An Elephant and Castle primary school has paid tribute to the Queen with a folder of students’ thoughts and prayers, as well as flowers.
Staff at St Jude’s Primary School told students about the death of the Queen in an assembly on Friday morning, and explained what it meant.
Then students wrote prayers, tributes and reflections on the Queen’s death, before acting deputy headteacher Matt Jones took a group of five to Buckingham Palace to place them by the gates along with bouquets of flowers. Students from sister schools Peter Hill and St Peter’s also did the same.
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Mr Jones said: “The children took it very seriously – they were quite absorbed. There was quite a solemn and calm atmosphere. I think lots of them were impressed by her sense of duty, that she was working up to her final days.”
Northern part of Southwark Park closed off as start of the queue for the Queen lying in state