Orders for thousands of British flags started to flood into a factory south of Shanghai in China 90 minutes after the Queen died. More than 100 employees at Shaoxing Chuangdong Tour Articles Company set aside other work and put in 14-hour days starting at 7.30am making nothing but British-themed flags.
They turned out at least 500,000 in the first week, according to general manager Fan Aiping. Some are Union Flags to be carried by mourners or hung outside homes. Others show Elizabeth's portrait and the years of her birth and death.
They range from 21cm to 150cm (8in to 59in) wide and cost about seven yuan (87p) each wholesale. The first customer sent an order at 3am Chinese time for tens of thousands, according to Ms Fan. She said 20,000 flags that the factory had in stock were sent out that morning.
