On Monday, Sept. 19, the world will be saying goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II. Here's how municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area will be observing:
The longest-serving monarch in British history died on Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle. A state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey for the Queen, which is expected to be thousands of guests, including Canadian dignitaries led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.The Queen will be interred at Windsor Castle with her late husband, Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
As part of the National Illumination Tribute Initiative, the Toronto sign in Nathan Phillips Square and the Princes' Gates at Exhibition Place have been lit in royal blue since the Queen's death and will continue to be illuminated in that colour until Sept. 19. The digital billboards above the marquees of the Princess of Wales and the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatres, which usually display images of the productions playing in them, will also be solely devoted to displaying photos of the Queen’s life.
The Princess of Wales Theatre was named after the title which is given to the wife of the Prince of Wales, and in honour of Diana Spencer who held the title at the time of the theatre’s opening. A framed, hand-written letter that Diana wrote to Ed Mirvish to acknowledge the naming and to thank the Mirvish family is on display in the theatre’s lobby.There will be large media screens set up at Celebration Square which will stream the funeral of the Queen starting at 6 a.m.
On the day of the funeral, the city will broadcast the funeral in Garden Square beginning at 6 a.m. As well, Brampton Transit vehicles will observe a moment of silence at 1 p.m. for 96 seconds to pay tribute to the Queen. Residents who wish to pay their respects are still invited to sign a book of condolences in the city hall atrium or online.The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 606 will hold a ceremony in honour of the Queen the day before her funeral. The legion will lay a wreath for the monarch at the cenotaph in the Pickering city hall courtyard.
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