Andrew Lloyd Webber: Paying respects to Queen at Palace ‘was least I could do’
The composer was travelling to Her Majesty’s Theatre in London on Thursday but diverted his journey to lay flowers at Buckingham Palace.
The composer was travelling to Her Majesty’s Theatre in London on Thursday but diverted his journey to lay flowers at Buckingham Palace.
2,000 members of the public attended the service at the famous place of worship.
Millions are in mourning after the Queen’s death at the age of 96.
Chinese President Xi Jinping joined other world leaders including New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern in mourning the monarch.
The brief bulletin is placed on view to formally announce the news to the public.
The Queen travelled extensively, circling the globe many times.
The Queen was thought to be worth more than £370 million.
The monarch faced a number of challenges with her four offspring – Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward – over the decades.
The monarch pledged her life to royal service in countless speeches – but was also adept at putting Philip in his place.
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in a deeply religious ceremony in Westminster Abbey on June 2 1953.
The Queen forever pledged herself to royal service at the age of just 21.
The monarch was a fan of the Billy Bass singing fish.
The monarch appeared in numerous illuminating documentaries over the years.
The Queen’s coffin will be draped in a royal flag and guarded around the clock.
Professor Sir Huw Thomas has been Head of the Medical Household since 2014.