The royal household and world leaders are mourning Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, who died Thursday at Balmoral Citadel at 96.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace introduced through social media. “The King and The Queen Consort will stay at Balmoral this night and can return to London tomorrow.”
Her eldest son and inheritor, King Charles III, 73, instantly grew to become king upon her loss of life.
“The loss of life of my beloved Mom, Her Majesty The Queen, is a second of the best unhappiness for me and all members of my household,” the assertion reads. “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mom. I do know her loss will probably be deeply felt all through the nation, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by numerous folks world wide.
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“Throughout this era of mourning and alter, my household and I will probably be comforted and sustained by our information of the respect and deep affection wherein The Queen was so broadly held,” he added.
Reactions to information of Elizabeth’s loss of life have been swift and plentiful, throughout nations, information channels and social media platforms.
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss mourns queen days after assembly together with her
“The loss of life of her majesty the queen is a large shock to the nation and the world,” Truss mentioned Thursday in a press convention outdoors of 10 Downing Avenue.
“Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which fashionable Britain was constructed,” she added. “Britain is a superb nation due to her.”
On Tuesday, the queen presided over the ceremonial handover energy to the brand new prime minister from Balmoral Citadel in Scotland. Truss highlighted how Queen Elizabeth “remained decided to hold out her duties” till her ultimate days.
Joe Biden remembers queen as a ‘steadying presence’
Within the U.S., President Joe Biden mourned the queen in a prolonged assertion, highlighting her many accomplishments and relationships with American leaders all through historical past.
“In a world of fixed change, she was a steadying presence and a supply of consolation and pleasure for generations of Britons, together with many who’ve by no means identified their nation with out her,” the assertion learn. “A permanent admiration for Queen Elizabeth II united folks throughout the Commonwealth. The seven many years of her history-making reign bore witness to an age of unprecedented human development and the ahead march of human dignity.”
Biden added: “Within the years forward, we look ahead to persevering with an in depth friendship with The King and The Queen Consort. Right this moment, the ideas and prayers of individuals all throughout america are with the folks of the UK and the Commonwealth of their grief. We ship our deepest condolences to the Royal Household, who should not solely mourning their Queen, however their pricey mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her legacy will loom massive within the pages of British historical past, and within the story of our world.”
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“Together with the remainder of the nation, I’m deeply saddened to listen to the information of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing,” Elton John tweeted. “She was an inspiring presence to be round and led the nation by means of a few of our biggest and darkest moments with grace, decency and a real caring heat. Queen Elizabeth has been an enormous a part of my life from childhood to today, and I’ll miss her dearly.”
The queen knighted John, a buddy of the late Princess Diana, in 1998. He additionally joined the Companions of Honour within the queen’s honors listing in late 2019 for his providers to music and charity. Final yr, Prince Charles anointed John as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour, one of many highest awards that might be bestowed by the queen to residents in Britain and throughout the Commonwealth.
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“Melania and I are deeply saddened to study of the lack of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” former President Donald Trump shared on his social media platform Reality Social. “Along with our household and fellow Individuals, we ship our honest condolences to the Royal Household and the folks of the UK throughout this time of nice sorrow and grief. Queen Elizabeth’s historic and noteworthy reign left an amazing legacy of peace and prosperity for Nice Britain.”
Former President Barack Obama and his spouse, Michelle Obama, additionally recalled the queen fondly.
“Again once we have been simply starting to navigate life as President and First Girl, she welcomed us to the world stage with open arms and extraordinary generosity,” the Obamas mentioned in an announcement. “Again and again, we have been struck by her heat, the best way she put folks relaxed, and the way she introduced her appreciable humor and allure to moments of nice pomp and circumstance.”
Former presidents Invoice Clinton, George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter additionally issued statements expressing their condolences.
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Justin Trudeau, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, extra world leaders communicate out
“It was with the heaviest of hearts that we discovered of the passing of Canada’s longest-reigning Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted. “She was a continuing presence in our lives – and her service to Canadians will eternally stay an essential a part of our nation’s historical past.
“It’s with deep unhappiness that we discovered of the loss of life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted. “On behalf of the folks, we lengthen honest condolences to the @RoyalFamily, all the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth over this irreparable loss.”
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted Thursday that the queen “embodied continuity and the unity of the British nation over 70 years. I retain the reminiscence of a buddy of France, a queen of hearts who marked as by no means earlier than her nation and her century.”
Extra leaders world wide, together with Germany’s international minister, Annalena Baerbock, and Italian Premier Mario Draghi expressed their condolences as properly.
Helen Mirren, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, extra celebrities pay tribute
Many celebrities and public figures have taken to social media to specific condolences.
Helen Mirren, who gained an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II within the 2006 movie “The Queen,” wrote on Instagram that she’s “proud to be an Elizabethan.”
“We mourn a girl, who, with or with out the crown, was the epitome of the Aristocracy,” Mirren added.
Mick Jagger wrote on Instagram that the reign of Queen Elizabeth II was a continuing in his life.
“In my childhood I can recall watching her marriage ceremony highlights on TV,” he wrote. “I bear in mind her as an attractive younger girl, to the a lot beloved grandmother of the nation. My deepest sympathies are with the Royal household.”
Paul McCartney shared a portrait of the late queen on Twitter with the message “God bless Queen Elizabeth II”
“Might she relaxation in peace,” he added. “Lengthy dwell The King.”
Ringo Starr wished “peace and like to all of the (royal) household” on Twitter.
In a prolonged Instagram put up, the band Duran Duran mirrored on the late monarch’s legacy.
“We are going to all miss her and are grateful for the unimaginable service she gave to the folks of Nice Britain and the nations of the Commonwealth,” the band wrote. “We ship our deepest condolence to the royal household. Her loss of life brings to an finish a protracted and distinctive chapter within the historical past of the UK and the world.”
Cher recalled on Twitter the time she met the queen.
“I Was In Lengthy Line of Ppl Ready 2 Meet Her,But When She Acquired 2 Me,She Requested Me Pertinent Questions,& Appeared Genuinely In Speaking 2 Me,” she wrote.
Piers Morgan tweeted: “I can’t even think about Britain with out this Queen. Very unsettling day.”
Contributing: Charles Trepany, USA TODAY; The Related Press
