Queen Elizabeth II dead: Söder also orders mourning flags for Munich
Created: 09/09/2022, 13:30
By: Katarina Amtmann
Queen Elizabeth II has died, so there will be mourning flags in Munich.
(Archive image) © IMAGO / Lindenthaler
Queen Elizabeth II (96) is dead. She had connections to Bavaria through her great-great-grandfather.
There are now mourning flags in some cities.
London/Coburg – Queen Elizabeth II is dead. The British monarch died on Thursday (September 8, 2022) after 70 years on the throne.
Large parts of the world are mourning, and Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder also paid tribute to the queen.
Queen Elizabeth II dead: Coburg orders mourning flags - "Sad day"
The city of Coburg also shows its sympathy for the death of Queen Elizabeth II with mourning flags. “It is a sad day for the British royal family and the British people.
In Coburg, a great deal of sympathy can also be felt.
For around 200 years, the city and city society have been closely linked to the House of Windsor through the ducal family.
My heartfelt condolences go to the bereaved,” said Mayor Dominik Sauerteig (SPD) on Friday.
From Monday (September 12) a joint book of condolences from the city and the ducal family will be laid out in the town hall.
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Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 - connections to Bavaria
Coburg is the hometown of Prince Albert, the Queen's great-great-grandfather.
He had married British Queen Victoria in 1840, so the royal house was called "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha", which became problematic in the First World War.
Elizabeth II's grandfather, George V, changed the royal family name to Windsor.
However, the British royal family hardly maintained ties to Germany because of the temporary proximity of the Coburg ducal family to the National Socialists.
Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96.
(Archive image from 2021) © IMAGO / i Images
Queen Elizabeth II dies at the age of 96
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Queen Elizabeth II: Mourning flags also in Munich – Söder enters the condolence book
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, flags should also be flown at half-mast in Munich.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder ordered mourning flags for all state offices in the Bavarian capital on Friday - and asked the city and other authorities to join the idea.
Söder wanted to sign a book of condolence for the Queen in the court chapel of the Residenz in Munich on Friday.
After that, it will be there for ten days so that other citizens can also write their condolences.
(came/dpa)
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