There may be a national holiday for Australians to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.
On the National Day of Mourning, the nation will host a memorial ceremony in honour of the late Queen.
It has been suggested that locals may get the day off work to commemorate the event.
Prior to deciding on a date for a National Day of Mourning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will wait for confirmation from Buckingham Palace about the details of the Queen’s state funeral in the UK.
Furthermore, it is yet unknown if Australian employees will be granted the day off to observe the occasion.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, passed away peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday at the age of 96.
In the next days, Mr. Albanese will fly to London with the Governor-General to visit King Charles III and attend the burial.
The two will then fly back to Australia for the memorial ceremony, which will take place in an Anglican church that has not yet been determined and feature a minute of silence at 11 am.
On September 19, the state funeral is anticipated to occur at Westminster Abbey in the heart of London.
The Queen’s family as well as 2,000 heads of state, including presidents, prime ministers, and European royals, will attend.
A procession to Westminster Abbey will start at 11 a.m., followed by a committal at Windsor Castle at 3:55 p.m., and a private burial at the castle at 7 p.m.
The governor-general David Hurley, his wife Linda Hurley, the prime minister and his partner will all attend as official Australian mourners.
The Queen’s funeral will also be attended by another 10 to 12 eminent Australians.
Indigenous Australians and representatives from philanthropic, religious, sporting, and community organisations are anticipated to be among them.
Parliament will not meet for four days since Canberra has stopped it for 15 days “out of respect.”
Parliament won’t meet again until the last week of October, when the Labor administration will present its first budget, owing to the cancellation of next week’s session.
The pause was justified by the prime minister Anthony Albanese, who said: “These procedures have been in place for some time.”
“This is an important time in our history.” Of course, I’ve only ever known one king in my life, which is very unusual.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, passed away peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday at the age of 96.