Tears and tributes for the Queen

As news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death ripples throughout the world, crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to process her death while Charles prepares to officially ascend the throne.

England is in a period of mourning, but it’s not just the Brits who have shed a tear over the fallen monarch – tributes have been laid bare across the globe from Canada to Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the US and beyond.

Click through to see hand-written notes and letters to Her Majesty as well as some of the most quirky gestures snapped up by photographers.

Pictured here are flowers and a letter left at the entrance at Government House at in Melbourne, Australia.