Flags at official buildings that are flown at half-mast to mark the Queen's passing will be raised to full-mast today before being lowered again a little over a day later.
National Mourning protocol means official flags, such as the Union Flag and St George's Cross in England, were lowered to half-mast following Queen Elizabeth's death, as a mark of respect, until the day after her funeral, except for a 25 and a half hour period following the proclamation of the new King, Charles III.
King Charles III will be proclaimed today following a meeting of the Accession Council, which meets at 10am in St James's Palace, London. He is expected to be proclaimed at 11am, with a Royal Proclamation read from the balcony to the watching public. Tradition dictates that a second proclamation will then be made in the City of London on Saturday, which will then be read out again in towns and cities across the UK on Sunday, including Newcastle at 3pm on Sunday outside the Civic Centre.
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Half-mast flags are raised on Saturday morning to mark the start of the new King's reign. They will be lowered a little over a day later and remain at half-mast until the day after the Queen's funeral, the date of which has yet to be confirmed.
"In recognition of the new Sovereign, flags will be flown at full-mast from the time of the Principal Proclamation at St James's Palace until one hour after the Proclamations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, after which flags will return to half-mast in mourning for the death of Her Majesty The Queen," the Royals' official website states.
The Department for Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) adds further detail: "The Union Flag and all other official flags should be raised to full mast between the hours of 09.00am and 10.30 am [on Saturday] and remain at full mast until 1pm the following day, at which time the Union and official flags should return to being flown at half-mast.
Newcastle City Council adds: "Civic Flags are being flown at half-mast and will be raised to full mast at 11am on Proclamation Day (Saturday September 10) when the new sovereign is proclaimed.
These will be returned to half-mast the day following Proclamation Day and then flown at half-mast until 8am on the day following the funeral."
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