A family who painted a massive Union Jack flag on their home ten years ago for the Diamond Jubilee have painted it black - to pay their respects to the Queen. The Tate family painted their house in the patriotic colours of red, white and blue to win the best decorated house for a Jubilee street party.
But after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, husband Alex, 52 and wife Vivienne, 50, changed the colours on their Teddington home to tones of black, white and grey. The family have even added white and green flowers at the front of their garden to pay tribute to the Queen.
Vivienne, an executive assistant, said: "We always had a plan that when the Queen passed away we would change the house colours as a mark of respect. We thought this would allow us in the future when Charles' coronation happens - to change it back to a normal looking house. But I must say we are loving the new black door."
