📸 70 PICTURES: World mourns Queen Elizabeth II

Sep 09, 2022

Glowing tributes continue to flow for the late Queen Elizabeth II.

A 96-gun salute by the New Zealand Army on Wellington’s waterfront marks the passing of Britain Elizabeth. (AFP)

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📸  QUEEN ELIZABETH II: 1926 - 2022 🕯️

🇬🇧 Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died aged 96 on Thursday (September 8, 2022), Buckingham Palace said. Her eldest son, Charles, 73, succeeded as king immediately, according to centuries of protocol, beginning a new, less certain chapter for the royal family after the queen's record-break.


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3:35 pm   

Ten-year-old Ben places flowers at the base of a statue of Queen Elizabeth II at Government House in Adelaide, Australia.





Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signs a book of condolences at Parliament House in Canberra.


A woman poses for photographs next to a wax figure of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Madame Tussauds in Beijing, China.


A South African sand sculptor gives final touches showing a message of the passing of Queen Elisabeth II on the South beach in Durban.



A tribute in the form of 1st class stamps bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth II is pictured stuck to railings outside of Buckingham Palace in London. 


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1:31 pm   

In India, an Indian paper artist makes a model of the London Bridge as he pays tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, on the outskirts of Amritsar.



Also in India, a man wipes a plaque on a wall in rememberance of Queen Elizabeth II at the Holy Trinity church in Secunderabad.


In South Korea, a woman walks past a television screen showing file footage of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a news broadcast in Seoul.


A 96-gun salute by the New Zealand Army on Wellington’s waterfront marks the passing of Britain Elizabeth.



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12:55 pm    |    Written tributes

Local resident Sophie Mangan signs a condolence book in the northern Adelaide suburb, Australia.



People sign condolence books  at Government House in Adelaide, Australia.



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12:29 pm    |    Floral tributes

Mourners and well-wishers pay floral tributes outside the Government House in Sydney, Australia.


People gather to pay their respects outside Buckingham Palace in London.





Flower bouquets, mid-autumn festival mooncakes and photographs are left outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong.


A flower's bunch and a portrait of the late Queen elisabeth II are seen outside St George's Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa.


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11:58 am    |    Flags fly at half-mast in honour of Queen Elizabeth II

The Union flag flies at half-mast atop Buckingham Palace, beyond the Queen Victoria Memorial statue, in London.


The French flag flies at half-mast atop presidential Elysee Palace in Paris.


Sri Lanka's national flag flies at half-mast at the Galle Face sea front promenade in Colombo.


Bangladesh's national flag flies at half-mast at the Parliament House in Dhaka.


The Norwegian flag is flying half-mast at the Royal Palace in Oslo.


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11:27 am    |    A splash on the dailies

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10:58 am    |    The world mourns an iconic queen

In Kenya's capital Nairobi, a motortaxi driver waits for customers next to a newspaper kiosk, where dailies carry headlines reporting the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.



An image of Queen Elizabeth II is displayed at Times Square in New York.


US President Joe Biden signs the condolence book at the British Embassy in Washington to pay his respects following the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as First Lady Jill Biden (R) and British ambassador to the US Karen Pierce look on in Washington, DC.


Displays of the late Queen Elizabeth are assembled outside of Tea and Sympathy and A Salt and Battery, two West Village establishments that sell British fare and have long been gathering spots for English expats in New York City. 


The Brazilian and the MERCOSUR flags fly at half-mast at the Planalto Palace after the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in Brasilia


Reverend Canon Katie Lawrence, acting dean at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul writes in a condolence book set up for members of the public to write in at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul after the death of Queen Elizabeth in Wellington.


A man delivers a condolence wreath at the British embassy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in Jakarta, Indonesia.


Candles sit in front of a photo of the Queen at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul after the death of Queen Elizabeth in Wellington, New Zealand.


Workers raise Australian flags at half-mast outside Parliament House in Canberra.


New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern writes in a condolence book for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Parliament in Wellington.



A supporter of the Wizard of New Zealand holds a sign outside Parliament following the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in Wellington.


The British flag flies at half-mast at the British embassy following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in Tokyo, Japan.


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



The British flag is pictured at half mast in front of the British consulate in Bangkok, Thailand.


A woman arrives with flowers outside the British High Commission gate in Singapore.



In India, a man holds a newspaper that reads the demise of Britain's Queen Elizabeth ll, at a tea shop in Chennai.


People lay flowers at Government House following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in Melbourne, Australia.


A British bulldog named 'Lizzie' after Queen Elizabeth II, waits for her owner to sign a condolence book at Government House in Melbourne.



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10:33 am    |    The world mourns an iconic queen

Good morning everyone. On Thursday, Buckingham Palace released a statement announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. She was the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world. The announcement was made at 6:30pm UK time (8:30pm Ugandan time).

This live page is carrying pictorial updates from around the world following the queen's passing.

Below, a notice announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II is pictured beside floral tributes outside Buckingham Palace in central London.


A police officer guards the notice announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth II, pictured on the railings outside of Buckingham Palace.


The Empire State Building is lit in purple and sparkle in silver in celebration of the life and legacy of the late Queen Elizabeth II.


The statue of Christ The Redeemer bears the colours of Great Britain's flag in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. President Jair Bolsonaro declared three days of national mourning in Brazil "in condolence for the death of her majesty the queen". 


A sign in memory of late Queen Elizabeth II is seen outside a British pub in New York.


On Thursday night, a portrait of Britain's  Queen Elizabeth II is displayed on a giant screen following the announcement of her death, prior to the start of the UEFA Europa League Group F first leg football match between SS Lazio and Feyenoord Rotterdam at the Olympic stadium in Rome.


Also on Thursday night, Manchester United players pause for a silence following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of their UEFA Europa League Group E football match against Real Sociedad, at Old Trafford stadium, in Manchester.



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