{"id":20862,"date":"2022-10-05T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=20862"},"modified":"2022-10-05T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:00:15","slug":"flags-rotting-flowers-and-weird-paintings-green-park-memorial-to-the-queen-fades-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/flags-rotting-flowers-and-weird-paintings-green-park-memorial-to-the-queen-fades-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Flags, rotting flowers and weird paintings: Green Park memorial to the Queen fades away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-01.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After The Queen&#8217;s death on the 8th September, people flocked to the central London park to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-green-park-the-queen-huge-crowds-and-thousands-of-flowers-sept-2022\/\">floral tributes, flags, balloons and mementoes. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We returned at the end of the month to gaze upon what looked a bit like a deserted medieval battle scene, strewn with dead flowers, deflated balloons, handwritten notes,\u00a0 flags and bizarre portraits:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-02.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-50.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-03.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-47.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-04.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-24.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-05.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-06.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-07.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-08.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-19.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-09.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-36.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-10.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-11.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-12.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-13.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-14.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-30.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-15.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-16.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-17.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-18.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-20.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-21.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-22.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-23.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-25.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-26.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-27.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-28.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-29.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-31.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-32.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-33.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-34.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-35.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-37.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-38.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-39.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-40.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-41.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-42.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-43.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-44.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-45.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-46.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-48.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-49.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-51.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/green-park-queen-followup-52.jpg\" alt=\"Flags, rotting flowers and weird painting: Green Park memorial to the Queen\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Join the forum chat<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/central-london-photos-parks-buildings-street-scenes-and-london-life.329057\/page-5#post-17082678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central London photos \u2013 parks, buildings, street scenes and London life<\/a>\u00a0(over 150 posts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>More photos<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?s=green+park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View our extensive Green Park photo archives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After The Queen&#8217;s death on the 8th September, people flocked to the central London park to leave floral tributes, flags, balloons and mementoes. 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