By Canadian Press

Tributes to the Queen flood in from around the world as Charles III proclaimed king

Sep 10, 2022 | 12:51 PM

LONDON — People from all over the world gathered outside London’s Buckingham Palace today to mark the end of one era and the start of another as Charles III was proclaimed king. 

At a segment of Green Park, near the palace, rows upon rows of bouquets, photos, handwritten notes and flags formed an ever-growing tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at 96.

Outside the palace, it was difficult to move amid the crush of people pressing against the barricades in hopes of laying flowers or catching a glimpse of a royal face in the cars coming and going from the palace gates.

Anthia Page, who came with her husband to lay a bouquet, said ordinary people are paying tribute to the Queen in the only way available to them.

Page, who lives just outside London, said she didn’t use to like Charles III but has come to respect how comfortable he seems with ordinary people and now feels he’ll make a good king.

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The crowds will likely only continue to grow, as the royal family confirmed today that the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, Sept. 19.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 10, 2022.

Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press