Britain pays tribute to world’s oldest monarch Queen Elizabeth II

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II breathed her last on September 8 afternoon at the Balmoral, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. She was 96. Following this, the British government declared the start of a period of national mourning for the Queen. and published the 'national mourning guidance'. (Reuters)

The document, which carried guidance on flying flags, information on travel, and other business and public services, stated that the mourning will continue until the end of the day of the state funeral, scheduled on September 19, 2022. In this picture, a woman becomes emotional after placing flowers at the gates of Buckingham Palace on Friday. (Reuters)

Mourners from across Britain began to gather outside the Buckingham Palace on Friday. In this picture, a mourner is overcome with emotion as she pays respects to the Queen. (Reuters)

The Queen's state funeral will be UK's first in more than half a century, with former Prime Minister Winston Churchill being the last head of state to be accorded with this honour in 1965. Here, two-year-old Oliver Guard places flowers by an entrance to the Balmoral Castle in Scotland. (Reuters)

Mourners began to gather outside London's St Paul's Cathedral ahead of a service prayer to remember Queen Elizabeth. (Reuters)

King Charles III will be officially proclaimed as Britain’s new monarch on Saturday during a meeting of the Accession Council in London. King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, walk along the fence of Buckingham Palace on Friday as Londoners placed flowers there in tribute to Queen Elizabeth. (Reuters)

During his first address to Britain and the Commonwealth as monarch late on Friday, King Charles III said he feels “profound sorrow” at the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, and has vowed to carry on her “lifelong service” to the nation. (Reuters)

In this picture, British Prime Minister Liz Truss curtsies Britain 's King Charles III at the Buckingham Palace in London. (Reuters)

The Brandenburg Gate is illuminated in the colours of the Union Jack to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in Berlin, Germany. (AP)