Tears, Flowers and a Chorus of ‘God Save the Queen’: The Scenes Outside Buckingham Palace After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
variety.comK.J. Yossman Neither the rain nor the darkness descending across the U.K. did anything to dissuade the hundreds, possibly thousands, of mourners from making a beeline for Buckingham Palace on Thursday evening.
Within hours of Queen Elizabeth II’s death being publicly announced, the streets around the palace were cordoned off to cars (except London’s iconic black cabs, many of whom parked up nearby to pay tribute) and flooded with people of all ages and backgrounds.
Although the Queen died at Balmoral, her home in the Scottish Highlands, Buckingham Palace, as the world-renowned symbol of the British monarchy, immediately and understandably became a focal point for both her subjects and the press.
This is the current scene outside of Buckingham Palace, where the black cabs have parked outside to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
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