The London landmark was due to strike at 8 p.m. as the country prepared to undertake a minute’s silence to remember Her Late Majesty – who passed away on Sept. 8 at the age of 96 following a 70-year reign – but remained silent in what has been described as a “technical issue.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The Westminster landmark – which initially featured a tower known as the Clock Tower but it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – is set to ring out once a minute for 96 minutes on Monday in honour of the funeral but the statement added that the bell will be “tested” ahead of the ceremony in light of the technical hitch but insiders remain “confident” that the tolling will not be affected.
The statement continued: “We will be testing the bell again later tonight and are confident that it will not affect the tolling tomorrow during the state funeral procession.” During the minute’s silence, Prime Minister Liz Truss could be seen outside 10 Downing Street with her head bowed alongside her husband Hugh O’Leary, while mourners filing past the coffin at Westminster Hall all stood still for the duration of the moment.Share this article in your social network
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