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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Adam May

Do we get a day off when the Queen dies – will there be a national period of mourning?

The Queen has died at Balmoral, Buckingham Palace has announced and the nation will be given the chance to pay their respects to the UK's longest serving monarch.

The Royal Family said in a statement: "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."

Earlier, the Palace said medics were "concerned for Her Majesty's health" as members of the royal family were pictured arriving at Balmoral.

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