As the world absorbed the shock of Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday, people began bringing bouquets of flowers to the British Consulate in downtown San Francisco.
, people began bringing bouquets of flowers to the British Consulate in downtown San Francisco.
San Francisco city officials say there will be one placed on the fourth floor of San Francisco City Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday."I was shedding tears, especially when we first heard about it," said Kathleen Kimura, former President of the British American Business Council."Being brought into the school halls and hearing the king is dead. Long live the queen. And now it's the reverse," said Kimura.
"I took my husband and went to Buckingham Palace, and Prince Charles made the presentations to all of those who had gone to receive their awards," said Kimura.Crown and Crumpet tearoom in San Francisco."She's been queen for 70 years, which is longer then I've been alive and longer then the vast majority of the people in England," said Dean, "For her to be there, and now she's not, it's strange.
"That ability to be so steady and be a rock for the country I think has been amazing," said Dean. He and his wife Amy set up a table in the Queen's memory Thursday, with her photo, the Union flag, and flowers paying tribute to her life and reign.
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