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4:34 CAT | 15 Sep 2022
Queen Isabel II and Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, during the monarch's visit to Maputo on 15 November 1999. [File photo via UK High Commissioner to Mozambique NneNne Iwuji-Eme on Twitter / @NneNneUK]
The Mozambican government has decreed three days of national mourning as tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with effect from midnight next Saturday.
According to government spokesperson Filimão Suaze, the Mozambican flag and the Presidential Pavilion will be flown half-staff throughout the country, diplomatic and consular missions.
Suaze, who is also deputy Justice Minister, was speaking this Wednesday in Maputo shortly after the end of the 32nd ordinary session of the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch on the throne in the United Kingdom, passed away last Thursday at Balmoral Castle, aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. The Queen’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19 September,
The monarch ascended the throne in 1952 and throughout her lifetime witnessed huge social change.
Upon her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, immediately led the country in mourning as the new King and Head of State.
On Saturday (10), Charles III was officially proclaimed the new monarch of the United Kingdom, opening a new era in the history of a country preparing to bid farewell to Elizabeth II, who was the guide and symbol of stability over the last for seven decades.
Following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Government of Mozambique decrees three days of national mourning, from 17 to 19 September.
“We mourn with the Royal Family and all Commonwealth sisters and brothers.”@clubOmozambique @commonwealthsec pic.twitter.com/uApa6y2Hy5
— NneNne Iwuji-Eme (@NneNneUK) September 15, 2022
Source: AIM
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