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Flowers from her Balmoral garden placed on Queen Elizabeth II's coffin

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11th September 2022
The wreath of flowers placed on the coffin of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was made up of flowers cut from the garden of her beloved home of Balmoral. The blooms were gathered at the Castle where Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8th 2022. They were arranged in a traditional circular wreath and laid on the Royal Standard of Scotland which covered the oak coffin. The flowers…
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The National Trust pays tribute to The Queen

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10th September 2022
With her passing on Thursday, 8 September, at Balmoral Castle, organisations across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth are paying tribute to The Queen and sending their condolences to the Royal Family. The National Trust has shared its thanks for the late monarch’s support on social media.  The National Trust is a charity that works to promote and support heritage conservation efforts…
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Death Gun Salutes ring out to mark the passing of The Queen

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10th September 2022
All around the world, tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II have been too many to count. Her troops, the Armed Forces that she was the Head of for 70 years, have joined those homages with gun salutes.  On September 9th 2022, at 1pm, Death Gun Salutes took place around the UK and Overseas Territories and Dependences. All of them consisted of 96 shots, one for each year of Her Late…
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Black Cabs form an Honour Guard on The Mall

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9th September 2022
Soon after the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, The Mall was draped in black, thanks to the famous black cabs of England. No blaring horns, but in silence, the black cabs arrived. One by one, lining The Mall, filling the street until it was closed and no more were allowed in. A poignant tribute that was done for Prince Philip when he passed in 2021. Queen Elizabeth may have…
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