At age 96, Queen Elizabeth II, who had ruled Britain for the longest, passed away. She ruled for seventy years.
The Queen's grandchildren William and Harry, as well as her son and heir Prince Charles, have gathered at her Balmoral home in the Scottish Highlands, where she spent her final days. Grand celebrations were held in June to honour the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and her 70 years of service to the country.
It was a "time of tremendous anguish" for him and his family, according to her son King Charles III, and her loss will be "deeply felt" all around the world.We deeply lament the loss of a beloved mother and beloved sovereign, he said.
"I am confident that the nation, the realms, the Commonwealth, as well as many others worldwide, will feel her loss profoundly."
He claimed that throughout the forthcoming time of grief, he and his family would be "comforted and sustained by our understanding of the respect and deep regard in which the Queen was held so widely."
The King and Camilla, who is now Queen Consort, will return to London on Friday, according to Buckingham Palace. On Friday, he's supposed to address the nation.
Senior royals had assembled at Balmoral because the Queen's doctors had expressed worry earlier in the day about her health. After doctors placed the Queen under medical monitoring, all of the Queen's children made their way to Balmoral, which is close to Aberdeen. Prince William, her great-grandson and current successor to the throne, as well as Prince Harry, gathered there.
The Queen, who on Tuesday appointed Liz Truss as prime minister, was described as the "rock" upon which modern Britain was created and as having "given us with the stability and strength that we required." She stated of the new King: "We offer him our loyalty and love, just as his mother so greatly and so long ago gave to so many.
And as the second Elizabethan era ends, we declare "God save the King," just as Her Majesty would have wanted, to usher in a new chapter in the glorious history of our great nation. The Church of England's spiritual head, Justin Welby, who is also the monarch's supreme governor, expressed his "deep regret."
He remarked that "the King and the Royal Family are in my prayers."
The reign of Queen Elizabeth II as head of state covered the post-World War II period of austerity, the change from an empire to a Commonwealth, the end of the Cold War, and the UK's membership in - and exit from - the European Union.
15 prime ministers served during her time in office, including Ms. Truss, who was born 101 years after Winston Churchill, in 1874.
Throughout her rule, she met with her prime minister on a weekly basis.Crowds waiting for information on the Queen's condition at Buckingham Palace in London started wailing when they learned of her passing.
At 18:30 BST, a formal notice announcing the death was put outside, and the union flag flying over the palace was lowered to half-mast. Prince William and his wife, Catherine, were made the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Cornwall upon the passing of the Queen.