Flags across the world flown at half-mast to pay respect

ALL flags across the UK must be flown at half-mast until the day after the Queen’s State Funeral.

This applies to official flags, which includes Union ones and national flags of the home nations, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, Ensigns and Ships’ colours, said the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Any non-official flags, including rainbow and Armed Forces Day ones, must be replaced with a Union flag at half-mast. Nations across the globe have also lowered their flags, such us at the US White House and the EU’s Berlaymont building. They can be raised at 8am on September 20.

The one exception is the Royal Standard flag, which is never flown at half-mast as there is always a monarch.