The world is mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II -- including right here in New York City.
"I actually grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon, England," Holmes said."My father was an actor and he performed at Queen Elizabeth's coronation at Westminster Abbey. So [today] was a very emotional day for my family."
"She did all of her duties and she fulfilled all of her duties with this very demeanor that she always wanted the best for her country," Millie Gibbons, an British expat living in New York, said. "She was the only queen I’ve ever known," Scott Robertson, a British expat and owner of the Churchill Tavern, said.Simmonds called her mother back home in London, where carefully orchestrated plans are underway for at least 10 days of mourning.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams released a statement on Queen Elizabeth's death saying that is with"sadness" that he learned of her passing.