Global icon: How the world united in grief at Queen’s death
ok.co.ukQueen Elizabeth II held a unique position, for never before in history was a monarch so ardently admired the world over.This was made all the more evident when even countries that were in the past opposed to the British government and its policies released touching, heartfelt tributes upon her death.
In New York the Empire State Building was illuminated in her honour, in Brazil the famous Christ the Redeemer statue glowed the red, white and blue of the Union Jack and the flag was also projected on to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Many other monuments around the world were lit up in the late Queen’s honour. In contrast, France paid its respects by turning off the illuminations of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in a sombre display of mourning.
Meanwhile, flags were flown at half-mast and thousands of people laid flowers outside British embassies around the globe. Never had there been such a worldwide outpouring of grief for a national figure.
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