Narrabri woman Shanna Whan honoured to be chosen to farewell Queen Elizabeth II at her London funeral

Shanna Whan, from Narrabri, met Her Majesty virtually earlier this year after being named the 2022 Australian of the Year Local Hero.

On Tuesday morning, it was announced Ms Whan was one of 10 Australians chosen to attend the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, alongside the Governor General David Hurley and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Ms Whan said on Tuesday afternoon that it was "an honour" to be chosen, and she would travel to the United Kingdom later this week.

Ms Whan posted a tribute to the monarch after her death.

"Rest in peace, Her Majesty," she wrote on her social media.

"I'll always be immensely appreciative that I was able to meet and speak with this remarkable woman.

"Seventy years of public service ... extraordinary."

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Ms Whan - who still lives in Narrabri - overcame her own battle with alcoholism and founded Sober in the Country in 2015.

The organisation raises awareness of alcoholism in the bush, supporting rural Australians with an addiction, and spreading the message that it was ok to say no.

This week she was the keynote speaker at the Rethink Addiction national summit in Canberra, with a call to action to governments to "catch these people before they drown".

The Queen's funeral will be held on September 19 at Westminster Abbey in London.

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