On Thursday, the news came that the doctors were worried about Queen Elizabeth’s health. Thousands of people gathered in the rain outside Buckingham Palace to wait for an update from the palace. When the flag was flown at half-mast and dark-clad officers hung up the obituary, there was complete silence in the square. The only thing that could be heard was the sound of the news bulletin that came on thousands of mobile phones, writes the BBC. Over the course of the evening and night, more have arrived. Many have been awake all night. – Like a grandmother One of those news meets outside Buckingham Palace on Friday morning is the teacher David Cox. He is half British and half Norwegian. He is on his way to work, but had to stop by the castle to remember the queen. – In good times and bad, Queen Elizabeth has always been there for us. She is a grandmother to everyone, he says. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / news He is excited about the future of the British monarchy, and what changes may come. – It will be difficult. I thought about it when I was in the store yesterday. Queen Elizabeth is on the money, she is on the stamp and all the telephone booths here in London. Everything will be different. But England is also a different country now than when she became queen in 1952. We can only cross our fingers. Excited about the road ahead Most Britons have only lived under Queen Elizabeth. She is the longest-reigning monarch in Great Britain. The taxi driver Theresa Morris had left the car on the side of the road at Buckingham Palace to honor the Queen who has passed away. – She was the only monarch we have known. It will be a big change. It is very strange to think of Charles referred to as king. It’s something we’ve never heard before, she says to news. Taxi driver Theresa Morris. Photo: Gry Blekastad Almås / news Among those who have experienced a monarch other than Queen Elizabeth is 77-year-old Sheila De Bellaigue. She remembers when she got the coronation mug when she was a schoolgirl. – I didn’t realize what had happened until the flag was raised. Then I understood. I feel very sad, like everyone else here. She has been a wonderful queen, and will be missed, she tells BBC Sarah, who came to the castle straight from a 12-hour shift. She tells Sky News that she knew she had to lay flowers for the queen because she had been so strong for so long. – She is our queen, she is the only one I have known, she says. People hug each other outside Buckingham Palace after the news of the Queen’s passing. Photo: KEVIN COOMBS / Reuters Hayley Jarvis was waiting for a train when the news came up on an information screen. Then she jumped on the subway and traveled to Buckingham Palace instead. – I just wanted to come here to show respect. It’s terribly sad. I lost my father recently, so I sympathize with how her family is now, she says to the BBC. King Harald offers his condolences The close bond between the Norwegian and British royal houses. King Harald and Queen Elizabeth were triplets. Friday morning, the king will send a personal condolence to the British royal family. There he writes that he mourns the loss of a dear family member and a close friend. “Throughout a century, the Queen devoted herself to serving the Commonwealth and accompanied the British people through joys and sorrows, in good times and bad. Our deepest condolences also go to the British people who have lost their much-loved Queen.” On Friday morning, the Norwegian castle will also fly its flag at half mast. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit should have traveled on an official visit to Great Britain next week. This has been canceled due to the death of Queen Elizabeth, the royal house reports on its website. Nappy weight in the middle of the night In addition to being Queen of Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth was also head of state in several countries, such as Australia and Canada. She was also supreme leader in the Commonwealth of Nations, where several of the member countries are former British colonies that Queen Elizabeth gave independence to. There is also sadness in these countries now. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was weighed at least during the night by a policeman who brought the news of death. New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received an audience with Queen Elizabeth in 2018. Photo: DOMINIC LIPINSKI / AFP She tells Sky News that the last days of the Queen’s life showed that she stood to the last for her people. – Here is a woman who completely gave her life to serve others. Whatever one may think about the role of the monarchy, there is no getting away from the fact that she gave everything for her people, she says. In the Caribbean states of the Commonwealth, there are several nations that are now working to replace the monarchy with their own heads of state. But the heads of state there are honoring the queen who has passed away on Friday. – She had a very special bond with the people of Jamaica. We are sad that we will not see her again, but we will remember her historic reign, says Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
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