The royal family – and the nation – is in mourning after Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died peacefully last Thursday at Balmoral, the Scottish estate she adored.
In his statement, King Charles III said, “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms, and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world. During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held.
As the nation entered a period of official mourning, tributes poured in from around the world. Rows of iconic black cabs lined the streets of The Mall, with one driver sharing, “As London cabbies we’ve come here to pay tribute to her.” Celebrities, politicians, and other public figures took to social media to pay their respects to the incredible woman so many of them had the pleasure to meet.
– a weekend celebrating the rule of a Queen no one envisioned we would be grieving just three months later. Woven into our everyday lives from postboxes and £10 notes to key historical events, Queen Elizabeth II was a figure of continuity in a world that was in flux.But in among the sombre coverage was a moment of brightness. As the Union Jack was lowered at Windsor Castle, a rainbow briefly appeared.
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