A police officer lays flowers next to other tributes to Queen Elizabeth II outside Buckingham Palace yesterday. : A monarch mourned

Crowds gather on the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace after the Queen’s death was announced just hours earlier. : A monarch mourned

Thousands gather in front of Buckingham Palace to pay their respects after learning of the death of the Queen. : A monarch mourned

A mourner cries as she leaves the gates of Balmoral Castle, near Aberdeen, yesterday. : A monarch mourned