Bells across Liverpool tolled in remembrance of Her Majesty The Queen.
On Thursday, September 8, Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral. She was Britain's longest serving monarch, reigning for 70 years.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Thursday: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."
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Liverpool, and the rest of the commonwealth has officially entered a 10-day period of mourning. Today, at 12pm, bells rang out in Liverpool, the rest of Merseyside and across Britain intermittently for an hour in honour of the Queen.
The ECHO attended Liverpool Cathedral as the bells chimed to signify the national mourning. Union flags above council buildings, royal residences and military bases will also be lowered and flown at half-mast.
A number of flags in Merseyside were lowered on the evening of the Queen's death, including Liverpool Town Hall, the Cunard building, Runcorn Town Hall, Widnes Municipal Building and Widnes Masonic Hall. Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens and Wirral also announced all council buildings would have their flags lowered.
A number of books of condolence will also be available for the public to sign from today (Friday). Liverpool Cathedral have announced a book of condolences will be opened in the Lady Chapel.
Visitors will be able to access the book daily between 8am and 6pm by entering the cathedral's outside doors of the Queen’s Walk. Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr Roy Gladden, has also said people wanting to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth will be able to do so at the Town Hall.
Both Bootle Town Hall and The Atkinson in Southport will be open from Friday, September 9 between 9am and 5pm for residents and visitors to sign the books of condolence. In the event of large crowds forming, a queuing system will be in place at both buildings.
Knowsley Council said details on its book of condolence will be available soon. Merseyside Council's have also set aside specific places where mourners can leave floral tributes for the late Queen. Visitors in Liverpool Cathedral will also be able to lay flowers on either side of the Rankin Porch.
They will also have a space for private prayer and the lighting of candles. Areas outside Bootle Town Hall and the Princess Diana Memorial Gardens on Lord Street, Southport have been designated as places where residents can leave floral tributes in memory of Her Majesty the Queen.
Floral tributes at both Southport and Bootle will remain in place until after the state funeral. These will then be sensitively collected and disposed of in an appropriate fashion.
Liverpool Cathedral have announced they are planning a special memorial service for Queen Elizabeth and are set to publish full details of this today. In the meantime the Cathedral community will be remembering Her Majesty in their prayers at every service they hold this week.
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