![]() ![]() A statement issued jointly with the first lady, Jill Biden, said: “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. The US President, Joe Biden, was one of several world leaders to pay tribute. She concluded with the words: “God save the King.” She praised the monarch’s “dignity and grace”, and a “life of service stretched beyond most of our living memories”. The Buckingham Palace flag was lowered to half mast.Īddressing the nation from outside Downing Street, the prime minister, Liz Truss, who was told of the Queen’s death at 4.30pm, spoke of “the passing of the second Elizabethan age”. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” ![]() ![]() Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty ImagesĪt 6.30pm, Buckingham Palace announced: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. Queen Elizabeth watches a flypast from Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen’s birthday parade, the trooping the colour, as part of platinum jubilee celebrations. ![]()
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