Its 22 g m t. What challenges here a lie from london, im lauren taylor. The u. K is about to begin 10 days of National Mourning after the death of its longest serving monarch Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. Despite the rain crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to mourn her death at the age of 96. The queen was on the throne for 70 years. One of the longest reigns in global history and was a familiar face to hundreds of millions of people around the world. But here in the u. K, many saw her as a rock of stability. Seeing the country through times of turbulence, i the 2nd world war and the end of the british empire, and more recent political upheavals like breaks it. She seen 15 Prime Ministers during her reign, marking in palo, says, she died peacefully in the afternoon at her scottish estate, all moral. The queens family rushed to her side when doctor said they were concerned about her health earlier on thursday. The crown has now passed to her oldest son, who will be known as king