Following news of the death of the Queen, London's famous Royal Albert Hall said that it would not be going ahead with Prom 71 tomorrow, or the Last Night of the Proms on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Mercury Music Prize ceremony that was due to take place in London tonight was postponed.

A number of sporting fixtures have also been cancelled or postponed. Friday's play in the cricket Test match between England and South Africa has been called off. The second day of the PGA Championship on Friday will also not take place.

Meanwhile, two games in the English Football League and one in the Scottish Championship have been postponed. And the sixth stage of the Tour of Britain on Friday will also not take place.

Formula 1 is planning a minute's silence prior to tomorrow's practice session for the Italian Grand Prix.

A silence will also take place at the US Open tennis championship in New York ahead of the first women's semi-final match between Ons Jabeur and Caroline Garcia.

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Some 50 London Black cab drivers have lined The Mall - the main road leading to Buckingham Palace - as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II.

Many drivers started to park up as soon as they heard about the Queen's death on Thursday evening.

One driver, Michael Ackerman, said he was there because the Queen was "our constant".

Ackerman, who has been a Black cab driver for 26 years, said "Liz is a London girl... she's one of your own, she's one of ours".

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Some of the world's most famous buildings are lit up to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth as people around the globe mourn her death.

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Actress Dame Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for playing the monarch in the 2006 film The Queen, wrote that she was, external "proud to be an Elizabethan", and that Elizabeth II was "the epitome of nobility".

The film's writer Peter Morgan went on to create Netflix's royal drama The Crown, which has been dramatising the story of her reign.

He said in a statement to US website Deadline, external that his show is "a love letter to her" and "I expect we will stop filming out of respect”.

Other tributes have been paid by cultural figures including composer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, who wrote, external that the Queen had "been the constant anchor of not just Britain and her beloved Commonwealth, but an inspiration to the world for her lifetime of service".

Actor Stephen Fry summed up the reactions of many on hearing the news.

As well as meeting virtually all of Britain's major entertainment figures over the years, the Queen met some fictional ones too - including Paddington Bear, in a heartwarming comedy sketch for her Platinum Jubilee in June.

Paddington again managed to capture the mood of the nation in his tribute on social media.

Speaking outside Downing Street earlier today, PM Liz Truss said Queen Elizabeth left a "great legacy".

She reflected on being appointed as PM by the Queen on Tuesday, paying tribute to the monarch's dedication and commitment to her constitutional duties.

You can watch her full speech back here:

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The Queen married Prince Philip in 1947, and he accompanied her for almost her entire reign, until his death in April 2021.

Shortly before their wedding, Prince Philip wrote to the Queen Mother saying he had "fallen in love completely and unreservedly" with the then Princess Elizabeth, who was five years younger.

It was a partnership that would last nearly eight decades.

At a speech given at a celebration to mark the couple's golden wedding anniversary, the Queen paid tribute to her husband, the longest-serving royal consort in British history.

"He is someone who doesn't take easily to compliments, but he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years,” she said.

Prince Philip believed his job, as he told his biographer, was "to ensure the Queen can reign".

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MPs will have an opportunity to pay tribute to the Queen in the House of Commons tomorrow.

They will sit from midday in a session that's due to last until 22:00.

There'll also be a rare Saturday sitting this weekend, where senior MPs will take the oath to King Charles III from 14:00.

Afterwards tributes will continue again until 22:00.

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The Queen ruled for longer than any other monarch in British history. She carried out hundreds of official engagements annually - with more than 400 in some years.

These included hosting heads of state in the UK, opening new sessions of Parliament, presenting citizens with awards and attending official ceremonies such as Trooping the Colour, her official birthday parade.

She also travelled more widely than any other monarch - visiting more than 120 countries - and was patron of more than 600 charities and organisations.

Among the international figures paying tributes to Queen Elizabeth II, is UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

He says Queen Elizabeth II was "widely admired for her grace, dignity, and dedication around the world".

"She was a reassuring presence throughout decades of sweeping change", Guterres adds.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shared his "deep sadness".

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg echoed President Zelensky's words.

Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent

The next few days will see preparations for the Queen’s funeral and the transition to the reign of King Charles III.

On Friday this is likely to include a gun salute, King Charles and Queen Camilla returning to London and the new King holding his first audience with the new Prime Minister Liz Truss.

An address to the nation is expected from King Charles.

The Accession Council, the ceremonial gathering for the official proclamation of the new King, is expected to be held on Saturday.

The choreography of these national events, alongside the public mourning, will begin to be unfurled.

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The sun - shrouded in thick cloud - set on Royal Deeside shortly before 8pm, marking the end of a day when the world changed.

Minutes later Prince Harry swept into the Balmoral Estate to join his brother Prince William and his father the King.

It was somehow appropriate that the Queen should spend her last days here, in the place she loved perhaps more than anywhere else. Her affection for Scotland was - in her own words - deep and abiding.

And from the earliest days of her reign the 50,000 acre estate - and its castle built for Queen Victoria in the 1850s - was her sanctuary.

Descended from Stuart kings and Scottish aristocracy, Elizabeth's roots in this nation ran deep.

From the Highland Games at nearby Braemar to the coalmines of Fife; as the first monarch to visit Shetland since the Vikings; and the last to send great ships roaring into the Clyde, Elizabeth was a Queen who embodied the union of the Scottish and English crowns.

Only a couple of days after meeting the Queen to resign as prime minister, Boris Johnson has paid tribute to a "timeless" monarch who "had a unique and simple power to make us happy".

"That is why we loved her," he adds in a statement.

Despite being "choked with sadness", we know Elizabeth II's heir King Charles III will "amply do justice to her legacy", he says.

He says it's the country's "saddest day".

Sean Coughlan
BBC News, royal correspondent

Prince William has become heir to the throne, but that does not mean that he automatically becomes Prince of Wales.

That is a title that would have to be granted by his father Charles III, who himself became Prince of Wales in 1958 and whose investiture was in 1969.

It means that William and Kate are currently titled the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge.

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Reporting from Buckingham Palace

As night falls at Buckingham Palace, the crowds continue to gather.

People are here to reflect on the Queen's death.

Young and old try to make their way to the crowded gates to lay their flowers.

Debbie Thomas, from South Shields, had been at the London Eye when she heard the news. She says: "My son phoned us and said she died. We're in shock and just came straight here to pay our respects."

The 50-year-old adds: "She's been a great monarch for the last 70 years, I can't believe it really."

As lights beam up on the facade of the Palace, applause and cheers break out.

The sea of people coming to take in the moment just grows and grows.

Pope Francis has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

He also spoke of his prayers for King Charles:

"Commending her noble soul to the merciful goodness of our Heavenly Father, I assure Your Majesty of my prayers that Almighty God will sustain you with his unfailing grace as you now take up your high responsibilities as King.

"Upon you and all who cherish the memory of your late mother, I invoke an abundance of divine blessings as a pledge of comfort and strength in the Lord."

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Earlier we reported that the Duke of Sussex had arrived at Balmoral Castle.

We now have some images of Prince Harry sitting in the back seat of a black car, arriving at the estate in Aberdeenshire.

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Liz Truss was informed of the Queen's death at 16:30, the prime minister's official spokesman has said.

The prime minister was told the news by Cabinet Secretary Simon Case.

Following her statement in Downing Street, Truss spoke to King Charles and she is also expected to chair a meeting of ministers at 21:00.

Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent

After the sombre news from Balmoral, much of national life will now be put on hold in the days ahead.

Television schedules will be cleared to reflect the scale of the historic moment. MPs will pay tribute to the Queen and will take an oath to King Charles. Flags will be lowered to half-mast on official buildings, there will be church bells tolling and gun salutes.

Local and national organisations and charities will organise their own ways to pay their respects, with commemorative events and books of condolences.

This will all lead up to the state funeral of the Queen, which is expected to take place in the next two weeks.

The tone of public life might feel like a national pause for thought, with people considering their own memories of the Queen’s long reign.

That doesn’t mean it will be a complete shutdown. Public transport and public services will continue. Schools, shops and businesses will stay open, at least until the day of the state funeral.

But even if business carries on, it’s unlikely to be business as usual.