'The very spirit of Great Britain:' World reacts to Queen Elizabeth II's death

LONDON — World leaders and royalty offered tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, aft Britain's longest-serving monarch died Thursday astatine property 96.

The queen died "peacefully" astatine Balmoral Castle successful Scotland, the British royal household said.

She was past photographed connected Tuesday during the assignment of Liz Truss arsenic premier curate of the United Kingdom.

Truss, erstwhile British premier ministers and different existent and erstwhile satellite leaders who served during Elizabeth II's 70-year-reign, paid tribute to the queen, who was the world's second-longest reigning monarch of each time.

Britain's King Charles III

"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," Elizabeth's lad and the caller British king said successful a statement.

"We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I cognize her nonaccomplishment volition beryllium profoundly felt passim the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless radical astir the world."

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss

"Queen Elizabeth II was the stone connected which modern Britain was built," Truss said. "Our state has grown and flourished nether her reign. Britain is the large state it is contiguous due to the fact that of her."

"Through heavy and thin, Queen Elizabeth II provided america with the stableness and the spot that we needed," she continued. "She was the precise tone of Great Britain — and that tone volition endure. She has been our longest-ever reigning monarch."

U.S. President Joe Biden and archetypal woman Jill Biden

"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was much than a monarch. She defined an era," the Bidens said successful a statement. "In a satellite of changeless change, she was a steadying beingness and a root of comfortableness and pridefulness for generations of Britons, including galore who person ne'er known their state without her. An enduring admiration for Queen Elizabeth II agreed radical crossed the Commonwealth. The 7 decades of her history-making reign bore witnesser to an property of unprecedented quality advancement and the guardant march of quality dignity."

They continued: "In the years ahead, we look guardant to continuing a adjacent relationship with The King and The Queen Consort. Today, the thoughts and prayers of radical each crossed the United States are with the radical of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth successful their grief."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

"It was with the heaviest of hearts that we learned of the passing of Canada's longest-reigning Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II," Trudeau wrote successful a tweet. "She was a changeless beingness successful our lives — and her work to Canadians volition everlastingly stay an important portion of our country's history."

"As we look backmost astatine her beingness and her reign that spanned truthful galore decades, Canadians volition ever retrieve and cherish Her Majesty's wisdom, compassion, and warmth. Our thoughts are with the members of the Royal Family during this astir hard time."

French President Emmanuel Macron

"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II embodied the British nation's continuity and unity for implicit 70 years," Macron wrote successful a tweet. "I retrieve her arsenic a person of France, a kind-hearted queen who has near a lasting content connected her state and her century."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

"It is with heavy sadness that we learned of the decease of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II," Zelenskyy wrote successful a tweet. "On behalf of the people, we widen sincere condolences to the @RoyalFamily, the full United Kingdom and the Commonwealth implicit this irreparable loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you."

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair

"We person mislaid not conscionable our monarch but the matriarch of our nation, the fig who much than immoderate different brought our state together, kept america successful interaction with our amended nature, personified everything which makes america arrogant to beryllium British," Blair said successful a statement.

He aboriginal continued: "We volition mourn her. We volition miss her. But our overwhelming sentiment volition beryllium of gratitude, profound, heartfelt and sincere acknowledgment for what she did, what she stood for, for the beingness she lived and for what she gave us, her grateful subjects. Her reign was so glorious. And it was our large bully luck to person had her reign implicit us."

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton

"Throughout her singular 70-year reign, she led Britain done large transformations with unfailing grace, dignity, and genuine attraction for the payment of each its people," Clinton said successful a statement. "In sunshine oregon storm, she was a root of stability, serenity, and strength.

Former U.S. President George W. Bush

"Queen Elizabeth ably led England through dark moments with her assurance successful her radical and her imaginativeness for a brighter tomorrow," Bush said successful a statement. "Our satellite benefited from her dependable resolve, and we are grateful for her decades of work arsenic sovereign. Americans successful peculiar admit her beardown and steadfast friendship."

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

"Rosalynn and I widen our condolences to the household of Queen Elizabeth II and the citizens of the United Kingdom," Carter said successful a statement. "Her dignity, graciousness, and consciousness of work person been an inspiration, and we articulation the millions astir the satellite successful mourning a singular leader."

Former U.S. President Barack Obama and archetypal woman Michelle Obama

"Michelle and I were fortunate capable to travel to cognize Her Majesty, and she meant a large woody to us," the Obamas said successful a statement. "Back erstwhile we were conscionable opening to navigate beingness arsenic President and First Lady, she welcomed america to the satellite signifier with unfastened arms and bonzer generosity. Time and again, we were struck by her warmth, the mode she enactment radical astatine ease, and however she brought her sizeable wit and charm to moments of large pomp and circumstance."

"Like truthful many, Michelle and I are grateful to person witnessed Her Majesty's dedicated leadership, and we are awed by her bequest of tireless, dignified nationalist service."

Former U.S. President Donald Trump

"Melania and I volition ever cherish our clip unneurotic with the Queen, and ne'er hide Her Majesty's generous friendship, large wisdom, and fantastic consciousness of humor. What a expansive and beauteous woman she was — determination was cipher similar her!" Trump said successful a societal media post.

"May God bless the Queen, whitethorn she reign everlastingly successful our hearts, and whitethorn God clasp her and Prince Philip successful abiding care," Trump wrote.