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PresidentJoe Bidenis paying tribute toQueen Elizabeth IIwith a special order following her death.
In an official statement on Thursday,Buckingham Palace announcedthatQueen Elizabeth"died peacefully" while at Balmoral. She was 96.
The U.S. President, 79, has since issued a proclamation to honor the late monarch.
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Under Biden’s order, the U.S. flag will also fly at half-staff until sunset “at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.”
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SalutingQueen Elizabethas “more than a monarch,” Biden added that she “defined an era.”
“In a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her,” he wrote.
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He praisedQueen Elizabethfor always ruling “with grace, an unwavering commitment to duty, and the incomparable power of her example.”
“She was a stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock Alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States. She helped make our relationship special,” continued Biden.
Speaking to the 70 years ofQueen Elizabeth’s “history-making reign,” Biden said they “bore witness to an age of unprecedented human advancement and the forward march of human dignity.”
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“Her legacy will loom large in the pages of British history, and in the story of our world,” the President added.
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In its statement, Buckingham Palace said, “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
source: people.com
