The Duke of Edinburgh’s death at the age of 99 quickly prompted public tributes – even if large gatherings were prevented by coronavirus restrictions.
Flags were quickly lowered to half mast at royal residences including Buckingham Palace, Holyroodhouse and at Balmoral, the favoured summer holiday retreat for the royal family.
The sporting world also paid tribute with silences at cricket grounds and Aintree where Saturday’s Randox Grand National will take place, while Downing Street lowered flags and Piccadilly Circus featured Philip’s image on its giant screen.
Royal superfan John Loughrey outside Buckingham Palace (Ian West/PA)
A man lays a floral tribute outside Buckingham Palace (Ian West/PA)
A woman leaves flowers in front of Buckingham Palace (Matt Dunham/PA)
Crowds outside Buckingham Palace (Yui Mok/PA)
Flowers left outside Windsor Castle, Berkshire (Victoria Jones/PA)
Members of the media gather outside Windsor Castle (Jonathan Brady/PA)
The Lion rampant flies at half mast at Balmoral Castle in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Jane Barlow/PA)
A man lays a floral tribute at the gates of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Durham CCC players stand for a minute’s silence as the flag is flown at half mast at Trent Bridge in Nottingham (Zac Goodwin/PA)
A tribute on a big screen at Aintree (Tim Goode/PA)
