New Delhi: A one-day state mourning is being observed across India on Sunday as a mark of respect to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving UK monarch who died at 96 on Thursday.
The national flag at Red Fort and Rashtrapati Bhawan are flying at half-mast.
The Tricolour will be flown at half-mast throughout the country on all buildings where it is flown and there will be no official entertainment on the day.
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, passed away on September 8, 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 11 throughout India,” an official statement said.
Buckingham Palace on Friday announced that a period of mourning for the Royal Family will be observed from now until seven days after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19.
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