Google logo turns from grey to black and a black ribbon is added to its homepage in UK ahead of The Queen’s state funeral today
- The logo usually appears in bright red, yellow, blue and green colours
- It was replaced with grey in the UK on September 8 – to mark the Queen’s death
- At 00:00 BST on Sunday, September 18, the logo changed from grey to black
- The Queen’s funeral will take place at 11:00 BST today
Google has changed its logo to all black and added a black ribbon to its homepage as a mark of respect ahead of the Queen’s state funeral today.
The logo, which usually appears in bright red, yellow, blue and green colours, was replaced with grey text in the UK on September 8 – the day of the Queen’s death.
A black ribbon was also added below the logo, along with the message ‘Thank you, Ma’am’, and a link to ‘Reflect on the extraordinary life of Queen Elizabeth II’.
The grey logo was gradually rolled out to Google’s homepages in some other countries over the following days.
However, at exactly 00:00 BST on Sunday, September 18, the famous logo changed from grey to black in the UK.
This has been interpreted as an acknowledgement of the Queen’s funeral, which will take place at 11:00 BST today.
Google has changed its logo to all black and added a black ribbon to its homepage as a mark of respect ahead of the Queen’s state funeral today
The funeral service at Westminster Abbey will begin at 11:00 BST, and the doors have been open since 08:00 to allow guests to take their seats.
Google’s chief executive officer Sundar Pichai sent his own personal message of condolence for the Queen, with a post on his personal Twitter account
Google’s chief executive officer Sundar Pichai sent his own personal message of condolence for the Queen, with a post on his personal Twitter account.
‘Sending our deepest condolences to the people of the UK and around the world mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II,’ he wrote on September 8.
‘Her steadfast leadership and public service have been a constant through many of our lifetimes. She will be missed.’
He was among several tech leaders, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to pay tribute to Her Majesty.
‘I feel honored to have met HM Queen Elizabeth, and I am very sad to hear of her passing. My deepest condolences to the Royal Family and the British people,’ Gates wrote in a Twitter post.
Meanwhile, Bezos said: ‘I can think of no one who better personified duty. My deepest condolences to all the Brits mourning her passing today.’
Several Google users took to Twitter this morning to share images after spotting the change overnight.
‘At 00:00, Monday morning (UK time), the #Google logo transitioned from a muted grey to a complete black – ahead of The Queen’s state funeral today,’ wrote Twitter user @RealKx1.
‘It’s just passed midnight here in the UK and the Google logo has gone from muted grey to black,’ wrote @TheGayAlbino.
‘The Google logo has turned from grey to black!’ wrote @LambethAndy.
The funeral service at Westminster Abbey will begin at 11:00 BST, and the doors have been open since 08:00 to allow guests to take their seats.
After the service, the Queen’s coffin will be transported to Wellington Arch, where it will be transferred to a hearse before making the journey to Windsor Castle.
The hearse will arrive at the castle just after 15:00 BST, and will travel in procession to St George’s chapel, where it will be committed by the Dean of Windsor.
The Queen will then be laid to rest in a private ceremony attended by her family in the King George VI Memorial chapel at 19:30.
She will be buried with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.
What will happen today as the Queen is laid to rest?
The Queen’s state funeral will take place today, which was dubbed D-Day+10 or D+10 in the Operation London Bridge plan for events following the monarch’s death.
Here is a timeline of events expected to take place over the next 24 hours.
– Lying in state
The lying in state ended at 6.30am today, before the Queen’s coffin is taken to Westminster Abbey for the funeral service.
– Funeral service at Westminster Abbey
At 8am, the congregation will begin to take their seats in the abbey.
Heads of state and overseas government representatives, including foreign royal families, governors-general and realm prime ministers will first gather at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea before travelling to Westminster.
Just after 10.35am, a bearer party from The Queen’s Company, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, will lift the coffin from a wooden frame and carry it to the Royal Navy’s State Gun Carriage by the North Door of Westminster Hall.
The carriage will depart at 10.44am, drawn by 142 Royal Naval personnel. It will be followed by the King, other members of the royal family, the King’s Household and the Household of the Prince of Wales.
The procession will arrive at the West Gate of Westminster Abbey at 10.52am and the coffin will be lifted off the carriage by the bearer party and carried inside.
Before the service, the tenor bell will toll every minute for 96 minutes, reflecting the years of the Queen’s life.
The funeral will begin at 11am.
At 11.55am, The Last Post will mark the beginning of a national two-minute silence.
The Queen’s Piper will then play Reveille, the national anthem and a lament to bring the service to a close at around 12pm.
– The procession and onwards to Windsor
The Queen’s coffin will be carried back to the gun carriage before the procession steps off from Westminster Abbey at 12.15pm.
The procession will move through Broad Sanctuary Parliament Square (south and east sides), Parliament Street, Whitehall, Horse Guards including Horse Guards Arch, Horse Guards Road, The Mall, Queen’s Gardens (south and west sides), Constitution Hill and Apsley Way, before arriving at Wellington Arch at 1pm.
The coffin will be lifted off the gun carriage and placed in the state hearse, which will depart for Windsor as the parade gives a royal salute and the national anthem is played.
The King and the Queen Consort, the Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the royal family will depart for Windsor by car.
The hearse will approach Shaw Farm Gate in Albert Road, Windsor, and join the procession, which will have been formed up and in position to step off at 3.10pm.
– The committal service
The service will mark the end of public ceremonial arrangements, and will begin at 4pm.
The door of St George’s Chapel will open for the congregation at 3.20pm, with members of the royal family not in the procession arriving for the service at 3.25pm.
The hearse will process along Albert Road, Long Walk, Cambridge Gate, Cambridge Drive, George IV Gate, Quadrangle (south and west sides), Engine Court, Norman Arch, Chapel Hill and the Parade Ground.
The procession, which will have been joined by the King and other family members on the north side of the quadrangle as it passes into Engine Court, will arrive at the West Steps of the chapel in Horseshoe Cloister at 3.53pm.
The bearer party will lift the coffin from the hearse and it will be carried in procession up the steps into St George’s Chapel before the committal service.
It is not known how long the service will last.
The King and members of the royal family will depart from the Galilee Porch for Windsor Castle once the service concludes.
– The private burial service
The Dean of Windsor will conduct a burial service attended by the King and members of the royal family at 7.30pm.
The Queen will be buried with the Duke of Edinburgh at King George VI Memorial Chapel.
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