In the European Parliament on a typically quiet Friday staff lamented the departure of the Brits. One Italian proudly displayed his Union flag socks in the cafe: “It’s to say that we will always be friends,” he explained. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)The city itself did its thing on the 30th January - thanking Brits for their friendship by illuminating the iconic Grand Place in the colours of the union flag. (Image: Isopix/REX)Outside the European Parliament a silent crowd watched as the UK's flag was lowered to be replaced by the stars of the EU. It took all of four minutes and then it was just as if the UK had never been there at all.

Source: Daily Mirror January 31, 2020 21:00 UTC