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The Queens death, at the age of 96, sparked an immediate and huge outpouring of emotion, with thousands of mourners gathering outside Buckingham Palace this evening.

The coffin is currently in the ballroom, draped in the Royal Standard. It will remain there for two days before it is driven to the Palace of Holyrood House in Edinburgh.

The Queens death will see Britain and her Commonwealth realms enter into a period of mourning - but also one of celebration at a 70-year reign that will define the monarchy for centuries.

Fair-haired and blue-eyed, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, who was given the nickname Lilibet, was a sensible soul who was educated at home by tutors and rather disliked maths.

The Queens death today, at the age of 96, sparked an immediate and huge outpouring of emotion, with thousands of mourners gathering outside Buckingham Palace this evening.