Church bells are ringing on Friday in Britain for the Queen of Elizabeth II in remembrance of. Thousands of people came to Buckingham and Windsor palaces to remember the Queen who died on Thursday.
– He was the foundation of my life and the whole country, said the person who works in the financial sector Giles Cudmore news agency for AP.
Buckingham Palace was the Queen’s London home. A huge number of flowers and souvenirs have been brought in front of it. In the video, people tell why it is important for them to remember Elisabeth:
A period of mourning has been declared in Britain, and many sporting and cultural events have been cancelled. Some shops such as Selfridges department store are closed on Friday. The upper and lower houses of the parliament held a moment of silence at the beginning of their session.
The Queen’s long life has been honored on Friday in many places around Britain with 96 honorary shots, i.e. as many as the Queen had years of life.
Charles speaks for the first time as king
Britain will officially have a new monarch on Saturday when Charles III will be proclaimed king in a ceremony that begins in the morning. On Friday, Charles traveled to London from Balmoral, Scotland, where he was visiting the Queen.
In the capital, Charles meets the Prime Minister By Liz Truss. Later in the evening, he makes his first public speech as king.
Charles shook hands with his admirers in front of Buckingham Palace on Friday afternoon:
Condolences for the queen’s death have poured in from all over the world. World political leaders and representatives of business, sports and the arts have expressed their condolences.
I saw one of the brightest British stars in the music sky, Harry Styles shouted the audience at his concert in New York on Thursday:
The Queen’s legacy divides opinion
Condolences have also poured in from the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. Queen Elizabeth was officially the head of state of the 14 former British subjects. These countries include 11 small island nations as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
– We share our thanks to the incredible woman we were lucky enough to call our queen, said the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern.
The Queen was also remembered in New Zealand with salutes – and the indigenous Maori haka dance. It was presented by young people participating in the armed forces volunteer program in Auckland:
Although most initial comments have been respectful, the Queen’s legacy is controversial both in Britain and in its former colonies.
Some people, for example, think that the institution represented by the queen is responsible for the injustices of colonialism and has not really dealt with them.
In Australia, a small uproar was raised by the leader of the Greens by Adam Bandt tweet. In it, Bandt said Australia must now move on and become a republic:
Many Australians were outraged and responded that right now is not the right time for this discussion.
This is how the Queen’s death was commented on in Jamaica and the Bahamas:
In Africa, the leaders of many countries have issued statements honoring the memory of Queen Elizabeth.
For example, the president of Nigeria, a former British colony Muhammadu Buhari said Elizabeth as an outstanding leader who dedicated her life to the betterment of her people, the Commonwealth and the world at large:
Some of the African Twitter chatters completely disagreed. For example, the South African opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters announced that it will not mourn the Queen’s death because it represents such a sad time in South African history.
Others commented that there never seems to be a good time to deal with colonialism.