How many letters and messages did Buckingham Palace receive after the Queen's death?

Buckingham Palace received over 50,000 cards and letters to the Royal Family, the Queen Consort, and the King.

After Queen Elizabeth II's death, Buckingham Palace witnesses a flurry of letters. Check out the actual number

Around 1,000 letters were received by Buckingham Palace weekly before Queen Elizabeth II's death. It included messages for goodwill and other things. Since Queen's death, the palace has been receiving numerous letters, artifacts and other kinds of...

By ET Spotlight Special | Oct 03, 2022, 06.54 PM IST

Since September 8, the day the Queen died, the Buckingham Palace has received over 50,000 messages and letters of condolences. The palace received a plethora of letters, artifacts and floral tributes. The palace took to Instagram and mentioned that since the Queen's death it had received over 50,000 cards and letters for the Royal Family, the Queen Consort, and the King. The day after the state funeral (September 20) of Queen Elizabeth, the correspondence daily reached up to 6,500.

In photos: Queen Elizabeth II with world leaders over the years

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Queen Elizabeth II (L) meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Buckingham Palace in central London on November 13, 2015.

Before the Queen's death, around 1,000 letters were received by the palace weekly. It included messages of goodwill and queries from the public. You could see the correspondence team going through and sorting the letters in some pictures made public by Buckingham Palace. The palace added they were thinking of her (the late Queen). The palace added that a correspondence team is sorting and replying to these messages. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) recently shared how the Queen died on September 8 at 3:10 pm at her castle in Balmoral.

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How many letters and messages did Buckingham Palace receive before the Queen's death?
Before the Queen's death, around 1,000 letters were received by the palace weekly. It included messages of goodwill and queries from the public
How many letters and messages did Buckingham Palace receive after the Queen's death?
Buckingham Palace received over 50,000 cards and letters to the Royal Family, the Queen Consort, and the King.

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