Early years leaders are among many that have been sharing their condolences in response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, highlighting her many years of service as the UK's longest-serving monarch.
Buckingham Palace announced yesterday that the Queen had died peacefully at Balmoral that afternoon. Elizabeth came to the throne in 1952 at the age of 25 and has died at the age of 96.
Elizabeth was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, aged 27.
