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Farewell to a queen.

King Charles III is due to address his subjects, as Britain is plunged into mourning by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, ending a history making 70-year reign

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VIDEO: Countries around the world pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II: timeline of a changing world.

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"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was a towering icon of selfless service to humanity and a key figurehead of not only the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations...but the entire world.”

Kenya's outgoing President Kenyatta expresses "deep sense of loss" at queen’s passing

Members of a ballet company lay flowers outside the British embassy in Tokyo following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Papers pay respects to a beloved queen.

The front pages of British newspapers carry the news about the death of Queen Elizabeth II

“Boss Lady”

Hong Kongers mourn Queen Elizabeth II, a woman affectionately nicknamed "boss lady" in a city that was one of Britain's last colonies

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📸 Mooncakes and flowers are left outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong

Elderly King Charles III faces 'testing times'.

While his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned in 1953 with huge fanfare and national excitement, her ageing, eldest son will attract less enthusiasm, royal commentators say

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VIDEO: From Gambia to Canada, people react to Queen Elizabeth II's death

#UPDATE Poignant photographs of #QueenElizabethII dominated the front pages of Britain's grieving newspapers on Friday, charting her journey from coronation to matriarch of the nation.
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#UPDATE King Charles III on Friday readied to address his mourning subjects on the first full day of his new reign, as Britain and the world commemorated the extraordinary life of his late mother, #QueenElizabethII
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#UPDATE Profile of King Charles III, former Prince of Wales, who became king immediately after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday

VIDEO: 'She did us proud': Londoners react to Queen Elizabeth II's death as they gather outside Buckingham Palace

#BREAKING 'We all feel an emptiness' after Queen Elizabeth II's death: Macron

#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron has hailed the "wisdom and empathy" of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, saying that "with her passing, we all feel an emptiness."

📸 Queen Elizabeth II (C) talks to Emmanuel Macron and other G7 leaders in 2021

#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron says 'we all feel an emptiness' after Queen Elizabeth II's death

#UPDATE Trained from childhood to be king, Charles III has endured the longest wait for the throne in British history.
Now, royal experts say the elderly king faces "testing times" ahead.
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#BREAKING King Charles III leaves Balmoral for London: AFP

A look back at the key dates in the life of Queen Elizabeth II
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#UPDATE King Charles III on Friday left the remote royal estate in Balmoral, northeast Scotland, where his mother Queen Elizabeth II died, bound for London.

#BREAKING UK cabinet 'united' in support for King Charles III: Downing Street

#BREAKING Premier League fixtures postponed following queen's death: statement

Heir to the throne now that his father has become king, Prince William and his wife Kate have brought a more relaxed and personal approach to royal duties and are presenting a more modern vision of the monarchy.
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#UPDATE New British Prime Minister Liz Truss's cabinet of ministers stands fully behind King Charles III, Downing Street said Friday following the death of Elizabeth II

#UPDATE All Premier League matches this weekend have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it was announced on Friday

#BREAKING Church bells ring across UK in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

#BREAKING Queen was 'one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known': UK PM

UPDATE Church bells tolled across Britain on Friday in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death at the age of 96.

Bells rang at London's St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, and at the late monarch's residence Windsor, west of the capital.

#BREAKING Charles to be formally proclaimed king Saturday morning: palace

What happens now that Queen Elizabeth II has died?
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#UPDATE Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss paid emotional tribute in parliament Friday to the late queen and pledged the nation's "loyalty and devotion" to King Charles III

#UPDATE Charles III will be officially proclaimed monarch on Saturday morning at a meeting of the Accession Council, Buckingham Palace said

#BREAKING King Charles III to address UK at 1700 GMT: Parliament Speaker

#UPDATE King Charles III will address the nation at 1700 GMT, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said Friday following the new monarch's ascent to the throne on the death of his mother

#BREAKING Bank of England says postpones rate meeting over queen

#UPDATE The Bank of England on Friday said it had decided to postpone a meeting on interest rates due next Thursday by one week following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

#UPDATE A stream of mourners laid flowers and tributes outside Buckingham Palace on Friday, as it became the focal point of a country grieving the death of Queen Elizabeth II
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