In order to assist royal gardeners in their enormous task of cleaning it all up, mourners thronging to central London to lay flowers in Green Park have chipped in by tearing off the plastic wrapping on hundreds of bouquets placed down for the Queen.
Amazing displays of civic pride can be seen at the park by Buckingham Palace, where endless lines of flowers, tributes, cuddly toys, candles, and cards cover the grass and walkways.
Royal Park staff can be seen walking to and from their trucks to continue placing bouquets, adding to the incredible scenes of community spirit.
People who visited Green Park to take in the ambience and pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II have now begun assisting the gardeners by removing the plastic wrap from bouquets of flowers, making the task of composting them much simpler.
The late monarch’s coffin is being transported by road today, the second formal day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, travelling 175 miles in a six-hour hearse to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Her daughter Anne, Princess Royal, is with her.
The new King waved to onlookers as he was taken into Buckingham Palace early this afternoon, and those in Green Park paying respects may have had a sight of him as well.
Thousands of well-wishers met a weeping King Charles III as he arrived at Buckingham Palace this afternoon where he will meet with Patricia Scotland, general secretary of the Commonwealth, as his mother, the Queen, begins her six-hour trip from Balmoral to Edinburgh.
As the king was taken past the Palace gates by a convoy of four automobiles and four police motorcycles, cheering crowds lined The Mall, including kids perched on their parents’ shoulders.
The public has been flocking to the royal palace to give their best wishes since since her doctor’s health worries were made public on September 8; the crowds have only increased since the Queen’s passing was announced at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday.
In the days after Her Majesty’s demise, tens of thousands of bouquets have been left for her, with several witnesses being moved to tears by what they saw.
In order to create room for the people to continue getting as near as they can to the King’s new residence while the country comes to grips with the Queen’s passing at age 96, palace gardeners have started taking bouquets of flowers from the gates and relocating them to Green Park.
Due to the massive number of flowers being put for the Queen after her passing, members of the public have been spotted helping arrange and prepare flowers for display in Green Park.
This weekend, a lot of young families visited Buckingham Palace as parents used the occasion to introduce their kids to such an important historical event.
The Queen’s other royal homes, Sandringham Estate, Windsor Castle, and Balmoral Estate, where she died away, all had lines of flower tributes forming outside the gates.
At a historic event yesterday morning at 10 a.m., King Charles met with the Accession Council at St. James’s Palace.
Before Charles takes an oath, Privy Counsellors assembled without him and proclaimed him King.
At 11 a.m., trumpeters sounded as the Garter King of Arms delivered the public proclamation of a new monarch from the balcony of Friar Court.
At 1 o’clock and continuing till 1 o’clock this afternoon, Union flags were raised to full mast once again.
The Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and other Scottish party leaders are anticipated to witness the coffin pass the Scottish Parliament as well-wishers assemble along the route.
Princess Anne, the late monarch’s devoted daughter, will travel to London with his remains before the burial, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace.
The casket will be transported to St. Giles’ Cathedral on Monday, where it will remain until Tuesday.
The coffin will be flown to RAF Northolt on Tuesday and transported by vehicle to Buckingham Palace after laying in state for 24 hours.
On Wednesday, it will be transported to Westminster Hall, where it will remain until the morning of the funeral on September 19.
Members of the public will be allowed to observe the casket while it rests in state.
The funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 19, at Westminster Abbey, which King Charles today proclaimed to be a holiday.
The Earl Marshal, the Duke of Norfolk, who is in charge of planning the monumental event, provided the first details of the 10 days of formal mourning, which will be concluded by the ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
Prior to the burial, the Queen will lay in state in Westminster Hall starting on September 14 for “four clear days,” according to a senior palace official.
Princess Anne, the only member of the Royal Family to do so, will travel with the late monarch’s remains to London ahead of the burial, according to Buckingham Palace.
The casket will be transported in a procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey on the day of the funeral at 10.44 am, where the state funeral ceremony will be held.
Following the funeral, the casket will be driven from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch and then on to Windsor, where the Queen and the late Duke of Edinburgh will be put to rest in St. George’s Chapel.
The “poignant” voyage, according to Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, will allow members of the public to gather together to “remember our country’s shared grief.”
On Monday, King Charles will lead the country in sadness when he leads a procession carrying the Queen’s casket through the streets of Edinburgh.
According to reports, he will lead the royal party as it travels from Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse along the Royal Mile to St. Giles’ Cathedral.
Prince William and other members of the Royal Family will travel to Edinburgh to join the King and Queen Consort in leading the parade. The family will follow in automobiles in some cases and on foot in others.
She will then lay in state for 24 hours before being flown to RAF Northolt and then driven to Buckingham Palace from there.
The king will lie in state first at St Giles and then in London at Westminster Hall for the people to see.
The late monarch’s casket will be seen to thousands of people as they pass by, and further information on how the public might attend will be released in the following days.
According to a spokeswoman for the King, the monarch’s major concern in the next days will be guiding the royal family and country in a time of sadness.
While the King will do all essential official tasks during the next days, his major attention will be on leading the Royal Family, the country, the Realms, and the Commonwealth in grieving Her Majesty The Queen. The spokesperson said that this would include meeting with members of the public to share in their sorrow.
The funeral will be held on Monday, September 19, at 11 a.m. in Westminster Abbey, according to the man in charge of the massive funeral arrangements, Earl Marshall, Duke of Norfolk.
People from the public have continued to leave floral tributes and take in the solemn atmospheres at important royal locations during the time of national mourning.
When a family vacation took them to London, a small girl named Olivia said she remembered seeing Buckingham Palace: “I guess she was there, but we didn’t go inside.”
“I recall studying a lot about the Queen when I was at school during the Jubilee, colouring pictures of her, and doing “I spy” worksheets to locate the corgis. We discovered that she’s been on the throne for 70 years.’
The flowers on Long Walk at Windsor Castle were taken down yesterday night, but many more had been added by 8 a.m. this morning in honour of Her Majesty.
“I felt it was a nice chance to come and say thank you, pay our respects,” her father Graham said. It’s a good opportunity to express gratitude since the Queen has always been there every day since I, along with the majority of the country, have been alive.
We’re really close-knit, so it’s important for the kids to remember this when they look back on it in another 70 years.
I believe the Queen took great pride in recognising Scotland, having Balmoral here, and including people like King Charles. I’m so happy they’re right on our doorstep.
In one illustration, the Queen is seen wearing a vibrant garment, surrounded by hearts, with the phrases “best Queen Elizabeth II,” “you are the finest Queen ever!”
“as well as Her Majesty’s birth to death dates.” Mila, who is seven years old, signed it.
Another, bearing the signatures of Mila, 7, Margot, 5, and Theo, 8, as well as the words “Our beautiful Queen,” depicts the monarch wearing a golden crown and surrounded by a rainbow.
This morning at Windsor Castle, a notice that reads “Your flowers are highly appreciated” was posted for well-wishers coming to pay their respects.
Your flowers may need to be moved; if so, they will be positioned along Cambridge Drive or in a safe location outside St. George’s Chapel. The Royal Family will be able to read any letters and cards that are stored securely.