat these people like world leaders. There was no time to plan for this last year.”

Those who took the bus last year included Michael Martin, an Irish Taoiseach, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and King Felipe of Spain and Queen Letizia.

The government has also asked world leaders to travel by bus. commercial flight to avoid crowding London airports with private jets ahead of the Queen's funeral.

Invitations to the funeral were limited to dignitaries and their spouses.

Official officials said the government «regrets that of -due to limited seating at the state memorial service and related events, no other family members, staff, or accompanying persons of the chief guest may be admitted.”

Among those present at the coronation on May 6 will be Jill Biden, wife of the President of the United States , was sent in his place after he refused to attend in person.

Sources in London and Washington play down the decision and insist it was not a snub against the UK.< /p>

It is unknown if Mrs. Biden will be traveling in the Beast armored vehicle when she arrives in the UK, as her husband usually does on foreign visits.