Queen Elizabeth dying: Canada to mark Nationwide Day of Mourning on Sept 19 | World News

TORONTO: Canada will observe a Nationwide Day of Mourning on Monday (September 19) to mark the dying of Queen Elizabeth II. Authorities places of work might be closed on that day.

That can even spell the top of the interval of mourning after her dying was introduced in Canada on September 8. It coincides with the state funeral in her honour in London.

A nationwide commemorative ceremony can even be held at a church in Ottawa, the Canadian capital, that day. Additionally deliberate are a memorial parade and a 96-gun salute, one shot for every year of her life, to be adopted by a flypast of Royal Canadian Air Pressure CF-18s.

In an announcement launch by the prime minister’s workplace (PMO), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated, “On September 19, Canadians from throughout the nation can pay their respects to Canada’s longest-reigning sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For many Canadians, she was the one monarch we ever knew and many people felt a deep affection and appreciation for her dedication to Canada. This can be a time to honour a unprecedented lifetime of public service marked by grace, dignity, and an unwavering sense of responsibility.”

King Charles III was proclaimed Sovereign of Canada on September 10. The British monarch can be Canada’s Head of State, represented within the nation by the governor-general. In a launch issued at the moment, the PMO stated, “Canada has loved a protracted historical past and an in depth friendship with His Majesty King Charles III, who has visited our nation many instances through the years, most just lately this spring to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”

Since she was topped, the Queen had visited Canada 23 instances.

New Canadian residents have already began taking their oath of allegiance to King Charles III. Nevertheless, whereas the Queen options on all Canadian cash, no resolution has been taken on how they'll seem sooner or later. That cash will stay authorized tender and in circulation. The Royal Canadian Mint stated earlier that it'll work with the Canadian authorities to “decide a brand new obverse (heads) design for future Canadian cash”.