King Charles III declared royal mourning this Friday until seven days after Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement.
“Following the death of Her Majesty the Queen, His Majesty the King wishes that a period of royal mourning be observed from now until seven days after the Queen’s funeral. The date of the funeral will be confirmed in due course. Royal Mourning will be will be carried out by members of the Royal Family, staff of the Royal Household and representatives of the Royal Household on official duties, together with troops engaged in Ceremonial Duties”, can be read in the note.
Among other details that are released today regarding the preparations for the coming days, until the funeral, it was announced that there will be no physical books of condolences in any of the official residences of the royal family, but whoever wants to leave a message can do so. . on the official website of the monarchy.
The flags of the royal residences flew at half-staff on Thursday and will remain so until 8 a.m. on the last day of royal mourning.
At royal residences, flags at half-staff do not apply to the Royal Standard and the Royal Standard in Scotland while the King is in residence, as they must always be flown.
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport has issued guidance on flags on other public buildings.
Royal residences will close until after the Queen’s funeral, including the Queen’s Gallery and Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, and the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh.
Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House, privately owned by the Queen, will also close at this time. In addition, Hillsborough Castle, the official royal residence in Northern Ireland, will be closed.
The public will be able to leave floral tributes in various places, that is, in or near the royal residences, according to the guidelines of each place.
King Charles III returns to London this Friday from Balmoral, Scotland, where his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died Thursday at the age of 96, to have his first audience in office with British Prime Minister Liz Truss.
At 6:00 p.m., the king must make the first televised statement to show the country his commitment to fulfill his duties as the new head of state and pay tribute to his mother and sovereign.
However, this Friday, at 12:00 noon, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and other churches in the country will mark the death of Elizabeth II with a peal of bells in unison, with 96 chimes to play, one by minute marking the queen. years.
At 1:00 p.m., on the occasion of the death of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, a 96-gun salute will take place in Hyde Park (London), Tower of London, Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh and abroad.
In addition to these events, the two Houses of Parliament, the House of Commons (lower) and the House of Lords (upper) will break normal business and hold a single special session starting at noon and lasting from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 10:00 p.m., where the Prime Minister and deputies will deliver speeches in honor of Elizabeth II.
A religious ceremony will also be held at the São Paulo Cathedral to honor the monarch with the presence of personalities from the State.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926 in London and became Queen of England in 1952, at age 25, after the death of her father, George VI, who took over when his brother abdicated.
The 70-year reign was the longest in UK history, and his 73-year-old eldest son succeeded him as King Charles III.
* News updated at 10:32 am
Source: TSF
