Honoured today to watch as the flags at @CityofPG Hall were lowered for #QueenElizabethII.

As I as walking up, I noticed a young man coming from another direction. He was listening to live coverage on his phone. I asked if I could stand near to listen, and he said yes.

We stood there for 20 or 30 minutes, tears streaming down our faces.

The Queen is dead, long live the King.

Queen Elizabeth at opening of UNBC
flags being lowered at City of Prince George

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