United Kingdom returns to flying flags after end of mourning for Elizabeth II

British flags are once again flying on public buildings in the United Kingdom from the top of the mast, after the official end of the period of mourning decreed by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle (Scotland).

The British Royal Household, however, will still keep one more week of mourning, so that flags will continue to fly at half-mast at official residences until September 27. During this time, no public events are expected from the main members of the royal family, according to the BBC.

The country is trying to regain its pulse after ten days of uninterrupted tribute to Elizabeth II, buried Monday at Windsor Castle, hours after a state funeral held in London, at Westminster Abbey, in the presence of half a thousand international leaders.

The government estimates that at least 250,000 people paraded before the coffin of the late queen during the four-day funeral chapel set up at Westminster.