20 Sep 2022

Queen's State Memorial Service in Wellington

From Morning Report, 8:59 am on 20 September 2022

In New Zealand, people will be able to mark the Queen's death at a State Memorial Service next week.

A national minute of silence will be observed at the start of the service, at 2pm on Monday the 26th of September.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 11: A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is placed next to Union Jack flag and Paddington bears among flowers as crowds of people visit a memorial site in Green Park on the third day of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom on September 11, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, has died peacefully at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle on Thursday after 70 years on the throne. Wiktor Szymanowicz / Anadolu Agency (Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP)

A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is placed next to Union Jack flag and Paddington bears among flowers as crowds of people visit a memorial site in Green Park. Photo: WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ