SANDRA Oh has received an invite to attend the state funeral of the Queen as part of the Canadian delegation.
The actress, known for her role in the BBC hit series Killing Eve, will participate in a procession of national honours as part of the service on Monday.
Sandra Oh is due to attend the state funeral of the Queen as part of the Canadian delegation
Her Majesty the Queen passed away aged 96
She joins the delegation as a member of the Order of Canada alongside Olympic gold medallist swimmer Mark Tewksbury and musician Gregory Charles.
After building her profile in comedy-drama Killing Eve alongside British actress Jodie Comer, the star was granted the honour recently in June 2022
The pair recently went to head to head at the 2022 Emmy Awards for outstanding lead actress in a drama for their roles in the series, but lost out to Euphoria’s Zendaya.
Sandra, who was born in Canada to Korean parents, previously notched up Emmy nominations for her role as Dr Cristina Yang in Grey’s Anatomy.
Canada’s delegation to the funeral will be led by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau.
The group is due to depart for the UK on Friday, ahead of the service next week.
Details of the delegation were made public on Thursday during a special address given by Trudeau during a special session of Canada’s House of Commons.
It was previously announced the day of the Queen’s funeral will be marked in Canada with a national day of mourning.
The United Kingdom was placed in a period of mourning after Buckingham Palace announced the Queen’s passing on Thursday, 8 September.
People have since travelled to royal residences around the UK to leave flowers and cards as tributes.
The Queen’s coffin previously arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh before travelling south.
For four days members of the public will be able to queue up and pay their respects to Her Majesty, before her funeral takes place on Monday.
Olympic gold medallist swimmer Mark Tewksbury is making the trip to the UK
Musician Gregory Charles will also be in attendance
Mourners have been queuing for hours to see Her Majesty lying in state
