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Controversy as world leaders, including President Ruto, bussed to Queen Elizabeth's funeral service

President William Ruto, far left, in a bus with other African leaders as they were headed to Westminster Cathedral for the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II.

World leaders, including Kenya's President William Ruto, Monday had to park their official vehicles in West London and ride in a shared bus to Westminster Cathedral to attend the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II.

According to Politico, the leaders, aside from US President Joe Biden, who arrived in his armoured 7-tonne Cadillac - the 'Beast', had to share a bus from an undisclosed location 1.3km away from the cathedral.

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