India declares one day state mourning on passing away of Queen Elizabeth
Team Udayavani, Sep 9, 2022, 2:49 PM IST
Credit: ANI
New Delhi: India on Friday declared one-day mourning on September 11 on the passing away of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, passed away on Thursday.
“As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the Government of India has decided that there will be one day of State Mourning on September 11th throughout India,” reads a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
On the day of Mourning, the statement mentions that the National Flag will be flown at half-mast throughout India on all buildings where the National Flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on the day.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday.
(With inputs from ANI)
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