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Queen Elizabeth II
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India declares one-day national mourning on demise of Queen Elizabeth II

| @indiablooms | Sep 09, 2022, at 11:12 pm

New Delhi: The Government of India has declared one-day national mourning on Sunday, 11 September 2022 as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland who passed away on Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

The National Flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of mourning throughout India on all buildings where the National Flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on the day.

President of India Droupadi Murmu, Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister of India  Narendra Modi have expressed condolences at the demise of the Queen Elizabeth II.

In their messages, they noted that she was a stalwart of our times; a compassionate personality and provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people.

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