Sir, – I was heartened yesterday morning watching the BBC commentary on people laying flowers in parks around London as a mark of respect to the late Queen Elizabeth, and among them many volunteers asking people to take off the plastic coverings and to take them with them.
Why the majority of flowers we buy through a florist or supermarket are inevitably wrapped in plastic, I fail to understand! – Yours, etc,
EILEEN BANNAN,
Letterkenny,
READ MORE
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to stream in June
Marvellous Mykonos: ‘Even the humble act of taking a breather is an exceptional experience here’
Irish abroad: ‘One local called me a potato eater . . . ironically, he was eating cheesy fries at the time’
Aunts fictional and real matter more to us than they may know
Co Donegal .
