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Newcastle City Council would like to express profound sadness on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and extend sincere condolences to members of the Royal Family.
Civic flags are being flown at half-mast and books of condolence are open at the Civic Centre and City Library. Floral tributes can be left at the Civic Centre.
Read about the arrangements following The Queen’s death
Newcastle City Council would like to express profound sadness on hearing of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
On behalf of the people of Newcastle, the council would also like to extend sincere condolences to members of the Royal Family.
As a mark of respect, Civic flags are being flown at half-mast and books of condolence will be opened at the City Library and at the Civic Centre. Floral tributes can also be left on Ceremonial Way at the Civic Centre.
The City of Newcastle upon Tyne will be observing the official period of mourning for eleven days. During this time it will be respecting the wishes of the Palace.
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Councillor Karen Robinson said: “We share in everyone’s sadness on hearing of the death Queen Elizabeth II.
“Newcastle and its people have so many fond memories of her visits to the city, where she was always welcomed with open arms.
“Newcastle will be following the official protocol during the period of mourning, and we would like to invite local people to join us in expressing their thoughts and sympathies in one of the Books of Condolence. These will be open until the day after the funeral.
“We also invite floral tributes to be laid on outside the Civic Centre on Ceremonial Way.”
Civic Flags are being flown at half-mast until 8am on the day following Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
There are two books of condolence in Newcastle.
They are at:
These will be open until until 4.30pm on Tuesday 20 September and we invite members of the public to record their thoughts and sympathies in the books.
Once the books close they will then be presented to Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums as a record of the sentiments expressed by local people, that can be accessed by future generations.
The book of condolence is open at the Civic Centre:
You can sign the book at City Library:
There is also an opportunity to sign the e-book of condolences on the Royal Family’s official website.
Members of the public are invited to lay floral tributes at the Civic Centre (on Ceremonial Way) as a mark of respect.
Flowers can be left until the end of the official period of mourning, at 8am on Tuesday 20 September.
We ask that people make every effort to visit the Civic Centre to pay your respects in this way. Flowers laid at other locations will be moved to the Civic Centre.
All tributes will be monitored and any that perish will be removed and disposed of appropriately.
An exhibition of photography of Her Majesty’s visits to the city is on display in the City Library, near to the book of condolence, for the official period of mourning.
Both the Civic Centre and Tyne Bridge are being lit in purple during the eleven-day period of mourning.
This includes overnight on Monday September 19.
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Cllr Karen Robinson, will send a Letter of Condolence to the new sovereign offering condolences on behalf of Newcastle City Council and the people of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The Proclamation was made at St James’ Palace in London at 11am on Saturday September 10.
The Proclamation for Tyne and Wear was read on Sunday September 11, by the High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear, from the steps of the Law Courts on Newcastle Quayside.
The Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Councillor Karen Robinson, read the Proclamation for the City of Newcastle upon Tyne from the Civic Centre balcony on Sunday September 11.
A service of remembrance will be held at St Nicholas’ Cathedral at 4pm on Sunday September 18.
The cathedral website has:
Although booking is not required, the public is strongly advised to arrive and be seated before 3.30pm.
There will be a national moment of reflection at 8pm on Sunday 18 September, to reflect on Her Majesty’s life and legacy.
This will be a one minute silence to be marked by people as they wish – at home, with family and friends, with neighbours on the street, or wider communities.
For more details see:
The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday September 19 at 11am.
This will be a national bank holiday.
The state funeral will be shown, as it happens, on a screen in Old Eldon Square.
This will give local people the opportunity to watch it collectively if they choose.
The exact times of the coverage will be subject to TV schedules. It is likely to start at around 9am and run until 6pm.
For more information see our news article on:
A national two-minute silence will be observed on the day of the funeral.
As the day of the state funeral is a bank holiday, a number of our services will be affected.
For details see:
There will be no changes to bin collections and our recycling centres will be open on Monday September 19.
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