Flags on public buildings in Germany are flying at half-mast on Monday as the state funeral of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II takes place in London.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said all federal authorities should follow suit.
A ministry tweet was accompanied by the hashtag #RestInPeace and a picture of the deceased monarch.
Regional interior ministers in several federal states also ordered flags to fly at half-mast in front of state buildings, as did several city councils.
The queen died on September 8. The following day, a Union Jack was projected onto Germany’s most famous monument, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
The queen’s funeral service in London will be attended by heads of state and government, including German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
In faraway Paris, the metro station operating company RATP announced on Monday that the station will bear the British monarch’s name for the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
RATP announced that George V station on the Champs-Élysées boulevard would be renamed Elizabeth II for one day.
The company showed a sign with the temporary name in a photo. It also showed the dates of the deceased British monarch’s life.
In order to avoid confusion, the station’s actual name was to be displayed on every second sign, the operator announced.
In France, the action was partly met with criticism. In the comments, people wrote that they were shocked to see something like this in France and called for an end to the monarchy.
Other criticism, however, was less fundamental, with one user asking whether ticket prices would increase thanks to such measures. (dpa/NAN)
