Royal Family Is Accepting Public Condolences After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death: How to Send Well-Wishes

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Sharing their grief. Fans of the British royal family have been encouraged to send written condolences in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II‘s death.The official Twitter account for the royals posted a link for the public to share their heartfelt messages through an “online book” to pay tribute to the late monarch. “A selection of messages will be passed onto members of the Royal Family, and may be held in the Royal Archives for posterity,” the website reads.Those who send a message can also note their location as the royals gather well-wishes from across the globe.Elizabeth, the longest-reigning British monarch in history, died at the age of 96 on Thursday, September 8, at her home in Balmoral, Scotland.

In her final moments, the queen was surrounded by loved ones including her eldest son, King Charles III, who immediately assumed the throne after Elizabeth’s death.

He went on to address the U.K. and its Commonwealth upon returning to London.“My life will, of course, change as I take up my new responsibilities.

It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply,” the 73-year-old noted on Friday, September 9. “But I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others.”Charles was officially declared the new monarch by the Accession Council one day later. “It is my most sorrowful duty to announce you to the death of my beloved mother, the queen,” he announced at St James’s Palace. “I know how deeply you, the entire nation — and I think I may say the whole world — sympathize with me in the irreparable loss we have all suffered.