Australians are waking to a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch who declared her “constant, sure and true” love for the country.
The late Queen will be remembered in a service at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday during a one-off Australian public holiday.
It will be broadcast live across the nation from 11 a.m. (AEST) and will begin with a minute’s silence.
Up to six Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II jets from No.77 Squadron will fly past parliament at midday.
The Queen, when visiting the country in 2002, thanked “all Australians”.
“I declare again … that my admiration, affection and regard for the people of Australia will remain, as it has been … constant, sure and true,” she said at the time….