Not all tributes are necessarily welcome. In London’s Green Park, where many Britons come to pay tribute to the memory of Elizabeth II, it is now forbidden to deposit certain gifts. Including jam sandwiches and paddington bear stuffed animals.
Since the death of the monarch, which occurred on Thursday at the age of 96, a space dedicated to commemorations has been set up in this central London park, located near Buckingham Palace. The officials of the Royal Parks, the eight main parks of the English capital, published a press release on their official site in order to give certain guidelines:
“No gifts or artifacts will be accepted, and we ask the public not to bring any into the parks. Non-floral items such as teddy bears or balloons should not be brought in. However, Royal will accept cards and collect them on a regular basis.” Park teams.
ecological measures
Burning candles are also prohibited there and will be “periodically extinguished and removed”. In addition, for ecological reasons, the public is asked to “remove all the wrapping from the flowers and throw them in the baskets provided for this purpose.”
In fact, several British media broadcast videos this weekend showing the crowd of citizens joining Green Park gardeners to remove the plastic wrap from the flowers.
These details come about as many stuffed animals have been deposited bearing the image of Paddington Bear, the hero of a British series of children’s books that has been the subject of several film adaptations. Since the character is fond of orange marmalade sandwiches, some people brought them in small insulated bags, so they were also banned, according to the daily mail.
folk sketch
These sandwiches and stuffed animals are a nod to a play recorded by the queen for her platinum jubilee last June. There she shared tea with Paddington Bear, who took a jam sandwich out of her hat to offer it to her. “I keep mine there,” the queen replied mischievously, taking a sandwich out of her bag.
The character’s official Twitter account also paid tribute to the queen with a message posted on the day of her death: “Thank you, ma’am, for everything,” we could read.
The funeral will take place on September 19.
The disappearance of the Queen of England has plunged the United Kingdom into a period of national mourning. In addition to Green Park, citizens flocked to the castles of Balmoral, the place of her death, Windsor and Buckingham to deposit gifts there.
With his passing, Prince Charles officially became King Charles III. The funeral is scheduled for Monday, September 19. the daily mail specifies that the floral offerings will begin to be removed between seven and fourteen days after the funeral.
Source: BFM TV
