Memorial services will be held across the region today as world leaders come together in London for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday, September 8. She was 96 years old.
Most people around the commonwealth have only known the Queen.
Thousands of people filed past her coffin at London’s Westminister Hall this weekend ahead of the funeral today.
The funeral at Westminister Abbey will start today at 6 a.m. Eastern. There will be 2,000 people inside the Abbey for the event including a delegation from Canada.
Today is a federal holiday across the county, but not everyone is getting the day off. Here in Ontario, it is not a statutory holiday which means that schools, workplaces, businesses, and transit will operate as usual.
There will be a memorial for the Queen at 1 p.m. eastern time in Ottawa. A parade will start at 12:10 p.m. from the Cartier Drill Hall to the Christ Church Cathedral. The main service at the cathedral will be held at 1 p.m.
There are various local tributes taking place here in Quinte.
The City of Belleville has announced that a special memorial service for the Queen will take place at 10:45 a.m. The service will take place at the Belleville Cenotaph.
The City of Quinte West will hold its memorial service at 11 a.m. The remembrance service will take place at the Trenton Cenotaph starting at 11 a.m. Quinte Street in Trenton will be closed to traffic as of 9:30 a.m. The closure will run from Creswell Drive to around Fraser Park Drive.
Prince Edward County will hold its service at the Wellington Park Cenotaph. Main Street in Wellington between Maple Street and Wharf Street will be closed Monday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Legions from Picton, Consecon, and Wellington will be participating in the service, which will be open to the public.
Books of Condolence continue to be available across Quinte. Books are at the Edward Building in Picton, Wellington Town Hall and Ameliasburgh Town Hall. Online books are available through the county’s online engagement website. Quinte West has a virtual book available through their public engagement website. There is a book also at City Hall. A Book of Condolence is available on the fourth floor at Belleville City Hall. Bay of Quinte MP Ryan Williams has a book to sign at his office in Belleville.
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