An NHS organ donation campaign has been pushed back following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The campaign asks people to "go pink" for the week – with examples given being baking a pink cake, wearing pink socks, painting a pink unicorn, or drinking a pink drink.

The idea is to raise awareness of organ donation.

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The NHS's Organ Donation Week was originally supposed to take place between Monday, September 19, the day of the late monarch's funeral, and Sunday, September 25.

The NHS said the campaign has been moved “to respect the period of national mourning".

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It will now take place in the following week – between Monday, September 26 and Sunday, October 2.