Germany's Scholz: Queen Elizabeth embodied the best of Europe's shared inheritance

A view shows a portrait and flowers placed to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth on her death, as mourners visit the British Embassy in Moscow, Russia September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Germany joins Britain in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth, whose sense of duty was "legendary" and who helped German-British reconciliation after the Second World War, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday.

"The Queen embodied the best of our shared European inheritance, democracy and the rule of law," Scholz said in a televised statement.