London Bridge Is Down 伦敦桥倒塌

United Kingdom and Singapore

英国和新加坡

Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle on September 8, at the age of 96, after 70 years on the throne, the longest reigning monarch in British history.

伊丽莎白女王二世于9月8日在巴尔莫雷尔城堡驾崩，享年96岁，在位70年，是英国历史上在位时间最长的君主。

The Queen’s state funeral was held at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday at 11am London time (6pm Singapore time Monday).

英女王国葬仪式于伦敦时间星期一上午11时（新加坡时间星期一傍晚6时）在伦敦威斯敏斯特教堂举行。

Singapore President Halimah Yacob attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey.

新加坡总统哈莉玛到威斯敏斯特教堂出席英女王伊丽莎白二世国葬仪式。

State flags at all government buildings in Singapore were flown at half-mast on Monday as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II.

为向已故英女王伊丽莎白二世致敬，新加坡所有政府建筑星期一降半旗。

Queen Elizabeth II had visited Singapore three times in 1972, 1989 and 2006.

英女王伊丽莎白二世在1972年、1989年以及2006年三度访问新加坡。

When it was a British crown colony, Singapore was under the symbolic rule of the British monarchy until the 1960s.

当它是英国的皇家殖民地时，新加坡一直处于英国君主制的象征性统治之下直到1960年代。

P/S: “London Bridge is down” this phrase refers to “Operation London Bridge”, Britain’s not-so-secret code name for the plans on what to do when Queen Elizabeth II dies.

注：“伦敦桥倒塌”这个短语指的是“伦敦桥行动”，这是英国不那么秘密的代号，用于计划在英女王伊丽莎白二世驾崩后做什么。