LONDON — World leaders and royalty provided tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, immediately after Britain’s longest-serving monarch died Thursday at age 96.
The queen died “peacefully” at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, the British royal household claimed.
She was past photographed on Tuesday throughout the appointment of Liz Truss as primary minister of the United Kingdom.
Truss, previous British primary ministers and other current and previous globe leaders who served in the course of Elizabeth II’s 70-year-reign, paid tribute to the queen, who was the world’s 2nd-longest reigning monarch of all time.
Britain’s King Charles III
“The demise of my beloved Mom, Her Majesty The Queen, is a minute of the greatest sadness for me and all associates of my family members,” Elizabeth’s son and the new British king reported in a assertion.
“We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a substantially-beloved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt all through the nation, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by innumerable folks all around the globe.”
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss
“Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern-day Britain was crafted,” Truss said. “Our nation has developed and flourished beneath her reign. Britain is the good nation it is now for the reason that of her.”
“By thick and skinny, Queen Elizabeth II supplied us with the stability and the toughness that we required,” she ongoing. “She was the pretty spirit of Great Britain — and that spirit will endure. She has been our longest-ever reigning monarch.”
U.S. President Joe Biden and first woman Jill Biden
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an period,” the Bidens reported in a assertion. “In a globe of regular transform, she was a steadying existence and a resource of ease and comfort and pride for generations of Britons, which includes lots of who have by no means known their place with out her. An enduring admiration for Queen Elizabeth II united folks throughout the Commonwealth. The 7 decades of her history-producing reign bore witness to an age of unparalleled human improvement and the forward march of human dignity.”
They continued: “In the many years forward, we glance forward to continuing a shut friendship with The King and The Queen Consort. Right now, the views and prayers of people all across the United States are with the folks of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in their grief.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
“It was with the heaviest of hearts that we uncovered of the passing of Canada’s longest-reigning Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Trudeau wrote in a tweet. “She was a continuous existence in our lives — and her assistance to Canadians will endlessly stay an vital section of our country’s background.”
“As we search back at her lifetime and her reign that spanned so a lot of many years, Canadians will constantly try to remember and cherish Her Majesty’s knowledge, compassion, and heat. Our feelings are with the members of the Royal Family during this most tricky time.”
French President Emmanuel Macron
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied the British nation’s continuity and unity for over 70 several years,” Macron wrote in a tweet. “I try to remember her as a mate of France, a kind-hearted queen who has remaining a long lasting impact on her place and her century.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
“It is with deep sadness that we acquired of the dying of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Zelenskyy wrote in a tweet. “On behalf of the men and women, we increase sincere condolences to the @RoyalFamily, the total United Kingdom and the Commonwealth around this irreparable reduction. Our views and prayers are with you.”
Former British Primary Minister Tony Blair
“We have missing not just our monarch but the matriarch of our country, the figure who much more than any other brought our state collectively, retained us in touch with our superior mother nature, personified almost everything which would make us very pleased to be British,” Blair mentioned in a statement.
He later ongoing: “We will mourn her. We will miss out on her. But our overwhelming sentiment will be of gratitude, profound, heartfelt and sincere thanks for what she did, what she stood for, for the lifestyle she lived and for what she gave us, her grateful topics. Her reign was without a doubt wonderful. And it was our fantastic very good fortune to have had her reign more than us.”
Former U.S. President Monthly bill Clinton
“Through her remarkable 70-12 months reign, she led Britain by means of excellent transformations with unfailing grace, dignity, and real treatment for the welfare of all its men and women,” Clinton stated in a statement. “In sunshine or storm, she was a resource of security, serenity, and toughness.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush
“Queen Elizabeth ably led England through dark moments with her self-assurance in her people today and her vision for a brighter tomorrow,” Bush claimed in a statement. “Our entire world benefited from her steady solve, and we are grateful for her decades of services as sovereign. Individuals in distinct recognize her potent and steadfast friendship.”
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
“Rosalynn and I extend our condolences to the family members of Queen Elizabeth II and the citizens of the United Kingdom,” Carter said in a assertion. “Her dignity, graciousness, and feeling of responsibility have been an inspiration, and we join the hundreds of thousands around the entire world in mourning a outstanding leader.”
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and to start with woman Michelle Obama
“Michelle and I were being fortunate adequate to occur to know Her Majesty, and she meant a good offer to us,” the Obamas stated in a assertion. “Back when we had been just beginning to navigate lifestyle as President and To start with Girl, she welcomed us to the world stage with open up arms and amazing generosity. Time and yet again, we were being struck by her warmth, the way she put people today at relieve, and how she introduced her substantial humor and allure to times of great pomp and circumstance.”
“Like so many, Michelle and I are grateful to have witnessed Her Majesty’s focused leadership, and we are awed by her legacy of tireless, dignified general public support.”
Former U.S. President Donald Trump
“Melania and I will normally cherish our time jointly with the Queen, and by no means fail to remember Her Majesty’s generous friendship, good knowledge, and great perception of humor. What a grand and gorgeous girl she was — there was nobody like her!” Trump explained in a social media write-up.
“Might God bless the Queen, might she reign permanently in our hearts, and could God keep her and Prince Philip in abiding care,” Trump wrote.
