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The BBC announces the death of Britain's longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. On the throne for 70 years, for billions of people she was the one constant in a world of bewildering change, an omnipresent matriarch linking the past with the present. IMAGES
British people lay flowers outside Balmoral Castle the day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II to pay their respects to the 96-year-old monarch who reigned for a record-breaking 70 years. IMAGES
The bells of Westminster Abbey Ring out to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The 96-year-old monarch died after a record-breaking 70 years on the throne of the United Kingdom. IMAGES
Flowers are lain outside Holyrood Palace, the official residence of the British monarch, the day after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 following a record-breaking 70 years on the throne. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron rekindles the flame of the Unknown Soldier underneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris as part of the celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking 70 years on the throne. IMAGES
The bells of Britain's Westminister Abbey bells ring out on the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's death and the accession of her son King Charles III as monarch. IMAGES
Queen Elizabeth's cortege arrives at her final resting place in Windsor Castle. Slowly travelling the town's Long Walk, which is packed full with mourners, the late queen's flag-draped coffin makes its final journey to the tune of pipes and drums. Inside the castle, her crown, orb and sceptre will be removed and placed on the altar at a committal service. IMAGES
A hearse carries Queen Elizabeth II's flag-draped coffin up The Long Walk in Windsor, towards her resting place at Windsor Castle, west of London. The queen -- the longest-serving monarch in British history -- died at Balmoral, her Scottish Highland retreat, on September 8 after a year of declining health. IMAGES
The cortege carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrives in Windsor, where a committal service for the late monarch will be held at St George's chapel. IMAGES
Soldiers load Queen Elizabeth II's coffin into a hearse at Wellington Arch in London, after a service for the late monarch at Westminster Abbey. Members of the royal family watch as the hearse drives off to Windsor accompanied by the sound of God Save the Queen. IMAGES