Desk Report
Published: 20 Sep 2022, 10:30 pm
Photo: Collected
The sea of floral tributes left in London's parks for Queen
Elizabeth II will be composted and re-used on planting projects, the city's
Royal Parks said Tuesday.
A huge volume of flowers have been left in parks across
London following the death of Britain's longest-serving monarch, who was laid
to rest on Monday.
Work to remove the bunches of flowers will begin next
Monday, a week after the state funeral for the late sovereign, who died on
September 8 aged 96 after 70 years on the throne.
Well-wishers will still be able to leave tributes but
bunches of flowers which have already deteriorated will be taken away.
The Royal Parks include well-known London green spaces such
as Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and Green Park, which is the scene of the main
floral tribute site.
The compost will be used on landscaping projects and
shrubberies across the parks.
"Our priority at the moment is to manage the huge
volume of flowers and tributes that are being left in the Green Park Floral
Tribute Garden," a Royal Parks spokesperson said.
"We will store any teddies and artefacts that have been
left and will work closely with our partners to agree what we do with them over
the next few months with discretion and sensitivity."_AFP