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Portraits of the queen in Tottenham Court Road tube station in London. AFP
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A tribute to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II appears on a Nasdaq hoarding in Times Square, New York, after she died aged 96. Reuters
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The statue of Christ The Redeemer bears the colours of Britain's flag in honour of the late queen, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
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The American flag flies at half-mast at Capitol Hill in Washington. AP
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The Empire State Building is lit in purple and silver in celebration of the life of the late queen. AP
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Queen Elizabeth's royal cypher is projected onto the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Reuters
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A tribute to the queen is projected onto the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Reuters
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A man bows at the gate of the British Embassy in Tokyo. AP
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People gather around a statue of the queen at Government House in Brisbane, Australia. EPA
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A member of the public signs the condolence book at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. EPA
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Flags are seen at half-mast on the Sydney Harbour ridge as a mark of mourning and respect for Queen Elizabeth. Getty
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Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague, the Czech Republic, is lit in British colours in honour of Queen Elizabeth. AP
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Gregg Donovan lights a candle at a memorial at Ye Olde King's Head British restaurant in Santa Monica, California. EPA
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The Tel Aviv Municipality building is decked in the colours of the British flag as a sign of solidarity to the British royal family. AFP
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A moment of silence is observed for Queen Elizabeth before a US Open semi-final tennis match between France's Caroline Garcia and Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in New York. AP
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The Union Jack flies at half-mast at the British Embassy in Paris. AFP
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A man pays his respects in front of the British Embassy in Berlin, Germany. EPA
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The queen's image appears on a screen during a Uefa Europa League match between Lazio and Feyenoord in Rome, Italy. Getty
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Messages of condolences and floral tributes are left at the gates of Government House in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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The American flag flies at half-mast over the White House. AP
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The Union Flag at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi at half-mast. Victor Besa / The National
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A picture of the late Queen Elizabeth II illuminates a tower in Kuwait City. AFP
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Flowers are laid near a statue of the queen inside the retired ocean liner 'Queen Elizabeth Two', docked at Port Rashid in Dubai. EPA
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A worker carries mourners' flowers in the British Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. AP
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Amos Ndegwa sits in front of the condolence book in the Treetops Hotel in which Queen Elizabeth stayed the night her father George VI died in 1952, in Aberdare National Park, Kenya. Reuters
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Portraits of the queen in Tottenham Court Road tube station in London. AFP
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A tribute to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II appears on a Nasdaq hoarding in Times Square, New York, after she died aged 96. Reuters
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The statue of Christ The Redeemer bears the colours of Britain's flag in honour of the late queen, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
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The American flag flies at half-mast at Capitol Hill in Washington. AP
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The Empire State Building is lit in purple and silver in celebration of the life of the late queen. AP
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Queen Elizabeth's royal cypher is projected onto the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Reuters
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A tribute to the queen is projected onto the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Reuters
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A man bows at the gate of the British Embassy in Tokyo. AP
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People gather around a statue of the queen at Government House in Brisbane, Australia. EPA
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A member of the public signs the condolence book at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. EPA
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Flags are seen at half-mast on the Sydney Harbour ridge as a mark of mourning and respect for Queen Elizabeth. Getty
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Petrin Lookout Tower in Prague, the Czech Republic, is lit in British colours in honour of Queen Elizabeth. AP
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Gregg Donovan lights a candle at a memorial at Ye Olde King's Head British restaurant in Santa Monica, California. EPA
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The Tel Aviv Municipality building is decked in the colours of the British flag as a sign of solidarity to the British royal family. AFP
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A moment of silence is observed for Queen Elizabeth before a US Open semi-final tennis match between France's Caroline Garcia and Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in New York. AP
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The Union Jack flies at half-mast at the British Embassy in Paris. AFP
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A man pays his respects in front of the British Embassy in Berlin, Germany. EPA
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The queen's image appears on a screen during a Uefa Europa League match between Lazio and Feyenoord in Rome, Italy. Getty
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Messages of condolences and floral tributes are left at the gates of Government House in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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The American flag flies at half-mast over the White House. AP
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The Union Flag at the British Embassy in Abu Dhabi at half-mast. Victor Besa / The National
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A picture of the late Queen Elizabeth II illuminates a tower in Kuwait City. AFP
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Flowers are laid near a statue of the queen inside the retired ocean liner 'Queen Elizabeth Two', docked at Port Rashid in Dubai. EPA
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A worker carries mourners' flowers in the British Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. AP
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Amos Ndegwa sits in front of the condolence book in the Treetops Hotel in which Queen Elizabeth stayed the night her father George VI died in 1952, in Aberdare National Park, Kenya. Reuters
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Portraits of the queen in Tottenham Court Road tube station in London. AFP
Queen Elizabeth II 'led always with grace': world leaders pay tribute to monarch
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