Will Grant
BBC News, Jamaica

There is widespread sadness and quiet respect here over the death of a monarch who was, of course, the Queen of Jamaica too. Certainly, many among the older generation remember her especially fondly. She visited the island six times during her reign and the Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, described her as “a close friend of Jamaica”.

Flags on public buildings are at half-mast and shortly after the announcement itself, church bells were tolled in parishes across the island.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II and the ascension of King Charles III comes at a pivotal time for Jamaica, and the wider Caribbean.

During the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to Jamaica earlier this year to mark The Queen’s diamond jubilee, Prime Minister Holness said the country was “moving on” – a reference to his hope to follow the lead of Barbados in removing the monarch as Head of State.

It is a desire shared by many in Jamaica who feel this is the moment that the link to the island’s colonial past should be cut.

The overriding sentiment for many Jamaicans following the Queen's death has been expressed to me as simply “mixed emotions”.

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Queen Elizabeth II came from a generation - and from a nation - that did not feel the need to share its feelings. The nation would change. She would not.

She made the monarchy the repository of much that the nation loved of itself. She could do that because her character reflected much of what Britons like to think of as the best of themselves; modest, uncomplaining, thrifty, intelligent if not intellectual, sensible, feet-on-the-ground, unfussy, a dry sense of humour with a great big laugh, slow to anger and always well-mannered.

It was her life and work to be the best of Britain - this is the service she gave, writes the BBC’s Jonny Dymond.

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Welcome to anyone who's just joining us. It's the middle of the night in the UK, but here's a recap of what happened the day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II:

• The King made his first broadcast to the nation, paying tribute to his "beloved mother" and promising to serve the public with the same "unswerving devotion"
• He also announced that his son William and daughter-in-law Catherine would become the Prince and Princess of Wales
• The new monarch greeted well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace, and was met with cries of "God save the King!"
• And he had his first in-person audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss at the palace
• Bells rang out at churches and gun salutes sounded across the country to mark the death of the sovereign
• Politicians and members of the public gathered at a service of prayer and reflection at London's St Paul's Cathedral to remember the Queen

On Saturday, at 10:00 BST, Charles will formally be proclaimed as king at a historic ceremony which is being broadcast on television for the first time.

Public proclamations announcing him as sovereign will later be read at various location around the UK, accompanied by gun salutes.

Anne Soy
reporting from Nyeri, Kenya

Candles have been lit in memory of the Queen at Treetops Lodge in Nyeri, Kenya.

It is here where she was on tour in 1952 when she learned of the death of her father King George VI.

The Lodge’s ranger for more than 30 years, Amos Ndiangui, said “We are in mourning.

"I am so attached to this family.”

Memories of the Queen are carefully preserved at the Treetops Lodge.

A note bearing her signature, and that of the Duke of Edinburgh, details the animals she observed at the site in 1952.

They include elephant herds, rhinos and a baboon who - according to the resident ranger - attempted to steal her snacks.

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John Kerry, a former US secretary of state who is now President Biden's climate envoy, told the BBC that he had great respect for the Queen as a statesperson.

Describing her as "calm in the storm, no nonsense, with no spin" he said she had a connection with people.

When meeting her once at a Windsor Castle evening reception she exclaimed "I saw you on television".

Kerry said he was due to be meeting King Charles today in Scotland to discuss the climate crisis, an issue which has seized the King for the past 50 years, he said.

Kerry said Charles has the ability as King to be "morally persuasive around the world".

Justin Trudeau and members of the Canadian cabinet will gather at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Saturday morning to swear in King Charles III.

The new monarch will be styled as the King of Canada in the Commonwealth nation, where he operates as a constitutional head of state.

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Over the course of her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II met all but one US president elected during her time on the throne, as well as 12 Canadian prime ministers.

During visits to the US she danced with Gerald Ford, rode horses with Ronald Reagan, and planted a tree with George Bush Sr.

And in Canada, where she was head of state, she visited every province and territory. In the course of one trip in 1977, then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau - father of the current prime minister, Justin Trudeau - took the Queen to a Canadian football game.

You can read more about the monarch's experiences in North America here.

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Phil Parry
reporting from Buckingham Palace

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Jan from south Croydon was here in central London nearly 70 years ago at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.

"Because of the crowds I was somewhere up on the Haymarket," she told me outside Buckingham Palace earlier on. "It was a very cold and very wet night, we really were very uncomfortable but we didn't care.

"I was a student at the time then at last they started coming by, lots and lots of soldiers at first then finally the Royal Coach with the Queen and we all waved wildly.

"The other coaches had people sheltering from the rain and then Queen Salote Tupou of Tonga came along, she didn't mind or care about the rain. She was out there letting the weather get all over her but it was a wonderful experience.

"Everyone was so excited, so joyful and still sadness and how she had lost her father. There she was this young woman only six years older than me. It's a tremendous experience which has always stayed with me."

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Jan, who brought a single yellow rose from her garden, said she came to the palace to mark the end of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

She added: "I was there at the beginning and I want to be there as a sort of closure to pay my respects to the most wonderful woman, and I've got this quote here: 'Heaven celebrates a life well lived and well loved' - that sums her up."

Across the globe, people have been leaving flowers, lighting candles and flying flags at half-mast as they pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

Here are some of the ways her death has been marked worldwide.

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The Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, and well-wishers have been heading to the royal estate to pay their respects.

But Police Scotland have urged people to plan their trip carefully amid safety concerns. There's no public parking so authorities are setting up park-and-ride facilities from Monaltrie Park in Ballater and Braemar Castle on Saturday.

"A number of people turned up throughout [Thursday] night to pay their respects and, given that Balmoral is a very remote and rural place with very little lighting, our officers on the ground were conscious that it was not the safest location to be so late," Chief Supt Kate Stephen said in an online statement, external.

"I would strongly recommend planning your visit during the park-and-ride times."

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Barbados became the world's newest republic last November, removing the Queen as its head of state. But in the wake of her death, its political leaders have paid tribute to her legacy.

At a news conference earlier, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said that "very few have surpassed what she was able to achieve" as monarch, as well as describing the new monarch, King Charles, as a "friend of Barbados".

The country's president Dame Sandra Mason also posted a video tribute on YouTube, extending her "sincere and heartfelt condolences" to the Royal Family and to the UK on behalf of Barbados.

Although Barbados chose to become a republic, that move "did not in the least diminish the friendship between our two nations", she said.

King Charles attended the ceremony which saw Barbados become a republic, as the Queen's representative but also in his role as her successor as head of the Commonwealth.

Kirsty Wark
reporting from Balmoral Castle

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Remaining at Balmoral tonight is the Queen's only daughter - Princess Anne.

Also here on Royal Deeside are the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and Prince Andrew.

All of the Queen's grandchildren are here except for Prince Harry and William, the new Prince of Wales.

This has been a very private day for them, a day of great sadness, and for the household staff too - many of whom who have worked for the Queen for many years.

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The story of Paddington "embodies so many of the values that she stood for", says the co-writer of a sketch where the Queen had tea with the famous bear as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

"Paddington is all about kindness, toleration, being kind to a stranger, politeness,” Frank Cottrell Boyce told the BBC.

He said the Queen pulled off her acting role "brilliantly", adding that it was "real acting - she’s acting with someone pretending to be Paddington".

Boyce was also involved in the sketch with Daniel Craig as James Bond during the London 2012 opening ceremony.

He said they originally went to the palace asking for permission to represent the Queen, but the she volunteered to be part of the sketch.

"In fact, on the day we were filming she asked Danny Boyle if she could have a line."

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King Charles III ended his first address to the nation with a touching tribute to his "darling Mama", and concluded with a line from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "May 'flights of angels sing thee to thy rest'."

The quote comes at the end of the classic play and is said by Hamlet's friend Horatio just after the Danish prince has been killed.

The same line was famously quoted at the start of composer John Tavener's best-known work, Song For Athene, which was sung as Princess Diana's coffin was carried out of Westminster Cathedral at her funeral in 1997.

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For a special edition of the BBC’s Newscast podcast, Adam Fleming interviews Sir Nicholas Soames, a lifelong friend of King Charles and the grandson of Sir Winston Churchill.

He shares his memories of the late Queen and tells us what we can expect from the reign of King Charles.

As the new King holds his first audience with the new prime minister, Laura Kuenssberg explains the political significance of the change in monarch and what it means for Liz Truss’s government.

• Listen to Newscast on BBC Sounds

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All day there's been a steady stream of mourners arriving at Buckingham Palace to lay flowers and cards at the gates in tribute to the Queen.

Tonight, Royal park staff have begun to close the area around the Victoria memorial outside the palace.

Metal railings have been placed in front of the entrance to the memorial and staff have asked members of the public to leave.

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During King Charles' speech earlier this evening, he announced his son William and his wife Catherine would become the new Prince and Princess of Wales.

The King added the Prince of Wales title was one he had "been so greatly privileged to bear during so much of my life and duty".

It means William is following in his father's footsteps, and Catherine has become the first person since Diana, Princess of Wales to use the title.

Catherine is said to "appreciate the history", but will "want to look to the future as she creates her own path", a source said.

She described Diana as "an inspirational woman to look up to" following her engagement to Prince William in 2010.

Read more here.

Windsor Castle in Berkshire has always been a special place for Queen Elizabeth II.

Throughout the day people have been coming to pay their respects.