The world reacts: King Charles III expresses 'greatest sadness' over mother Queen Elizabeth II's death She also missed significant appearances in June during the four days of celebration of her Platinum Jubilee of 70 years on the throne. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.īut on Wednesday, the palace announced she would not be able to attend via Zoom the meeting of the Privy Council, the standing committee of senior governmental advisers, after doctors' orders to rest. 'We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. 'The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,' the statement said. His wife became Queen Consort Camilla.īuckingham Palace issued another black-bordered statement from 'His Majesty the King,' shortly after her death. Her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, 73, immediately became King Charles III upon her death. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.' local time: ' The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The palace issued a black-bordered statement about 6.30 p.m. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor died Thursday at Balmoral Castle, her estate in Scotland. She was 96. The longest-ever reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the only monarch most of her subjects have ever known, is over.

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