Status: 09/09/2022 1:24 p.m
One and a half weeks of commemoration in the country: The British government has declared a national period of mourning, which should last until the Queen’s state funeral. Today Charles III. in an address to the British.
The British government has announced the start of national mourning over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. It is valid until the end of the day on which the state funeral takes place. The government also issued a multi-page advisory explaining how business owners, individuals, public bodies and organizations can express their grief. For example, organizers do not have to cancel or postpone their entertainment or sporting events.
Central places where flowers can be laid are also listed. In London, for example, a flower garden is to be set up in Green Park not far from Buckingham Palace.
Ten days of national mourning begin in the UK after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Anna Mundt, ARD London, daily news at 12:00 p.m., September 9, 2022
Royals have their own mourning period
The government explained that the length of the national mourning phase does not have to match that of the royal family. A statement from the palace previously said it was the wish of the new King Charles III that a period of royal mourning be observed “from now until seven days after the Queen’s funeral”.
The royal family has not yet given a specific date for the funeral of the late monarch. However, it is considered likely that it will take place on September 19th.
Charles comes back to London
Charles is currently traveling back to London from Scotland with his wife Camilla. He is to meet there for a first meeting with the new Prime Minister Liz Truss. A speech by the new monarch to the nation is planned for the evening.
The 73-year-old became king on the death of his mother, but the proclamation as monarch will come at a special council meeting tomorrow at St James’s Palace in London. There is no date for his coronation yet.
mourning across the country
Many people laid flowers in front of the palaces in London and Windsor, as well as in Scotland, where the Queen died yesterday. Bells rang all over the country at noon, and in London there should also be a gun salute as a tribute to the Queen. Parliament met in special session.
Many wept as the flag was lowered to half-mast at Buckingham Palace.
Scholz: Queen was “figure of the century”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz honored the Queen at noon as a globally significant “figure of the century”. Her death “moves and touches us all,” he said. Candles and flowers in front of the British Embassy in Berlin also showed “the place that Elizabeth II held in the hearts of so many citizens, including here in Germany”.
Because of her “presence and devotion”, her numerous visits to Germany were outstanding events “that are still remembered by many”. He sent Truss his sympathy, Scholz said. Charles III wish you “strength, skill and the necessary luck for your new position”.
“Rock on which modern Britain was built”
Yesterday Prime Minister Liz Truss described the Queen as “the rock on which modern Britain was built”. The country prospered under their rule. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Elizabeth II was admired around the world for her “grace, dignity and devotion”.
US President Joe Biden called the Queen a unique stateswoman and “more than a monarch”. As in Great Britain and the USA, the flag of the United Nations will be flown at half-mast for the next few days.
“Unshakeable Sense of Duty”
There is also mourning in states that were formerly part of Great Britain and are now united in the Commonwealth. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern praised the monarch’s “unwavering sense of duty”. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese highlighted her calm demeanor.
Great Britain mourns Queen
Imke Koehler, ARD London, 9/9/2022 11:52 a.m