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Mandatory Credit: Photo by YOAN VALAT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13384441s)A heart-shaped balloon with a portrait of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II among the floral tributes in Green Park following the queen's death, in London, Britain, 12 September 2022. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died at her Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle, on 08 September 2022. The 96-year-old Queen was the longest-reigning monarch in British history.People pay their respects to late Queen Elizabeth II in London, United Kingdom - 12 Sep 2022

Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as she lay in state in Westminster Hall in London ahead of her funeral. The 96-year-old monarch died on September 8th at her Scottish home, Balmoral Castle. Charles III was proclaimed king in the four nations of the United Kingdom, and in the 14 countries where the British monarch is also head of state. Millions of people in Britain and across the world paid their respects to the queen.

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