As word began to spread around London and the world on Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II was gravely ill, crowds quickly began to form outside Buckingham Palace as people awaited word on the condition of the broadly popular monarch, who had served on the British throne for seven decades.
When the Royal Family announced on Thursday evening that the queen had died at 96, the press of people outside the palace guests began to mourn, as institutions around the world responded to the news, with the White House lowering the American flag to half-staff.
In Paris, where the British Embassy was displaying images of the queen on its facade, the office of the French president announced that the flags above the Élysée Palace would be at half-staff on Friday and on the day of the queen’s funeral.
Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, who took office on Tuesday after visiting with the queen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, delivered an address outside 10 Downing Street, calling on Britons to support the new monarch, King Charles III.
Here are photographs of how the world responded to the queen’s death, from London to Paris, Washington to Tel Aviv.
Below, people gathering outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday after the news of the queen’s death was announced.
Prime Minister Liz Truss speaking outside 10 Downing Street.
A notice of the queen’s passing was brought from Buckingham Palace and posted on its gates.
People gathering outside of Buckingham Palace.
Outside the British Embassy in Paris on Thursday.
The American flag lowered to half-staff over the White House in Washington.
Tel Aviv City Hall lit up with the Union Jack on Thursday night.
Outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
The death of the queen marks both the loss of a revered monarch — the only one most Britons have ever known — and the end of a figure who served as a living link to the glories of World War II-era Britain.
Piccadilly Circus in London on Thursday night.
Source: NY Times
