Our Rainbow Queen: A Celebration of Our Beloved and Longest-Reigning Monarch

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She says: "It feels like a historic moment, it felt important to be here. She's a national treasure." At Windsor Castle, a rainbow appeared in the sky right next to the castle shortly after the Queen's death was announced.

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Speaking in Downing Street, Ms Truss described the Queen as the "very spirit of Great Britain" before declaring: "That spirit will endure." Prime Minister Liz Truss, among the last people to have met the Queen publicly, said in a statement: "We are all devastated by the news we have just heard from Balmoral. Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has remained in Windsor as her and William's children have had their first full day at a new school,Soon after that, we heard news that all the Queen's children were either already with her at Balmoral Castle in Scotland or travelling to be with her. On Tuesday, newly appointed UK PM Liz Truss had herself travelled to Balmoral to be appointed by the Queen, in a break with tradition as the monarch would have normally seen her in London. But the Queen had suffered from mobility issues recently and so the meeting was moved to Balmoral. All of the Queen's four children and Prince William are now in Scotland to be with her - Prince Harry is on his way

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verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ The Queen's death comes about 17 months after the passing of her beloved husband, Prince Philip, on April 9, 2021. At the time, Elizabeth's former press secretary told Newsweek that losing her husband was a "particularly sad day for the queen." They had been married for 73 years. When he died, Newsweek previously reported, Elizabeth requested two weeks of royal mourning to be observed by members of her family, adding to the customary eight days observed by the nation. Facing the Queen Victoria monument Liran Shufman, from Italy, is joining dozens of people taking a picture of a rainbow.Robert Green, 48, a real estate business owner from London, was visiting Westminster with his family and witnessed the rainbow, which he said lasted three minutes. It's not known who exactly is on the flight from RAF Northolt, although we know that Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan, Prince Edward and Sophie, and Prince Andrew are all travelling to Balmoral. In modern times Balmoral Castle, built in the 1850s for Queen Victoria, has been a constant in the life of the royal family - an enduring symbol of the