We think that's the right way for Northern Ireland to go forward but we don't think that we need to wave flags - wrap ourselves in the flag - to provide the leadership that Northern Ireland needs.
He said the flag at the Northern Ireland Assembly building should be flown at half-mast on the day of her funeral and books of condolence opened "across Northern Ireland".
He said he wanted those angry about the flag decision to support the legal challenges and his promises of a campaign to re-assert British cultural identity within Northern Ireland.