50,000 letters of condolence sent to Royal Family since Queen’s death

Responses will be sent, Buckingham Palace confirmed tonight (Picture: PA/Getty Images)
Responses can be despatched to all, Buckingham Palace confirmed tonight (Image: PA/Getty Pictures)

Greater than 50,000 messages from the general public flooded into Buckingham Palace following the Queen’s dying.

The Royal Household acquired sack a great deal of mail from well-wishers who felt moved to jot down and convey their sympathy for the monarchy.

On September 19 – the day of the Queen’s funeral – the King and his household have been pictured wanting emotional and tens of 1000's of individuals crammed the streets of London and Windsor to pay their respects because the coffin procession handed by.

By the next night, the each day quantity of correspondence peaked at 6,500 – out of an total whole of greater than 50,000 letters.

Photos have been taken earlier this week exhibiting among the 1000's of letters being opened by members of the royal family’s correspondence crew.

One card was printed with the phrases ‘we're pondering of you’ above a crown, and lots of letters have been addressed personally to the brand new monarch ‘His Majesty King Charles III’.

EMBARGOED TO 2200 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30 Letters of condolence sent by members of the public to King Charles III, the Queen Consort and the royal family are sorted by the Correspondence Team at Buckingham Palace in London. Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, over 50,000 letters and messages of condolence have been sent to Buckingham Palace, including 6,500 in just one day after the Queen's State Funeral. Picture date: Tuesday September 27, 2022. PA Photo. All letters are carefully read and responses will be sent as the small Correspondence Team processes the thousands of items received. See PA story ROYAL Cards. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
Employees have spent hours sorting by the varied letters of sympathy (Image: PA)

RETRANSMITTING ADDING CONDITIONS OF USE EMBARGOED TO 2200 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30 NEWS EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE. NO MERCHANDISING, ADVERTISING, SOUVENIRS, MEMORABILIA or COLOURABLY SIMILAR. This photograph is provided to you strictly on condition that you will make no charge for the supply, release or publication of it and that these conditions and restrictions will apply (and that you will pass these on) to any organisation to whom you supply it. There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photographs (including by way of example only) any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-news editorial use. The photographs must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form. The photograph shall not be used after 16th October 2022, without prior permission from Buckingham Palace. Letters of condolence sent by members of the public to King Charles III, the Queen Consort and the royal family are sorted by the Correspondence Team at Buckingham Palace in London. Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, over 50,000 letters and messages of condolence have been sent to Buckingham Palace, including 6,500 in just one day after the Queen's State Funeral. Picture date: Tuesday September 27, 2022. PA Photo. All letters are carefully read and responses will be sent as the small Correspondence Team processes the thousands of items received. See PA story ROYAL Cards. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
The day after the Queen’s funeral, 6,500 messages have been acquired by the Palace (Image: PA)

Earlier than the Queen’s dying, Buckingham Palace would have anticipated to obtain as much as 1,000 letters every week from members of the general public with numerous queries or goodwill messages.

The palace mentioned all correspondence has been fastidiously learn and responses can be despatched.

A small correspondence crew is difficult at work to processes the 1000's of things despatched to the King, his Queen Consort and different members of the royal household.

The Queen, the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, died from previous age, her official dying certificates confirmed yesterday.

WINDSOR, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: King Charles III, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Princess Anne, Princess Royal arrive at the Committal Service held at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022 in Windsor, England. The committal service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, took place following the state funeral at Westminster Abbey. A private burial in The King George VI Memorial Chapel followed. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is succeeded by her eldest son, King Charles III. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Folks the world over despatched letters of sympathy to the Queen’s household (Image: Kirsty O’Connor – WPA Pool/Getty Pictures)

RETRANSMITTING ADDING CONDITIONS OF USE EMBARGOED TO 2200 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30 NEWS EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL USE. NO MERCHANDISING, ADVERTISING, SOUVENIRS, MEMORABILIA or COLOURABLY SIMILAR. This photograph is provided to you strictly on condition that you will make no charge for the supply, release or publication of it and that these conditions and restrictions will apply (and that you will pass these on) to any organisation to whom you supply it. There shall be no commercial use whatsoever of the photographs (including by way of example only) any use in merchandising, advertising or any other non-news editorial use. The photographs must not be digitally enhanced, manipulated or modified in any manner or form. The photograph shall not be used after 16th October 2022, without prior permission from Buckingham Palace. Letters of condolence sent by members of the public to King Charles III, the Queen Consort and the royal family are sorted by the Correspondence Team at Buckingham Palace in London. Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, over 50,000 letters and messages of condolence have been sent to Buckingham Palace, including 6,500 in just one day after the Queen's State Funeral. Picture date: Tuesday September 27, 2022. PA Photo. All letters are carefully read and responses will be sent as the small Correspondence Team processes the thousands of items received. See PA story ROYAL Cards. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
Responses can be despatched, Buckingham Palace confirmed tonight (Image: PA)

The Princess Royal has already disclosed she was together with her mom throughout her final moments however the doc confirmed what was suspected on the day – among the Queen’s youngsters and grandchildren tried in useless to be at her bedside.

The certificates launched by Nationwide Information of Scotland famous the time of the Queen’s dying on Thursday September 8 as 3.10pm at Balmoral.

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