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Members of the public place flowers, tributes at memorials after Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, died aged 96.

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A notice announcing the death of Queen Elizabeth is placed on th railings outside of Buckingham Palace in London.DANIEL LEAL/AFP/Getty Images

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People react outside the Buckingham Palace.HENRY NICHOLLS/Reuters

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A girl placers flowers outside Windsor Castle in Windsor, U.K..Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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People gather on the streets outside of Windsor Castle on in Windsor, U.K..Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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A union flag flies at half mast atop Buckingham Palace after the announcement that Queen Elizabeth had died, in London.DANIEL LEAL/AFP/Getty Images

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Members of the public gather outside of Windsor Castle in Windsor, U.K..Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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Floral tributes are seen outside of Windsor Castle in Windsor, U.K..CHRIS Jackson GETTY IMAGES/Getty Images

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The Union flag is lowered on Windsor Castle as a rainbow covers the sky in Windsor, U.K..Chris Jackson/Getty Images

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People use their smarthphones as an image of Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades is displayed at Piccadilly Circus after she died aged 96.ANDREW BOYERS/Reuters

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People carry flowers near the Palace of Holyroodhouse, after the announcement Queen Elizabeth has died aged 96.LEE SMITH/Reuters

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People gather outside the Buckingham Palace, after Queen Elizabeth died aged 96.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters

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A man carries flowers outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse, after the announcement Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, according to Buckingham Palace, in Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland.LEE SMITH/Reuters

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Wardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse place a "Closed" sign in Holyrood, Edinburgh.CARL RECINE/Reuters

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