There is only one story that has dominated newspaper front pages in the UK and around the world. The death of the Queen, aged 96, has sparked an outpouring of grief and tributes from the nation's papers.
Buckingham Palace announced the death of the monarch, who died "peacefully" on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral, just after 6.30pm on Thursday.
The new King, who had dashed to the Queen's bedside, said the death of his beloved mother was a "moment of great sadness" for him and his family and her loss would be "deeply felt" around the world.
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Charles was joined by the monarch's other children the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex, with the Duke of Cambridge, now heir to the throne, and the Duke of Sussex also travelling there. Also at Balmoral are Camilla - the new Queen - and the Countess of Wessex.
Here is how the papers from around the UK and the world reacted:
The Western Mail
The front page reflected on the words of Wales' first minister, who has praised the Queen's "dedication and selfless devotion" following her death, aged 96.
Mark Drakeford said: "On behalf of the people of Wales I offer our deepest condolences to Her Majesty's family during this sad time," he said.
The Financial Times
The Financial Times has stripped out its front page and led with a portrait of the Queen as a young woman.
The Mirror
The newspaper has a simple messages on its front page 'Thank You' with a striking image, saying inside that the Queen was “one of the most remarkable ever to grace the pages of our history”.
The Times
The paper has a wrap front page carrying a striking image of the Queen at her coronation on June 2, 1953 - a picture which several papers deemed the perfect background to their tributes.
Inside its main front page carried a more recent portrait of the Queen. In its obituary, The Times described the the Queen as "the woman who saved the monarchy in this country".
It continues: "That is not to say that without her we would have had a republic by now, or that the monarchy did not endure some troubled times during her reign when the unpopularity of some of its members led critics to question its very future, but it is thanks to her dedication and seriousness of purpose that an institution that has at times seemed outdated and out of keeping with the values of contemporary society still has a relevance and popularity today."
The Sun
The paper's tribute to the Queen runs across both front and back pages, with a statement from Charles - who automatically became King upon her death - running on the back.
On the front, the paper says: "We loved you Ma'am.
"Rest in peace... The Sun and our readers loved you. We are proud you were our Queen."
The Scotsman
The Scotsman led with a beautifully simple portrait of the Queen as a young woman taking out its entire front page. In a similar style, the Press and Journal chose a photograph of her in Scotland.
The Guardian
The paper opted to let the Queen's coronation image stand alone, bar some simple text on the left-hand side which reads: "Queen Elizabeth II 1926 - 2022".
Inside the paper, columnist Jonathan Freedland writes her death heralds not just the end of the Elizabethan age, but the start of "a new future".
"There will be a different head on the coin, different words for the national anthem," he said.
"The one element in our collective life that was consistently, reliably the same... has gone."
The Independent
The paper also lets the Queen's coronation image speak for itself, though an editorial carries the Queen's own words from her tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales: "(We now have) a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
"Thank God for someone who made many, many people happy."
The Daily Telegraph
It stripped the colour from its front, juxtaposing a picture of the Queen in her later years with the poignant message she gave to New York after the September 11 attacks: "Grief is the price we pay for love."
In an editorial, the paper paid tribute to the monarch's "lifetime of service", adding: "She was more than just a distant, matriarchal symbol of nationhood; she was our constant companion and guide, reassuringly composed even in the most turbulent of times."
Daily Express
Also in black and white, the Daily Express says simply: "Our beloved Queen is dead."
Express columnist Leo McKinstry called the Queen "a shining light for humanity".
He continued: "At the news of her loss, a wave of sorrow has swept across not just her beloved kingdom but also the whole world.
"In the hours since her death, the poignant respect in which she was held has been graphically revealed in the flood of tributes from political and religious leaders all over the world, but just as important has been the deluge of cards and flowers from ordinary people who loved her and struggle to imagine Britain without her."
The Daily Mail
It mourns the Queen's death with the headline: "Our hearts are broken."
Sarah Vine, a columnist for the paper, writes: "How to find the words?
"Our grief is a hundred different emotions, all of them hard to grasp."
"Thank you", is the message on the front of the Daily Mirror, which in an editorial calls the Queen "one of the most remarkable ever to grace the pages of our history".
It continues: "For all the trials and tribulations we have lived through since she ascended the throne - the hardships, the wars, the downturns and the disappointments - we should always be thankful that we were witnesses to not just the country's longest-serving monarch, but also one of its greatest."
Manchester Evening News
Regional newspapers from across the UK have lead with the sad news of the monarch's passing.
The Manchester Evening News published two pictures of the Queen, saying "A constant in an ever-changing world, the Queen was the longest serving-monarch in the United Kingdom’s history."
The South Wales Echo, Daily Post and Evening Post
Around the World
Papers from around the world have also featured the Queen on their front pages.
New York
France
Germany
Portugal
Greece
Spain
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