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Queen Elizabeth II Dead astatine 96: Relive Her Extraordinary Royal Life
Prince William is mourning the nonaccomplishment of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The Prince of Wales, formerly known arsenic the Duke of Cambridge, broke his soundlessness aft Her Majesty died astatine her Balmoral Estate connected Sept. 8.
"On Thursday, the satellite mislaid an bonzer leader, whose committedness to the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth was absolute," the Sept. 10 connection read. "So overmuch volition beryllium said successful the days up astir the meaning of her historical reign."
He continued, "I, however, person mislaid a grandmother. And portion I volition grieve her loss, I besides consciousness incredibly grateful. I person had the payment of The Queen's contented and reassurance into my 5th decade."
Referring to Kate Middleton and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, William added, "My woman has had 20 years of her guidance and support. My 3 children person got to walk holidays with her and make memories that volition past their full lives."
In his devastating message, Prince William besides shared that losing the Queen inactive feels surreal.
"She was by my broadside astatine my happiest moments," helium shared. "And she was by my broadside during the saddest days of my life. I knew this time would come, but it volition beryllium immoderate clip earlier the world of beingness without Grannie volition genuinely consciousness real."
He concluded, "I convey her for the kindness she showed my household and me. And I convey her connected behalf of my procreation for providing an illustration of work and dignity successful nationalist beingness that was from a antithetic age, but ever applicable to america all. My grandma famously said that grief was the terms we wage for love. All of the sadness we volition consciousness successful the coming weeks volition beryllium testament to the emotion we felt for our bonzer Queen. I volition honour her representation by supporting my father, The King, successful each mode I can."
William and Kate's tribute comes aft the authoritative Twitter relationship for the royal family confirmed that the Queen, the longest-reigning monarch successful history, had passed distant astatine the property of 96.
"The Queen died peacefully astatine Balmoral this afternoon," the statement read. "The King and The Queen Consort volition stay astatine Balmoral this evening and volition instrumentality to London tomorrow."
Her Majesty's passing comes conscionable hours aft Buckingham Palace released a connection saying that doctors were "concerned" about her health and recommended that she stay nether aesculapian supervision.
As quality surfaced astir the Queen's declining health, respective members of the royal household traveled to her property successful Scotland to beryllium by her side, including William, King Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Prince Harry—who was already successful Europe with his wife Meghan Markle for a foundation event.
After the Queen's death, respective tributes began pouring successful from past and contiguous leaders each implicit the world.
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Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, tweeted, "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied the British nation's continuity and unity for implicit 70 years. I retrieve her arsenic a person of France, a kind-hearted queen who has near a lasting content connected her state and her century."
Bill Clinton shared that helium and woman Hillary Clinton are mourning the Queen's passing. "Throughout her singular 70-year reign, she led Britain done large transformations with unfailing grace, dignity, and genuine attraction for the payment of its people," the erstwhile U.S. president said successful a connection Sept. 8. "In sunshine oregon storm, she was a root of stability, serenity and strength."
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