Originally Posted by
jon1959
My point was that they appear to be doing it with their flags that can be seen by Canadians across the River Niagara. AZ has helpfully confirmed that there is no flag lowering in his state. So it seems to be less a general sign of respect than a message to their neighbours.
You also say they do it ‘in some cases’. I suppose that is just you guessing? Have they ever done it before? I doubt they were lowering the Stars and Stripes in the border states last time a former Mexican head of state died. Or did they?
There is no doubt the queen was Premier League when it came to heads of state - for longevity and the number of independent state that still had her as head - but it still seems an odd decision by the USA officials to me.