New Delhi

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, India declared one-day national mourning on Sunday as a mark of respect to Britain's longest serving monarch.

The National Flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of mourning throughout India on all buildings where the National Flag is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment on the day, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister of India  Narendra Modi have expressed condolences at the demise of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. In their messages, they noted that she was a stalwart of our times; a compassionate personality and provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people.