Manchester United have announced that a minute silence will be held in honour of Queen Elizabeth in tonight’s Europa League game against Real Sociedad.
The monarch’s death was announced died on Thursday by Buckingham palace. According to the club, the Europa League fixture against Real Sociedad will take place as planned.
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They, however, said via a statement on their website that, “a minute silence will be held before kick-off, “which will allow the teams, match officials and everyone in attendance paying their respect to Her Majesty, The Queen. Both teams will wear black armbands and the flags at Old Trafford will fly at half-mast as a sign of our utmost respect.”
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In other news, Prince Charles has Succeeded Queen Elizabeth as king. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
Her eldest son, Charles, 73, succeeds as king immediately, according to centuries of protocol, beginning a new, less certain chapter for the royal family after the queen’s record-breaking 70-year reign.
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