Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday, September 8. She was 96
New Delhi: India on Friday declared a day-long state mourning on September 11 as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II.
“As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the Government of India has decided that there will be a one-day state mourning on September 11 throughout India. On the day of mourning, the national flag will be flown at half-mast and there will be no official entertainment,” the home ministry said.
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland passed away on 8th September 2022. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the Government of India has decided that there will be one day State Mourning on September 11th throughout India,” the press release read.
Additionally, the National Flag will be flown at half mast throughout the country on all buildings where the flag is flown regularly. “There will be no official entertainment on the day,” the ministry said.
Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign and the world’s oldest monarch. She died at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96. She is succeeded by her son, King Charles, who will be officially proclaimed at a ceremony in London on September 10.
Elizabeth was named queen at the age of 25 after the death of her father King George VI in 1952. She was coronated the next year in June. Since then, she had been the queen of Britain and more than a dozen other countries, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The United Kingdom began a 10-day mourning period on Friday, with bells tolling around Britain and 96-gun salutes planned in London. The Buckingham Palace has not said when the funeral would be held, but it is likely to take place around 11 days after the queen’s death on Thursday.
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