Buckingham Palace released details on Friday morning about the flower offering, closure of royal residences and a period of mourning to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Royal mourning
After the Queen’s death, His Majesty wants the King to have a period of royal mourning between now and seven days after the Queen’s funeral. Funeral dates will be confirmed in due course.
The royal funeral will be celebrated by members of the royal family, royal household staff and representatives of the royal family performing official duties, along with troops who have committed themselves to performing their duties. perform ceremonial duties.
Flags at royal residences
Flags at the royal residences were half flown on Thursday and will be half flown until 8am after the final day of the royal funeral. Half-covering of the flags at royal residences does not apply to the Royal Standard and Royal Standard in Scotland while the king is in office, as they are always flown on full mast.
Hello royal gun
The Royal salutes will be fired in London on Friday at 1pm (8am Eastern time) at Hyde Park by the King’s Royal Horse Artillery and at the Tower of London by the Cannon Company Soldier of Honor.
One batch will be fired for each year of the queen’s life.
Closed the royal residences
Royal residences will be closed until after the queen’s funeral. This includes the Queen and Royal Mews Gallery at Buckingham Palace, and the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh.
Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House, the queen’s private residence, will also be closed for the time being. Additionally, Hillsborough Castle, The Sovereign’s official residence in Northern Ireland, will be closed.
Floral tributes at royal residences
At Buckingham Palace, the public will be instructed to lay memorial flowers at dedicated locations in Green Park or Hyde Park. The flowers remaining outside the gates of Buckingham Palace will be moved to the Green Park Tribute.
At Windsor Castle, floral memorabilia can be left at the Cambridge Gate on the Long Walk. These flowers will be brought inside the castle every evening and placed on the Castle Chapter lawn to the south of St George’s Chapel and Cambridge Road.
At Sandringham Estate, members of the public are encouraged to leave flowers in remembrance at Norwich Gate.
At Balmoral Castle, flower tributes can be left at the main gate.
At Holyroodhouse Palace, members of the public were encouraged to present flowers in memory of the Wardens at the entrance to the Queen’s Gallery. Those flowers will be placed on the Forecourt grass in front of the Palace’s North Turret.
At Hillsborough Castle, floral tributes can be placed on Forecourt Castle, in front of the main gate. The Cabinet Office will issue information on Flower Hiding incidents in buildings and other public places.
Condolence book at the royal residence
There are no actual condolence books at royal residences. An online book of condolence for those wishing to leave a message is available on the Royal website: https://www.royal.uk/send-message-condolence.
