Abu Dhabi: The UAE on Friday announced that flags in the public and private sectors in the country as well as its embassies abroad will fly at half-mast, starting today, for a period of three days, in mourning of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The presidential court said in a statement that the flags will fly at half-mast for three days, ending on Monday. The court expressed its sincere condolences to UK’s King Charles III and the royal family and people on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.