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Queen Elizabeth II, 96, was the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, serving as head of state for more than 70 years.

Buckingham Palace announced that she died yesterday, September 8.

Queen Elizabeth was the first British monarch in history to reach her Platinum Jubilee, and has died just three months after the national celebrations in June celebrating her 70 years on the throne.

The Queen was also the longest-reigning still-serving monarch in the world.

She mourned the loss of her beloved husband of 73 years, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died aged 99 in April 2021.

A figure of stability in national life, the Queen was head of state, the armed forces, the Commonwealth and the Church of England.

The majority of the population has known no other monarch.

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BOOK OF CONDOLENCE: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

"If you met Her Majesty The Queen - Queen Elizabeth II - and would like to share a memory, or would simply like to pay your respects, please leave your message here."

We asked for your responses - this is what you sent.

From Jean Duke

If you met The Queen and would like to share a memory, or would simply like to pay your respects, please leave your message here.My sincere heartfelt condolences to HM King Charles III and all the Royal family on this heartbreaking news. I Loved the late Queen Elizabeth II and feel like our one constant is no more. May she rest in Eternal Peace with her Beloved Phillip. GOD SAVE OUR KING.

From Jessica Armstrong

If you met The Queen and would like to share a memory, or would simply like to pay your respects, please leave your message here.RIP Elizabeth our forever queen your job is done now a deserved rest in enteral peace