A 100-year-old woman was left feeling emotional when she received a birthday telegram from the Queen the day after the monarch's death.
Gwendolyn Hoare read out the telegram, in audio recorded by the family and given to the BBC, and described it as an "honour".
She said it had made her "feel quite tearful" and laughed as she added: "I'm a royalist...old fashioned."
Her niece, Sue Beckett from Essex, wrote on the BBC tributes to the Queen online page: "My Aunt, Gwendolyn Betty Hoare, is 100 today.
"For decades she talked about receiving a telegram from the Queen and was devastated to hear the news... but her telegram arrived (on Friday) and she was ecstatic."
Queen Elizabeth II was surrounded by her family when she died last Thursday at the age of 96.
The longest-serving monarch passed away at her beloved Scottish estate, Balmoral, in the year of her Platinum Jubilee after 70 years on the throne.
Her eldest son and heir King Charles III was formally proclaimed monarch at the Accession Council on Saturday morning.
At the historic meeting, he gave a moving tribute to his late mother, adding her death was an irreparable loss.
The former Prince of Wales, automatically became King after the death of Queen Elizabeth and the Accession Council was called as soon as possible to make the formal proclamation of their successor.
Millions of Britons watched the historic moment live on television for the first time, as the King spoke of his mother's "dedication and devotion".
The medium was in its infancy when the Queen came to power in the 1950s.
The Monarch leaves behind four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, including Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Archie and Lilibet.
Buckingham Palace made the announcement at 6.30pm on Thursday.
"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow," it read.
The UK is now in a period of official mourning with Elizabeth II's funeral due to take place next Monday.
Her coffin will travel by hearse and plane from Scotland to London before she lays in rest for four days at Westminster Hall.
Her oak coffin is currently lying in the Ballroom at Balmoral Castle, where several members of the royal family are staying as they come to terms with their loss.
It is covered with the Royal Standard for Scotland and there is a wreath of flowers laid on top.
