COVENTRY City Council will be holding a special meeting on Tuesday, September 13 to enable tributes to be paid to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber and start at 2pm, with council members using the occasion to remember the Queen.
Honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen will also be allowed to pay tribute, and members of the public will be able to attend.
The meeting will also be available to view via a webcast on the council website.
A motion will be moved at the meeting by council leader Coun George Duggins, and seconded by Leader of the Opposition Conservative Party, Coun Gary Ridley.
Coun Duggins said: “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited our city many times and she touched the lives of residents, firms and organisations in Coventry.
“She will be greatly missed and this Special Meeting of the Council will allow elected members to pay tribute and to give official recognition for the love and respect in which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was held by our city.”
Coun Ridley added: “It is right that all councillors come together to pay tribute on behalf of the Council and their residents to such a well-loved monarch.
“We are all saddened and mourning our loss, but we must also celebrate an amazing life of service and dedication to the people of this country and this city, and this meeting will allow us to do so.”
