Me: Why's the flag lowered to have staff?
Him: Haven't you heard the Queen of England died?
Me: Wait, so we lower the U.S. flag for foreign dignitaries? Since when?
Him: We just do what we're told around here.
So am I so country bumpkin that I missed somewhere along the way that we lower our flag for foreign heads of state/dignitaries? Someone please enlighten me.
I was trying to remember if this has happened before. It's hard to remember, but I would wager that it's not completely uncommon. Especially with GB being our closest ally and still considered the 'mother country.' She was queen for 70 years. That's a heck of a long time. And I would think that if our president died, they would do the same there. It's just a show of respect.
Very rational perspective. Thank you.