Flag of the White House at half mast, lighting of the Eiffel Tower off; Monuments pay homage to the Queen after her death

The life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

FOX’s Martha MacCallum reports after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch.

LONDON – President Joe Biden ordered the White House flags to be flown at half-mast following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who died at 96.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) also ordered flags at the United States Capitol to be flown at half-mast to honor the monarch.

“Speaker Pelosi has ordered that the flags in the United States Capitol be lowered due to the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said. wrote on Twitter.

Meanwhile, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo ordered the lighting of the Eiffel Tower to be turned off on Thursday evening in honor of the Queen.

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“Tonight, the lights of the Eiffel Tower will be turned off in tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Hidalgo said.

In the UK, all official flags had to be flown at half-mast until after the Queen’s funeral.

“Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, all official flags, including the Union Flag, are to be flown at half-mast as soon as possible today until 8.00am the day after the Queen’s State Funeral. Flags may be flown overnight during this period, but must remain at half mast,” according to a press release issued by the UK government.

Read President Biden’s full statement here:

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era. In an ever-changing world, she was a stable presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, many of whom never knew their country without her. Queen Elizabeth II has always led with grace, an unwavering commitment to duty and the matchless power of her example. She was a stateswoman of unequaled dignity and steadfastness who deepened the fundamental alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States. She helped make our relationship special. The seven decades of his historic reign witnessed an era of unprecedented human progress and the advancement of human dignity. His legacy will figure prominently in the pages of British history and in the history of our world. In respect to the memory of Queen Elizabeth II, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, I hereby command that the flag of the United States be flown at half-mast at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all warships of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and at throughout the United States and its territories and possessions until sundown on the day of interment. I also direct that the flag be flown at half-mast for the same duration at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other installations abroad, including all military installations and naval ships and stations. . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have affixed my signature this eighth day of September in the year of grace two thousand and twenty-two and of the independence of the United States of America on the two hundred and forty-seven.

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The life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II

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