The whole world bids farewell to the Queen of England

September 9, 2022 Ava

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People gather outside Buckingham Palace in London

Thousands of people gathered outside Buckingham Palace after the news of the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was made public.

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A member of the royal staff places a statement outside Buckingham Palace in London

The announcement was placed outside the palace gates on the afternoon of 8 September.

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An announcement about the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II appears on the gates of Buckingham Palace in London

”The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” the official announcement said, thus letting it be known that Elizabeth II had passed away at the age of 96.

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An announcement about the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II appears on the gates of Buckingham Palace in London

The Queen suffered many mobility and health problems over the past 12 months due to her advanced age. She recently had to cancel numerous engagements due to her failing health.

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A newspaper with a picture of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on its front page at a newsstand in Obalende Lagos, Nigeria

The last appearance Queen Elizabeth II made was a couple of days ago, when she asked Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, to form a government.

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People walk past an image of Queen Elizabeth II projected on a large screen in Piccadilly Circus

The whole country is in mourning, and in London’s Piccadilly Circus square all the screens have been turned off, leaving only one screen on, in honour of the Queen.

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A child lays a flower outside the gates of Windsor Castle in Windsor

The morning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, many members of the public came to different parts of the country to pay their condolences.

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A woman lights a candle outside Buckingham Palace in London

Buckingham Palace has been filled with colour due to the numerous bouquets of flowers that citizens have been accumulating outside its gates.

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Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and flags at half-mast at the British Embassy in Paris

The whole world is in mourning, in Paris two portraits of Queen Elizabeth II have been hung at the British embassy.

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Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and flags at half-mast at the British Embassy in Paris

In addition, the flag has been lowered to half-mast to mark the death of the monarch.

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The American flag is lowered to half-mast over the US Capitol

Also in the United States, the U.S. Capitol has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by lowering its flag to half-mast.

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The American flag is lowered to half-mast over the US Capitol

The whole world bids farewell to Queen Elizabeth II of England.

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Source: Thanks msn.com