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All such flags, which include Union Flags and any national flag, are to be “half masted on all UK government buildings as soon as possible today until 0800 the day following the Queen’s state ...
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has issued guidance on the flying of official flags. Flags to fly at half mast until morning after Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral Skip to main ...
Since Diana's death, the Union Flag flies from the Palace when the monarch is not in residence, [5] and has flown at half mast upon the deaths of members of the Royal Family such as Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother in 2002, the Duke of Edinburgh in 2021, and the Queen herself in 2022, and other times of national mourning such as following ...
On Monday, March 18, the internet turned its sights on King Charles, with a fresh rumor suggesting that government buildings in the UK were flying their flags at half-mast, leading some to assume ...
The Union Flag is flown from UK government buildings at half-mast in the following situations: [19] from the announcement of the death of the Sovereign (an exception is made for Proclamation Day – the day the new Sovereign is proclaimed, when the Flag is flown at full mast from 11 am to sunset)
Two flags half-mast at the Martinitoren in Groningen, Netherlands. The flag of the Netherlands is nationally flown at half-mast: On remembrance day of the dead (4 May). [51] After the formal two minutes of silence at 8 p.m., the flag used to be hoisted upon the playing of the national anthem. Since 2001, it is left at half-mast, even after the ...
(Flags were lowered half-mast when Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022. In the United States the flags will also fly half-mast when Presidents die, or national treasures, like James Gandolfini.)
Canada – All federal government buildings and establishments across Canada, including the Peace Tower, and in the United Kingdom. [9] New Zealand – Prime Minister Helen Clark requested that flags in New Zealand fly at half mast the day following the bombings. [10]