Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:09:05 +0200Hundreds gather to drop Václav Havel’s funeral flowers into Elbe River in silent tribute to late ex-presidenthttps://english.radio.cz/hundreds-gather-drop-vaclav-havels-funeral-flowers-elbe-river-silent-tribute-8557710© 2026 Radio Prague International The many flowers and wreaths that people placed around the coffin of former Czech president Václav Havel took center stage at a silent farewell to the national hero. After travelling downriver for three days, the flowers were greeted by hundreds of people gathered at the Elbe River’s bank in Děčín and dropped into the river. The unusual tribute was organized by former human rights minister Michael Kocáb, a friend of the late president. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/havel_lod.jpg?timestamp=1591220051 Hundreds gather to drop Václav Havel’s funeral flowers into Elbe River in silent tribute to late ex-president https://english.radio.cz/hundreds-gather-drop-vaclav-havels-funeral-flowers-elbe-river-silent-tribute-8557710 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9