Mary Nightingale was the journalist to break the news of the Queen's death on ITV this evening.
The broadcaster was dressed in an all-black ensemble as she informed ITV viewers Britain's longest serving monarch had passed away at the age of 96, before a moving and poignant tribute was played in memory of the late Head of State.
"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," Nightingale somberly began the address earlier this evening [September 8] following Buckingham Palace's official statement.
