As the country enters a period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, the people of St Helens are paying their tributes.
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday, September 8, 2022, making her Britain's longest serving monarch. Buckingham Palace 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. "
The UK, along with the rest of the Commonwealth, will now enter a ten day period of mourning. Tributes from across the borough of St Helens have begun to pour in.
