Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the world's longest-reigning queen, at her Scottish residence on Thursday at the age of 96, world leaders momentarily came together to pay tribute to the monarch.
Tributes came in from all over the world—from the nations, she had controlled to those she had been at war with, from small nations to the most powerful empires, and even from countries that did not yet exist when she ascended to the throne.
Here are a few of the honors bestowed to Queen Elizabeth, who has been the monarch of the United Kingdom since 1952 and of 14 Commonwealth nations worldwide.
The Commonwealth, a grouping of nations that were formerly a part of the British Empire and its residual overseas territories, presided over the international tributes.
Britain's colonial rule in South Asia, where Elizabeth's reign had not yet begun, prepared the way, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his "sad" at her passing.
In the southern hemisphere, Kenya's president-elect William Ruto praised the queen's "admirable" leadership of the Commonwealth, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recalled their conversation about Nelson Mandela.
Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia, praised her "timeless dignity" and declared that her passing signaled the "end of an era."
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