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King Charles Speaks Out After Queen Elizabeth II's Passing
The sports satellite is honoring the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Following the decease of the Queen, who passed distant connected Sept. 8 astatine the property of 96, the National Football League held a infinitesimal of soundlessness before their season-opening kickoff crippled betwixt the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. See the infinitesimal here.
In the shot world, players astatine the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins crippled connected Sept. 8 besides stood for a infinitesimal of soundlessness for the Queen, arsenic seen successful a photograph astatine Yankee Stadium.
The tributes come aft the NFL's U.K. subdivision posted a tweet mourning Queen Elizabeth II's death.
"Everyone astatine NFL UK is profoundly saddened to perceive of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II," work the Sept. 8 tweet. "Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with The Royal Family."
They added, "We articulation each those mourning the nonaccomplishment of Her Majesty."
Hours earlier the precocious Queen's decease was announced, Buckingham Palace released a connection that doctors had recommended she "remain nether aesculapian supervision."
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The Royal Family's authoritative Twitter relationship later revealed the tragic news.
"The Queen died peacefully astatine Balmoral this afternoon," work the post. "The King and The Queen Consort volition stay astatine Balmoral this evening and volition instrumentality to London tomorrow."
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Her lad King Charles officially became the caller reigning British monarch, later sharing an affectional message dedicated to his mother.
"The decease of my beloved mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is simply a infinitesimal of the top sadness for maine and each members of my family," his connection read. "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother."
He added, "I cognize her nonaccomplishment volition beryllium profoundly felt passim the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless radical astir the world."
Learn much astir the steps taken aft the Queen's decease here.
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