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As flags across the state remained at half-staff, Kempthorne’s casket arrived to the Capitol in a cream-white hearse escorted by a motorcade made up of Idaho State Police and Boise police officers.
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Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2026
When the royal tragically died in a car crash about two months later, The Carlyle flew its flags at half-staff.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
The White House lowered its flags to half-staff after Scott’s death.
—Bill Barrow, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
The city will lower its flags to half-staff and keep its gateway monument lights dark through April 29 in Cluck's honor, a city spokesperson told CBS News Texas.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 15 May 2026
When the royal tragically died in a car crash about two months later, The Carlyle flew its flags at half-staff.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
The White House lowered its flags to half-staff after Scott’s death.
—Bill Barrow, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
The city will lower its flags to half-staff and keep its gateway monument lights dark through April 29 in Cluck's honor, a city spokesperson told CBS News Texas.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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