Queen Elizabeth II live updates: Monarch dies at 96, Charles ascends to throne
From tears to flowers to singing “God Save the Queen,” people around the world are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-ruling monarch.
She transcended politics and celebrity, holding audiences with presidents and prime ministers, rock stars, astronauts, authors and supermodels. Despite the rain, crowds have been gathering outside Balmoral Castle in Scotland where she died, and Buckingham Palace in London.
The queen was also remembered during soccer matches, on airplanes and outside British embassies. One British Airways pilot announced the death to passengers as they prepared to land in London.