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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Ryan Paton

Prime Minister announces national one minute silence in honour of The Queen

A national one minute silence will be held in honour of Queen Elizabeth II at 8pm on Sunday.

The nation is in mourning after Her Majesty died last Thursday at the age of 96. Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced people will come together to remember the Queen's legacy on the night before her funeral.

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "At 8pm on Sunday, September 18, the night before the state funeral, there will be a one-minute silence where the public are invited to come together and observe a national moment of reflection to mourn and reflect on the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

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