Commemorating the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Inspire, who run Nottinghamshire’s libraries on our behalf, have set up an archive of images of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for you to enjoy.

You can even submit your own photos to the archives and we would love to see your memories of The Queen in Nottinghamshire.

Perhaps you met The Queen during a royal visit to Nottinghamshire or maybe a family member has photos from when they did - whatever your memories, we’re really looking forward to seeing your photos.

Inspire will be sharing a selection of these images on their social media channels in the coming days and weeks, so make sure to look out for royal memories from our great county from the last seven decades of her reign.

On Sunday 11 September, The Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Sir John Peace, led the county’s proclamation services in which King Charles III was formally announced as The King.

The Lord Lieutenant will also be leading a special service of commemoration at Southwell Minster on Sunday 18 September.

Photos from the proclamation and details of other local events can be found on our website.

We know that you may wish to pay your respects to The Queen by leaving a written message for The Royal Family.

A national book of condolence is available on the Royal Family’s website and there is also an in-person book at County Hall.

The book at County Hall is available Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.

Books of condolence are also available to sign at other civic buildings across Nottinghamshire. For details, please check with your local district, borough, town or parish council.

On Friday 9 September, The Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Sir John Peace, the High Sheriff, Paul Southby, our Leader, Councillor Ben Bradley MP, our Chairman, Councillor Roger Jackson, and Acting Chief Executive Adrian Smith laid floral tributes to Her Majesty The Queen outside County Hall.

If you wish to leave your own flowers, there is a designated flower laying area in front of the war memorial plaque, at the left hand side of the Loughborough Road entrance to County Hall.

We ask that if you are laying flowers that you please remove the plastic wrapping from them as this will help with the composting process once the mourning period is over.

The Government has announced that there will be an additional bank holiday on Monday 19 September to mark the occasion of the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Due to this, a number of council services will not be open or operating, so that council employees can join the rest of the country in paying their respects to Her Majesty The Queen.

Further details can be found on our disruption website page, which is being continually updated.