Prime minister, Governor General to be joined by Indigenous leaders at Queen's funeral

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon will be joined by a number of their predecessors and Indigenous leaders in the Canadian delegation attending Queen Elizabeth's state funeral in London.

Former prime ministers Stephen Harper, Paul Martin,Jean Chrtien and Kim Campbell will be part of the delegation, as will former governors generalMichalle Jean and David Johnston.

Absent from the delegation are former governors generalEd Schreyer, Adrienne Clarkson and Julie Payette. Former prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Joe Clark are choosing to attend the ceremony in Ottawa, sources told CBC.Clarksonwill attend the Ottawa ceremony, according to a government news release.

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the delegation was chosen based on past practices.

"There is a long tradition and the protocol is pretty clear," he said.

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Former governor general David Johnston says he expects Queen Elizabeth's funeral to be 'moving' and 'inspirational.' He will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Governor General Mary Simon and other former prime ministers at the service.

Also joiningthe delegation areAssembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Natan Obedand President of the Mtis National Council Cassidy Caron.

More than a dozen Canadian Armed Forces regiments will travel to London to take part in the ceremony alongsideother uniformed personnelfrom around the Commonwealth.

Four members of the RCMP's musical ride will appear in the funeral procession in London. They'll be riding horses on loanfrom the stables at Buckingham Palace.

Cross of Valour recipient Leslie Arthur Palmer andOrder of Canada membersMark Tewksbury, Gregory Charlesand Sandra Oh will attend the serviceas part of a procession of national honour recipients.

Up to a million Britons and visitorsfrom around the world are expected to line up at Westminster Hall tosay farewell to Britain's longest-reigning monarch this week.

The ceremony in Ottawa

Back in Ottawa, many parliamentarians and dignitaries who are not attending the funeral in London will participate in a commemorative ceremony at Christ Church Cathedral.

That ceremony is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m., with Clarkson and Mulroney delivering addresses.

Events will kick off in Ottawa a little before that, at 12:10 p.m., with a parade featuringmembers of the Canadian Armed Forces. They'll depart Cartier Square Drill Hall, behind City Hall, accompanied by the Canadian Armed Forces Central Band.

The parade will march past the war memorial and in front of the Parliament buildings, where 96 salvos will be fired into the air one for each year of the Queen's life.

Starting at5 a.m. ET Monday, CBC News will havelive televised coverageof the state funeral, hosted from London by chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault and Morning Live host Heather Hiscox. You can watch onCBC TV, CBC News Network, CBC Gem and CBCNews.ca.

CBC Radio One will have live coverage of the funeral starting at5:30 a.m. ET, hosted byThe Current'sMatt Galloway in London andWorld Report'sMarcia Young in Toronto. Listenon CBC Radio One and on the free CBC Listen app.