Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt has formally announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II to the Accession Council. <br /> <br />She told members of the Privy Council: "My Lords, it is my sad duty to inform you that Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has passed away." Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
