Tributes paid in Worcestershire and Herefordshire to Queen Elizabeth II
Dozens of people have come to lay flowers and pay tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II
Last updated 9th Sep 2022
Dozens of people have been heading to Worcester Cathedral where they can sign a book of condolences and lay flowers.
Peter Atkinson is the Dean of Worcester Cathedral. He said "We're doing everything we can to enable people to come to the Cathedral, light candles, sign the book of condolences, and have an opportunity to think, and reflect, and to mourn."
At noon, the bells joined the chimes of other cathedrals and churches around the country as they rang out 96 times - to honour each year of the Queen's life.
A book of condolences is also at City Hall.
Council meetings have been postponed today out of respect.
Jo Hillditch is the former Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Herefordshire. She met the Queen during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee celebrations. She said: "She shook my hand, she looked me in the eye, and she said 'thank you' and she really meant it."
Herefordshire Council and the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire paid tribute online and flags at public buildings across the area have been lowered to half mast.