Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, thousands left floral tributes at Royal Parks and residences across the nation. With the official mourning period over, it is now time to remove the tributes and “return things to normal.”
The Royal Parks have begun to remove tributes at the dedicated sites at Green Park and Hyde Park as the official mourning period comes to an end. The project is expected to take five days to remove all the tributes, between the two sites. This can’t be done without a bit of help.
Shire horses Nobby and Heath from Operation Centaur are helping take the floral tributes to Kensington Gardens. The route from Green Park sees the tribute travel past Wellington Arch, through Hyde Park before ending at Kensington Gardens. Once at the gardens, the tributes are unloaded at the Leaf Pen in preparation for composting.
Once the flowers are composted, they will be repurposed for flower beds around the Royal Parks. The London Royal Parks set to benefit from the compost include Hyde Park, Green Park, St James’s Park, Regent’s Park, and Kensington Gardens.
Following the death of Her Late Majesty, The Royal Parks asked mourners to lay organic or compostable material. With thousands of people coming to pay their respects, many left other sorts of tributes such as Paddington Bears.
Any non-floral tributes will be taken to a storage facility once removed. The Royal Parks has not confirmed what will happen afterward.
