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All across Britain, people gather to watch the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. While crowds flock to Hyde Park and Edinburgh's Holyrood Park, where the procession is streamed on big screens, others watch on respectfully in the country's pubs. IMAGES
Cannon fire rings out at the Tower of London in a ceremonial "death gun salute" in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, who died peacefully at her Balmoral estate on Thursday afternoon. Ninety-six shots -- one for every year of her life -- were fired from Hyde Park and the Tower of London in the capital, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland and Cardiff Castle in Wales, as well as the Channel Islands and Gibraltar. IMAGES
Flags are at half-mast on government and official buildings in central London after Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II at age 96. IMAGES
Crowds of mourners gather outside Buckingham Palace and take photos after Queen Elizabeth died peacefully at Balmoral in Scotland aged 96. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss pays tribute in a speech on Downing Street following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, saying she was "the rock on which modern Britain was built" and embodied "the very spirit of Great Britain". SOUNDBITE
British subjects brave the typically English rain to attempt a world-record length picnic on Windsor's long walk, many resplendent in patriotic colours on the fourth day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne of the United Kingdom. IMAGES
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