A minute's applause in honour of former South African President Nelson Mandela will be held later before kick-off at Premier League football matches.
The Scottish Professional Football League and the Football League have also recommended that similar tributes take place at their games.
Mr Mandela died on Thursday, aged 95.
A Friday evening vigil was held in London's Trafalgar Square, opposite the South African High Commission, where a book of condolence has been set up.
And an evensong service in memory of Mr Mandela took place at St Paul's Cathedral.
1918 Born in the Eastern Cape
1943 Joins ANC
1956 Charged with high treason, but charges dropped after a four-year trial
1962 Jailed for five years for incitement and leaving country without a passport
1964 Charged with sabotage, sentenced to life
1990 Freed from prison
1993 Wins Nobel Peace Prize
1994-99 Serves as president
2004 Retires from public life
2010 Last major public appearance at football World Cup in Johannesburg
Long queues built up outside the South African High Commission as people gathered to sign the book of condolence, while flowers, candles and other tributes were laid at its entrance.
The book will only be available to sign this weekend between 09:30 and 14:00 GMT but the commission will reopen on Monday morning.
Prime Minister David Cameron, Labour leader Ed Miliband and the Princess Royal were among those to leave their dedications in the book.
The prime minister said of Mr Mandela: "Your cause of fighting for freedom and against discrimination, your struggle for justice, your triumph against adversity - these things will inspire generations to come."
The Foreign Office said it had requested that all UK national flags across the country be flown at half-mast until 20:00 GMT on Thursday.
Books of condolence were also set up across the UK including in Brixton, where huge crowds greeted Mr Mandela during his state visit to Britain in 1996, and at City Chambers, in Glasgow, where Mr Mandela visited in 1993, and which awarded him the Freedom of the City in 1981 while a prisoner under South Africa's Apartheid regime.
Further crowds gathered at the statue of the former president in Parliament Square to pay their respects and leave gifts.
The first tribute at a Premier League match will be at the Manchester United v Newcastle game at 12:45 GMT. The honour will be repeated at six other games on Saturday, two on Sunday, and at the Swansea v Hull match on Monday.
On Friday, the Queen led the UK in sending her "sincere condolences" to the family of Nelson Mandela and to the people of South Africa.
She said she was "deeply saddened" to learn the news, saying Mr Mandela had "worked tirelessly" for the good of his country, and adding that his legacy was "the peaceful South Africa we see today".
The Prince of Wales, who accompanied Mr Mandela during his visit to Brixton in 1996, said he had been the "embodiment of courage and reconciliation."
Commenting on Thursday night, Prince William said the death of Mandela was "extremely sad and tragic".
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The Queen talked about Mandela film premier 'coincidence'
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had been attending the London premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, a film about the former president, when news of his death emerged.
A national service of thanksgiving for the life of Mr Mandela is to be held at Westminster Abbey after the state funeral in South Africa on 15 December. Plans have also been revealed for the UK Parliament to host a special ceremony to commemorate his life.
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