Queen Elizabeth II dies at the age of 96

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The search engine’s main page, which normally celebrates various occasions with a special graphic or animation called Google Doodle, today was empty and plain to honour Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Google paid tribute to the Queen, replacing the normally vibrant, primary coloured logo with one with all the letters in plain dark grey.

Under the emotional graphic, a black ribbon appeared, to commemorate the Queen who died at the age of 96, after having served for seven decades.

The alternative text used in the picture’s metadata, for people who are not able to see the image, reads: “Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022”.

Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai sent his own personal message of condolence for the Queen, with a post on his personal Twitter account.

He wrote: “Sending our deepest condolences to the people of the UK and around the world mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

“Her steadfast leadership and public service have been a constant through many of our lifetimes. She will be missed.”

Buckingham Palace announced at 6.30pm yesterday that the Queen has died “peacefully” at the Balmoral Castle, her Scotland home.

Members of her close family rushed to be by her bedside, including her son, now King Charles III.

Her other children, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Anne, Princess Royal, as well as the Earl and Countess of Essex also arrived at the Castle shortly after the news of her critical situation became known.

Her Majesty, who succeeded her father King George VI to the throne after his death in 1952, leaves behind eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Her coronation ceremony took place on June 2, 1953, at Westminster Abbey in London, when she was only 27 years old. She celebrated her Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.

In 2015, she passed the record of the previous longest reigning monarch, her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.

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In a statement following the announcement of her death, King Charles said: “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.

“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.

“During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.”

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