The queen ascended to the British throne in 1952 and is the only monarch many people can remember.
One tweet shared images of the queen taken every decade since her reign began.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied the British nations continuity and unity for over 70 years.
US President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, called the queen “more than a monarch.
She defined an era.”
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Former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush also remembered the queen.
It is with deep sadness that we learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Closer to home, new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss addressed the death.
“May her memory be blessed.”
May her memory be blessed.
Celebrities including Star Trek’s George Takei honored the queen as well.
“In her time, the queen saw a country and indeed a world transformed,” Takei wrote.
“There shall be none other like her.”
Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at age 96.
In her time, the Queen saw a country and indeed a world transformed.
There shall be none other like her.
“I mourn with my country the passing of our greatest queen,” Osbourne wrote.
“With a heavy heart I say it is devastating the thought of England without Queen Elizabeth II.”
I mourn with my country the passing of our greatest Queen.
“Her deeds have marked generations.
This legacy will last forever.”
She served with dignity and grace.
