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JANE FRYER: Queen’s ‘particular’ grey horses ‘paid their respects’
Amidst the heady scent of blooming blossoms, heat horses, clammy pores and skin and early autumn, there’s a number of business occurring within the flower backyard in London’s Inexperienced Park. Piles of moist Paddington bears and soggy stuffed corgis are sorted and rescued by volunteers in purple vests. Card cages a lot crumpled and rain-stained are fastidiously preserved. A tree, adorned with scout ties, is quietly gathered. Deflated balloons are collected and Union flags are untied from branches and neatly folded. Alongside a fence is a big space of potted vegetation. From one other, candles, candlesticks and wreaths. “There have been all kinds of extraordinary issues left – complete books…