I share the country's sadness of the passing of our much-loved Sovereign. It is hard to imagine Great Britain without her gentle majesty. She was true to her words until the very end: 'Duty first, self second'. Prince Harry and Meghan cancelled their engagements following the Palace's announcement, with the Duke of Sussex flying to Balmoral to be at his grandmother's side. Sadly, the palace confirmed just hours later that the monarch had died. I’m old enough to remember the assassination of JFK and the funeral of Winston Churchill. This would be much bigger than those.” The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” the palace continued.

People are sharing photos, videos and powerful words on social media to honour the monarch’s 70-year reign, and many have been moved by a touching poem.It’s called Philip Came To Me Today and is written from the point of view of Her Majesty after her husband died, but it works well following the Queen’s death too. Grapevine is a trusted network of private members, linking kindred spirits from town or country. Members promote, sell or buy goods and services within the network. Joanne wrote the poem after Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh’s death, but it has captured the nation’s hearts once again after the Queen’s passing.

Alongside her sweet message, Gemma also uploaded a smiling and radiant image of the Queen with her late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Her son, King Charles III said: "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world." Vanessa Feltz broke down in tears as she announced the Queen's death on live TV and singer Lewis Capaldi paused promotion for his new single, while American media personality Paris Hilton dubbed Britain's longest serving monarch 'the original girl boss' in her tribute to the late Royal. As people pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth, a beautiful poem about the monarch and her husband Prince Philip is being shared on social media.

Her funeral will then be held at Westminster Abbey around ten days after her death and she will be laid to rest at St George’s Chapel in Windsor, with her husband Philip and parents. Sharing his heartbreak over the news, Piers tweeted this afternoon: "BREAKING NEWS: RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 96. The greatest Monarch in history, and the greatest of Britons. Moments before, MPs in the House of Commons appeared to look very concerned after the energy bill announcement.