Prime Minister Liz Truss has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II in a packed House of Commons today (September 9). The UK's longest-reigning monarch died peacefully at Balmoral Castle aged 96 yesterday.
King Charles III, who became the new monarch immediately, has left Balmoral for London and is expected to address the nation later. He said his mother's death was a moment of "greatest sadness for me and all members of my family".
Speaking in the House of Commons, Ms Truss - who met the Queen when she became Prime Minister on Tuesday - described the former monarch as "the rock on which modern Britain was built". She also said the nation owes the King "our loyalty and devotion".
