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Union Flag flies at half-mast over Buckingham Palace after the death of Baroness Thatcher. This tradition changed in 1997, following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, when the tabloid press reported alleged public outrage because the palace did not fly a flag at half mast.
(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.)
The Union flag on Buckingham Palace was at half mast on Thursday while a framed plaque announcing the Queen’s death was placed on the front gates by royal household staff.
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 ...
There was some controversy in the United Kingdom in 1997 following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, over the fact that no flag was flown at half-mast at Buckingham Palace. Customarily the only flag to fly from Buckingham Palace had been the Royal Standard when the sovereign was in residence at the palace; otherwise, no flag would fly.
The Union Flag flown at half-mast at Buckingham Palace Charles III paid tribute to his "darling Mama" in an address to the UK and Commonwealth on 9 September. [ 218 ] [ 254 ] On 9 September, all flags at royal residences were ordered to be lowered to half-mast except the Royal Standard, which continued to fly at full mast wherever the current ...
The Union flag above Buckingham Palace is flown at half-mast following the announcement of the death of the Queen (Yui Mok/PA) ... Half-mast means that flags are flown a third of the way down the ...
Also accompanying the royal family were members of the Bowes-Lyon family and some of her senior household staff. [60] During the funeral the Union Flag flew at half mast over Buckingham Palace, and her own personal royal standard at Clarence House (the Queen Mother's official London residence since 1952). [61]