A pink papier mache flamingo, a marmalade sandwich and a Queen-shaped rubber duck are among the items being left among the cards and flowers at a tribute site to the late Queen Elizabeth II in London.
Palace officials have restricted access to the gates of Buckingham Palace, instead asking mourners to bring their cards and flowers to a dedicated site at nearby Green Park.On Sunday, hundreds of people at a time could be seen passing through the gates of the floral tribute garden to add their bouquets and cards to the growing piles criss-crossing the site. Some people, however, left more than flowers.
Mother-daughter pair Lorraine and Angela Payne, from the West Midlands town of Nuneaton, chose a Paddington Bear card in honour of the video, which they said showed off the Queen's personality and humour. Corgi dogs and horses -- two of the Queen's loves -- were popular themes among the gifts, as were hand-drawn, painted and even crocheted likenesses of the late monarch herself. Other items, including a black-and-white baseball cap, the flamingo and a red paper lantern, had a less clear connection to the Royal Family.
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