- Monday, March 10, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
The Indian government on Friday (9) announced that a day of state mourning will be observed on Sunday (11) as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II who passed away at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday (8) at the age of 96.
The country’s ministry of home affairs notified the government’s decision.
One Day State Mourning on September 11th as a mark of respect on the passing away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) September 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth was Britain’s longest-serving monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent time that saw the decline of the British empire and problems in the royal family. Members of the family rushed to her side in Balmoral after her health conditions deteriorated.
Reuters reported that Britain’s royal family will observe a period of mourning which ends on the seventh day after the funeral of the late queen, with flags at royal residences to remain at half mast.
“Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, it is His Majesty The King’s wish that a period of Royal Mourning be observed from now until seven days after The Queen’s Funeral,” a statement said.
A gun salute will be fired at 1 pm London time in Hyde Park, with one round fired for each year of the nonagenarian queen’s life, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, the report said.
The palace did not say about the date of the funeral but it is likely to take place around 11 days after the queen’s death on Thursday, Buckingham Palace said, as per report.
On Friday, British prime minister Liz Truss and other senior ministers were expected to attend a remembrance service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
Charles, who became the monarch immediately upon the death of the queen — his mother — will be formally proclaimed king at a special ceremony on Saturday (10), according to AP.
